ERIC Number: EJ1389226
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 14
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Adventure and Games for Diabetes Prevention
Taylor, Carrie D.; Lange, Eric James
Physical Educator, v79 n1 p1-14 2022
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diabetes prevention represents a critical need for the health education curriculum, given the rise of the disease and its precondition for today's youth. An active understanding of diabetes encourages young people to take control of the nutritional and exercise factors that keep the disease in check. When teachers use experiential activities, or "adventure" education, students perform tasks that illustrate conceptual content and reinforce learning. Research has found that current modalities to be successful but lacking the physicality to meet the recommendations of the American Heart Association and the Society of Health and Physical Educators. Games such as Toll Road Boogie; Tom and Jerry, or Insulin and Sugar; Wacky Receptor; and Tusker Monster, or Fat Cell Tag help children meet the 60 min of physical activity that are required most days of the week. This article offers several examples of how to design and implement games and incentives into lessons that are both enjoyable and illustrative of diabetes prevention-based education for ages 8 to 18.
Descriptors: Diabetes, Prevention, Health Education, Educational Games, Adventure Education, Physical Education, Physical Activity Level, Children, Adolescents, Health Promotion, Eating Habits, Outdoor Education, Experiential Learning, Health Behavior
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