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Peer reviewedMerkle, Dale G.; Treagust, David F. – School Science and Mathematics, 1993
Responses of Australian students from grade 8 (n=53) and grade 9 (n=56) to questionnaires concerning health and fitness were correlated to locus of control. A significant negative correlation was found between student knowledge and the belief that health and fitness are controlled by chance. (Contains 14 references.) (MDH)
Descriptors: Correlation, Foreign Countries, Health Education, Hygiene
Download full textHudson River Center for Program Development, Glenmont, NY. – 1993
This teaching guide is part of a series of materials developed, with input from adult learners, to aid adult literacy teachers in incorporating health education into the curriculum. This guide aims to help teachers to provide adult students with information about good fitness habits and positive health behaviors that will substantially reduce the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, Exercise
Public Health Service (DHHS), Rockville, MD. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. – 1993
This compendium of worksite health program examples with documented results illustrates the role of the worksite in preventing disease and injury, and promoting health among employees and their families. The document provides a core representation among public and private organizations of outstanding examples of successful programs. The main body…
Descriptors: Adults, Health Activities, Health Education, Health Facilities
Houtkooper, Linda; And Others – 1982
This nutrition and physical fitness curriculum kit provides a means for students, teachers, parents, and school health and food service staff to learn about the nutritional value of food and the relationship of food and physical fitness to growth, development, and health; develop food and activity habits which promote good health; and share this…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Dietetics, Eating Habits, Food Standards
Public Health Service (DHEW), Rockville, MD. – 1979
The purpose of this report is to enhance both individual and national perspectives on prevention of ill health and premature death through identification of priorities and specification of measureable goals. Health problems for every age group from infancy through old age are discussed with suggestions for prevention and improvement of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childhood Needs, Death, Environmental Standards
State Univ. of New York, Albany. – 1980
This guide on nutrition instruction can be used on the school district level for curriculum development or by teachers as a basis for daily lesson planning. The text is arranged by topic, subtopic, objectives, learning activities, and teacher information. Topics include nutritional status, adolescent development, diet, body weight, and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Body Weight, Consumer Protection, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedHopper, Chris A.; And Others – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 1992
The effect of parental involvement in school-based exercise and nutrition education was investigated. Elementary students participated in school-home, school-only, or control groups. Pre- and posttesting on physical and knowledge measures indicated family involvement mainly helped improve flexibility and nutrition knowledge. School-based students…
Descriptors: Child Health, Exercise, Family Involvement, Grade 5
Peer reviewedHawks, Steven R.; Richins, Paul – Journal of Health Education, 1994
Examines alternate determinants of obesity, evaluates the efforts and results of current weight management programs, offers suggestions for change from traditional weight control programs, and discusses implications for health education. Comprehensive health education must include behavioral, cognitive, social, and nutritional components to…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Biology, Body Weight, Dietetics
Chamberlin, Craig, Ed. – 1991
This compilation provides 256 abstracts of research completed in the areas of health, physical education, recreation, dance, and allied areas during 1989. Master's theses and doctoral dissertations are abstracted from institutions offering graduate programs in those fields. The volume includes an index to the abstracts in which references are…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Athletics, Dance Education, Doctoral Dissertations
Waters, Mae; Hocker, Anita – 1991
This module on wellness includes eight lessons, and is oriented toward middle school students in grades 5-8. Students choose partners to support them in achieving their goals for improving health in several areas. In lesson 1, health and wellness are defined. Students are introduced to a wellness continuum and the physical, mental/emotional, and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary School Students, Health Education, Health Promotion
Adrian, Marlene J., Ed. – 1983
This volume contains all research consortium abstracts which were accepted for presentation at the Minneapolis, Minnesota Convention of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), April 7-11, 1983. Abstracts represent "state of the art" research encompassing the entire spectrum of AAHPERD disciplines.…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adapted Physical Education, Curriculum Design, Disabilities
Houtkooper, Linda; And Others – 1982
This kit provides coaches, physical education teachers, and health professionals with current nutrition information and guidelines for applying that information in classes and athletic training programs. The kit contains four components. A "Key Terms" section provides an index to nutrition-fitness terminology and concepts. The…
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Eating Habits
Bensley, Loren B., Jr. – 1983
Health Hazard Appraisal (HHA), or risk factor analysis, is a health education preventive medicine technique that assists people in recognizing their health risks and, through their own actions, in improving both their sense of well-being and their life expectancy. HHA, an educational tool in implementing theoretical behavior changes, is based on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavior Modification, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education. – 1971
This health education curriculum guide has been developed to assist local school districts develop stronger, more effective, school health programs. The guide is organized into four broad areas of health education: physical health, mental and social health, consumer and environmental health, and safe living. Each of these areas is divided into…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Curriculum Guides, Drug Abuse, Elementary Secondary Education
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Curriculum Services. – 1978
This book presents a framework to serve as a foundation for the total process of health curriculum development. It may be used to: (1) plan courses of study; (2) explore interrelationships between and among content areas within the school health instruction program; and (3) enhance continuity and articulation within the total school health…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Consumer Protection, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
