This is a mini-series of articles submitted to JOPERD; many rewrites are in progress.
When the published date is known, the website will share links to the published articles.
THE FUSED health education series was developed as a one-stop guide to developing a quality health education curriculum. This first, two-part article introduces a new approach to teaching...
Ford, K. M., & Knutson, J. M. (2024). Series Introduction. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 95(8), 8–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2024.2411899
THE FUSED health education series was developed as a one-stop guide for developing a quality curriculum for teaching health education. This first, two-part article introduces a new approach to teac...
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Ford, K. M., & Knutson, J. M. (2024). Introducing THE FUSED Technique to Teaching Health Education—Part 1. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 95(8), 10–18. https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2024.2373201
Part 1 of this article described THE FUSED Technique (Ford & Knutson, 2024) as a new pedagogical approach to teaching K–12 health education, blending or fusing the best aspects from the standards-b...
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Ford, K. M., & Knutson, J. M. (2024). Introducing The FUSED Technique to Teaching Health Education—Part 2. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 95(8), 19–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2024.2375954
When designing a curriculum, researching lessons, or providing quality information in a health class, where does one even start? Many people recommend starting by looking at professional organizati...
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Ford, K. M., & Knutson, J. M. (2024). Let’s Have a SPA Day Every Day! Organizations and Specialized Professional Associations. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 95(9), 14–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2024.2396292
As part of THE FUSED Health Education Series, this article takes a deep dive into the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) 15 Characteristics of Effective Health Education Curriculum....
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Ford, K. M., & Knutson, J. M. (2025). Adding Character to Our Health Education Curriculum—Part 1. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 96(1), 53–62. https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2024.2418054
As part of THE FUSED Health Education Series, this article takes a deep dive into the Centers for Disease Control's 15 Characteristics of Effective Health Education Curriculum. The Characteristics ...
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Ford, K. M., & Knutson, J. M. (2025). Adding Character to Our Health Education Curriculum—Part 2. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 96(2), 54–64. https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2024.2438023
As part of THE FUSED Health Education Series, this article takes a deep dive into the Centers for Disease Control’s 15 Characteristics of Effective Health Education Curriculum. The Characteristics ...
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Ford, K. M., & Knutson, J. M. (2025). Adding Character to Our Health Education Curriculum and Lessons — Part 3. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 96(3), 42–52. https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2024.2446443
As part of the FUSED Health Education Series, this article outlines three critical health curriculum development and design aspects: standards, statutes, and data. Important documents and resources are provided for each element supporting and advocating health education. All health educators must familiarize themselves with and incorporate these aspects before starting to design a health education curriculum, as combining these critical aspects is an essential part of the curriculum-design process when building a FUSED unit. This article highlights the practice of being “purposeful and intentional” by designing a curriculum with specific lessons and activities grounded in the current standards, laws, and data-based statistics outlining students’ needs.
Ford, K. M., & Knutson, J. M. (2025). Standards, Statutes, and Data for Curriculum Development. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 96(4), 46–56. https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2025.2455710
This article introduces educators to a useful website through a table-of-contents-like overview of its practical resources and shares some ideas for how it can be beneficial for developing and teaching skill-based health education based on THE FUSED Technique.
Ford, K. M., & Knutson, J. M. (2026). The FUSED Toolbox: A Website for Health Education Curriculum Development. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 97(2), 84–86. https://doi.org/10.1080/07303084.2025.2601830
THE FUSED Health Education Series
THE FUSED Health Education Series