Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT)
The Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT) is an assessment tool to help school districts, schools, and others conduct a clear, complete, and consistent analysis of health education curricula based on the National Health Education Standards and CDC’s Characteristics of an Effective Health Education Curriculum.
HECAT results can help school select or develop appropriate and effective health education curricula, enhance existing curricula, and improve the delivery of health education. The HECAT can be customized to meet local community needs and conform to the curriculum requirements of the state or school district.
- Guidance on using the HECAT to review curricula and using the HECAT results to make health education curriculum decisions
- Customizable templates for recording important descriptive curriculum information for state or local use in the curriculum review process
- Tools to analyze preliminary curriculum considerations, such as accuracy, acceptability, feasibility, and affordability
- Tools to analyze curriculum fundamentals, such as teacher materials, instructional design, and instructional strategies and materials
- Specific health-topic concept and skills analyses
- Guidance on using the HECAT for developing a health education scope and sequence
The Training Tools for Healthy Schools: Promoting Health and Academic Success, eLearning series consists of five core training tools that have been converted to 1-1.5 hour modules for the ease and flexibility for online learners. Check out the modules on the Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT) to learn more about this tool!
Download the HECAT
- HECAT Cover pdf icon[PDF – 151K]
- Table of Contents and Acknowledgments pdf icon[PDF – 165K]
- Overview pdf icon[PDF – 381K]
- Chapter 1: General Instructions pdf icon[PDF – 206K]
- Chapter 2: General Curriculum Information pdf icon[PDF – 118K]
- Chapter 3: Overall Summary Forms pdf icon[PDF – 132K]
- Chapter 4: Preliminary Curriculum Considerations pdf icon[PDF – 368K]
- Chapter 5: Curriculum Fundamentals pdf icon[PDF – 223K]
- Chapter 6: Overview of Modules pdf icon[PDF – 98K]
- Alcohol and Other Drugs pdf icon[PDF – 1M]
- Healthy Eating pdf icon[PDF – 790K]
- Mental and Emotional Health pdf icon[PDF – 1M]
- Personal Health and Wellness pdf icon[PDF – 441K]
- Physical Activity pdf icon[PDF – 493K]
- Safety pdf icon[PDF – 845K]
- Sexual Health pdf icon[PDF – 664K]
- Tobacco pdf icon[PDF – 2M]
- Violence Prevention pdf icon[PDF – 788K]
- Comprehensive Health Education pdf icon[PDF – 2M]
- Appendix 1: HECAT Contributors pdf icon[PDF – 215K]
- Appendix 2: Using the HECAT for the Review of Health Education Resource Materials pdf icon[PDF – 328K]
- Appendix 3: HECAT Skill Expectations for Skill Standards 2-8 pdf icon[PDF – 238K]
- Appendix 4: Using the HECAT to Develop a Scope and Sequence for Health Education pdf icon[PDF – 607K]
- Appendix 5: Using the HECAT to Analyze Curricula for Early Care and Education Programs pdf icon[PDF – 122K]
- Appendix 6: Understanding Health Education Assessment pdf icon[PDF – 128K]
- Glossary pdf icon[PDF – 109K]