Posture Miseducation in Schools
How a combination of incorrect posture advice, overweight backpacks, and harmful school furniture endanger children's posture. Article by Robert Rickover.
PBS TeacherSource: Health and Fitness
Over 300 free resources and lesson plans to help instruct students how to make informed decisions about their health.
The New Physical Education
An exploration of the downside of this recent development including fewer competitive activities and more activities that emphasize personal achievement such as rock-climbing, kick-boxing and tai-chi.
The Environmental Cyber Schoolhouse
An interactive, web-based curriculum for grades 9 through 12 that teaches students about the role of biomedical research in environmental toxicology on well-being.
Making the Grade
Information on statistics, program development, and state and national policies related to school-based health centers. State specific summaries included.
Kent Health and Education Partnership
Covers issues about making the school a safer place, stopping bullying, ensuring the grounds are clean and giving pupils a say in how their school is run. UK based.
Health Opportunities for Today and Tomorrow (HOTT)
Health career research on hundreds of occupations. Resources and links to college and university programs in Michigan.
Suicide in the School: A Health Issue
Identifying and intervening with students at risk for suicide. Setting up school protocols for prevention and dealing with the aftermath of a suicide.
School Surveys
Internet surveys for use in primary and secondary schools doing personal social and health education topics.
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