2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 21, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HED 2310 - Health and Education Methods


3 cr

This course examines comprehensive school health education and the research and theory of health behavior. Course content includes the following: the historical development and philosophy of health education; knowledge of health education concepts and skills delineated in current national and Vermont health education standards, laws and regulations; the impact of societal values, norms and priorities on health education practice; the process of selecting and using current, valid and reliable sources of health information, to include national, state, and local organizations/associations, publications and educational materials/resources; and analyzing research relative to health risks among school-age youth and translating research into recommendations for the design and implementation of health education programs. This course also explores the purposes, components and approaches to coordinating school health initiatives based on the national Whole School, Whole Community, and Whole Child model (and using the CDC’s School Health Index in this context), including partnerships with families, school staff, and community members to improve health literacy and health behaviors.

Prerequisites: PED 1015  & PED 2420 
Offered: Fall



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