National Health Education Standards
Source: To View the National Health Education Standards that apply to the information on this website, visit https://www.shapeamerica.org/standards/health/?hkey=6e00dd03-1a27-4f65-9066-157ce6013356 or read below. Go to the website for more information.
Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
Standard 2: Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.
Standard 3: Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information and products and services to enhance health.
Standard 4: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
Standard 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.
Standard 6: Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.
Standard 7: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
Standard 8: Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.
Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
Standard 2: Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.
Standard 3: Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information and products and services to enhance health.
Standard 4: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
Standard 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.
Standard 6: Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.
Standard 7: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
Standard 8: Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.
To find more information related nutrition and health, click the links below...
Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child School Health Education Model
This model discusses a collaborative approach for educating students on proper health and nutrition. It discusses many aspects in the importance of good practices in learning about being healthy that involves students learning in school and in their community. This is the approach Connecticut takes in Health Education. Source: http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/siteASCD/publications/wholechild/wscc-a-collaborative-approach.pdf
These standards highlight the National Standards for School Meals. These are standards that explain expectations for school meals. Source: http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/siteASCD/publications/wholechild/wscc-a-collaborative-approach.pdf
This source shows the Department of Agriculture’s standards for national school lunch and breakfast programs. The food service our school uses, adheres to these standards. Click on the link above to explore these standards. Source: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-01-26/pdf/2012-1010.pdf