Health Education for Teachers

Health Education for Teachers

This course may be used to meet the Advanced Health Education requirement for the UC San Diego Extension SB 2042 Fifth Year Credential Program and may be used at other institutions with prior approval from the student’s credential advisor. This course further explores the appropriate use of the California adopted health curriculum and the development and implementation of state and local permitted health topics within the K-12 classroom. Topics include prevention and intervention for promotion of safety; analysis of relationships between student health and student learning; means of accessing local and community resources; major state and federal laws related to student health; recognizing and differentiating physical, psychological, emotional, and social health problems; conflict resolution; parental rights regarding health instruction; implementing a school crisis response plan; alcohol, substance abuse, and other risk behaviors; and various developmental assets and concerns.

As part of a state-wide campaign toward more comprehensive and effective school health programs, the course is designed to enable teacher candidates to integrate health instruction throughout the curriculum and to create school environments which promote healthful living. Provides an integrated curricula approach to health by infusing the components of nutrition, sexually transmitted diseases, and substance abuse (including alcohol, drugs, tobacco, and narcotics) into the general curriculum. Emphasizes promoting an overall healthy lifestyle that encourages life-long practices in students. 4.5 units.

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