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Fall 2025 Lecture Distance Learning Upper DivisionThe problems of physical health, mental health, and safety of the school-aged child are considered, with emphasis on ways in which the elementary teacher meets his or her responsibilities and opportunities for promoting pupil health.
Learning Outcomes1Define terms related to health, coordinated school health programs (CSHP), and comprehensive school health education (CSHE). (IPSB 19)
2Describe the health status of, and health risk behaviors of, children and adolescents. (IPSB 2)
3Describe factors related to the health status and health behaviors of children and adolescents. (IPSB 7)
4obtain needs assessment data related to child health and learning and the health risk behaviors of adolescents. (IPSB 1, 2)
5Describe the relationship between health risk behaviors and CSHE. (IPSB 19)
6Describe CSHP and components of CSHP. (IPSB 8)
7Describe interrelationships between the components of CSHP including CSHE. (IPSB 8)
8Provide rationale for CSHP and CSHE. (IPSB 8)
9Develop plans for promoting collaborative efforts among health and education agencies and organizations for CSHP and CSHE. (IPSB 6)
10Use technology to retrieve resources for CSHP and CSHE. (IPSB 16)
11Describe the role elementary and middle school teachers in CSHP and CSHE. (IPSB 9)
12Define terms and identify concepts related health education planning, needs assessment, skills, content, methods, and assessment. (IPSB 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18)
13Secure, describe, and demonstrate strategies for teaching and assessing health education content and skills. (IPSB 13, 18, 20)
14Develop a scope and sequence for elementary health education. (IPSB 3)
15Identify and demonstrate strategies for handling sensitive health issues. (IPSB 17)
16Secure, describe, and demonstrate strategies for involving families in CSHE. (IPSB 15)
17Secure, describe, and demonstrate strategies for integrating health education with at least one other academic area. (IPSB 14)
18Develop a resource kit for planning, implementing, assessing, and evaluating instruction in CSHE. (IPSB 16)