Pateman Beth
University of Hawaii at Manoa, WA2-222, 1776 University Ave, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2006 Apr;3(2):A63. Epub 2006 Mar 15.
School-based health education can help young people develop the knowledge, skills, motivation, and support they need to choose health-enhancing behaviors and resist engaging in behaviors that put them at risk for health and social problems and school failure. The health of school-age youth is significantly associated with their school achievement. However, in the midst of today's increased emphasis on school accountability in the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics, subject areas such as health education tend to receive less prominence in the school curriculum. Recalling their own lackluster school experiences related to health topics, decision makers may not realize that today's skills-based school health curriculum involves a highly interactive and engaging approach to promoting good health and preventing the most serious health problems among youth. Health education is one important component of a coordinated school health program that includes health education, physical education, school health services, nutrition services, school counseling and psychological services, a healthy school environment, school promotion for faculty and staff, and involvement of family and community members. The purpose of this PowerPoint presentation--Healthy Keiki, Healthy Hawaii: Hawaii's "7 by 7" for School Health Education--is to educate health and education decision makers, teachers, parents, and community members on how Hawaii has integrated seven health education standards with seven priority health content areas to create an effective approach to school health education in grades kindergarten through 12. The goal of Hawaii's "7 by 7" curriculum focus is to ensure that all of Hawaii's keiki (children) have well-planned opportunities at school to become fit, healthy, and ready to learn.
以学校为基础的健康教育可以帮助年轻人培养知识、技能、动力，并获得所需的支持，以便他们选择增进健康的行为，抵制从事那些会使他们面临健康、社会问题以及学业失败风险的行为。学龄青少年的健康与他们的学业成绩显著相关。然而，在当今越来越强调学校在阅读、写作和数学方面的问责制的背景下，健康教育等学科领域在学校课程中往往不太受重视。决策者回顾自己在健康主题方面平淡无奇的学校经历时，可能没有意识到如今以技能为基础的学校健康课程采用了一种高度互动且引人入胜的方法来促进青少年的健康，并预防最严重的健康问题。健康教育是协调学校健康计划的一个重要组成部分，该计划包括健康教育、体育、学校健康服务、营养服务、学校咨询和心理服务、健康的学校环境、针对教职员工的学校推广活动，以及家庭和社区成员的参与。这个PowerPoint演示文稿——《健康的孩子，健康的夏威夷：夏威夷学校健康教育的“7乘7”》——的目的是向健康和教育决策者、教师、家长以及社区成员介绍夏威夷如何将七个健康教育标准与七个优先健康内容领域相结合，以创建一种针对幼儿园到12年级学校健康教育的有效方法。夏威夷“7乘7”课程重点的目标是确保夏威夷所有的孩子（儿童）在学校有精心规划的机会变得健康、体魄强健，并为学习做好准备。
