National Health Education Standards (NHES) is a framework for health education in schools. Accounting standards in education allows professionals to bring the health education curriculum, teaching and assessment practices. But the perfection of health education standards, it takes two parties, which have been noted, namely students and teachers.
Student National Education Standards
Standard 1: Students understand concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to improve health.
Standard 2: Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology and other factors on health behaviors.
Standard 3: Students demonstrate the ability to obtain valid information and products and services to improve your health.
Standard 4: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to improve health and avoid or reduce health risks.
Standard 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-promoting behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
Standard 6: Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal health, family and community.
Teacher National Education Standards
AAHE serves special Professional Association (SPA) to the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). In this capacity to bring together experts AAHE training teachers who periodically review the standards for the preparation of teachers for health education. In 2009, the revised standards are currently under review by NCATE and, if accepted, will be available in late 2009 for use in 2010.
Course Information AAHE / NCATE standards is available at: http://www.ncate.org/Standards/ProgramStandardsandReportForms/tabid/676/Default.aspx
Health Curriculum Content
The curriculum of health must be based on local needs – health behaviors and problems in the school population – and the national data suggest the health of children and youth.
Community Health
Consumer Health
Environmental Health
Personal Health and Fitness
Family Life Education
Nutrition and healthy eating
Fight against the disease
The goal is to provide a continuous and sequential program, and development appropriate to meet the needs of the community and provide at least 50 hours per year of health education.