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| 1.2 | Requires or encourages districts or schools to follow national or state HED standards or guidelines |
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| 1.3.1, 1.3.2, and 1.3.3 | Has HED standards or guidelines based on the National Health Education Standards | NA | |||
| Addresses the following topics in goals and objectives: | |||||
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| Accessing valid health information and health-promoting products and services | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Advocating for personal, family, and community health | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Analyzing influence of culture, media, and technology on health | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Comprehending concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Practicing health-enhancing behaviors and reducing health risks | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Using goal-setting and decision-making skills | NA | NA | NA | ||
| Using interpersonal communication skills | NA | NA | NA | ||
| 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6 | Requires schools to teach: | ||||
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| Foodborne illness prevention |
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| Injury prevention and safety |
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| Nutrition and dietary behavior |
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| Other sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention |
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| Physical activity and fitness |
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| Pregnancy prevention |
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| Suicide prevention |
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| Tobacco-use prevention |
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| Violence prevention |
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| 1.7 | Requires that students will be tested on health topics |
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| 1.8 | Requires or recommends that districts or schools use one particular curriculum for HED |
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| Chart describing scope and sequence of instruction |
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| 1.10 | Has specified time requirements for HED |
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| 1.11 | Requires newly hired HED teachers to have undergraduate or graduate training in HED |
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| 1.12 | Requires newly hired HED teachers to be certified, licensed, or endorsed by the state |
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| Combined HED and physical education (PE) for grades K-12 |
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| 1.14 | Provided funding for staff development or offered staff development to HED teachers during the past two years on the following topics: | ||||
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| 1.15 | Provided funding for staff development or offered staff development to HED teachers during the past two years on the following teaching methods: | ||||
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| Teaching skills for behavior change |
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| Teaching students of various cultural backgrounds |
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| This publication was prepared by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It summarizes
state-level data collected from each of the 50 states and the
District of Columbia during the School Health Policies and Programs
Study (SHPPS) 2006. SHPPS is conducted periodically to monitor the
extent to which school health policies and practices are addressing
the leading causes of death, illness, and social problems among
young people and adults. For additional information on SHPPS or to order SHPPS publications, contact the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mailstop K-33, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717; 800-CDC-INFO; www.cdc.gov/shpps. |
| 1 | Numbers refer to tables in State-Level School Health Policies and Practices: A State-by-State Summary from the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006, which includes information from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This document can be downloaded at www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/SHPPS/2006/summaries/index.htm. | ||
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| NA | Not Applicable | ||
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Recommends or Encourages | ||
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Discourages | ||
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Neither Prohibits nor Discourages | ||
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| 5 | SCHIP is the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. | ||
| 6 | WIC is the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children. | ||
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Associate’s Degree in Nursing | |
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Associate’s Degree in Any Field | ||
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Undergraduate Degree in Any Field | ||
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Undergraduate Degree in Specific Field | |
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Master’s Degree in Specific Field | ||
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Doctoral Degree in Specific Field | ||
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Undergraduate Degree in Any Field | ||
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Master’s Degree in Any Field | ||
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Other Degree | ||
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| 10 | Junk foods are defined as foods or beverages that have low nutrient density, that is, they provide calories primarily through fats or added sugars and have minimal amounts of vitamins and minerals. | ||
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Both on School Property and at Off-Campus, School-Sponsored Events | |
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Neither on School Property nor at Off-Campus, School-Sponsored Events | ||
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Required of All Faculty and Staff | |
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State Requires Districts to Offer Coverage | ||
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State Neither Offers Coverage nor Requires Districts to Offer Coverage | ||
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