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Comprehensive Health Education

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Assistant Director/Health Coordinator
Coordinated School Health Program
325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 444
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400

(850) 245-0480

Comprehensive Health Overview

The following overview was created and delivered by Dr. Antionette Meeks and is provided in segments via PowerPoint format with an audio presentation along with the transcripts. The intended audience is the district-level health education curriculum coordinator whose primary certification is not in health education. The classroom teacher who holds certification in a subject area other than health education, but is responsible for teaching health education topics, may also find this training helpful. This one hour presentation will assist viewers to become more knowledgeable and gain a greater understanding of what comprehensive health education encompasses.

“Lessons that instill healthy behaviors”
Comprehensive health education, beginning in elementary school and continuing through high school, includes age-appropriate lessons on injury prevention; mental and emotional health; nutrition; tobacco, alcohol and other drugs; family health and sexuality; HIV/AIDS; and personal and consumer health.

Overview of Comprehensive Health Education

Health Education Topics (Six Risk Behaviors of Youth)

Legislation

Announcement: New One Credit Graduation Requirement in Physical Education to include Integration of Health! Click on the Physical Education page to view related documents.

Florida State Statute 1003.41 - Sunshine State Standards
Florida State Statute 1003.42 (2)(n) - Required Instruction
Florida State Statute 1003.428 General Requirements for High School Graduation; Revised
Florida State Statute 1003.46 - Health Education; Instruction in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Health Education

The Sunshine State Standards are structured by Strands, Standards and Benchmarks. The Strand identifies the category of knowledge: (A) Health Literacy; (B) Responsible Behavior; and (C) Advocate and Promote Healthy Living. The Standard is a general statement that identifies what the student is expected to achieve. For example, Standard 1 reads: The student comprehends concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention (HE.A.1.1.). The Benchmark identifies what the student will know and be able to do at the end of each of the grade clusters, i.e., PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Using PreK-2 as the example, at the benchmark level H.E.A. 1.1. would read: the student knows the names of body parts (HE.A.1.1.1.).

Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Health Education

Model Instructional Units

Coming Soon! The Florida Department of Education is collecting model units to connect standards with classroom instruction.

Florida Department of Education