Illinois H.B – Critical Health Problems & Comprehensive Health Education Act [1970] Requires that health education be taught in:

H.B Elementary – Specific time requirements purposely avoided. Schools are expected to have a well developed plan to insure the inclusion of health curricula.

H.B Secondary – Minimal time allocation is to be not less than one semester hour [or its equivalency] during middle school (6,7,8) or junior high school (7,8,9) – AND – Not less than one semester hour [or its equivalency] of a more advanced curriculum during high school* (grades 9-12 or grades 10-12). * State mandated requirement for high school graduation.

Administrative Approaches to Satisfying the Health Education Mandate Direct Teaching Integrated Teaching Correlated Incidental Approach

Direct Teaching Separate, formal health education class.

Integrated Teaching (Unsystematic) Incorporating health education into other subject areas (e.g. Biology – reproduction; Social Studies – world nutrition needs, etc.)

Correlated (Systematic) Teaching health using a health theme across all courses (e.g. Theme = population; Social Studies – food shortage; Science – overpopulation & family planning; Math – geometric equations showing population growth.)

Incidental Approach The teachable moment. “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”

What specific topics MUST you cover? The Illinois School Code specifies that the following major content areas shall be included within the comprehensive health education curricula in all state elementary and secondary public schools. Specific topics that are state mandated to be included within the curriculum are identified by grade level (E= Elementary[k-5], M=Middle School[6-8], HS= 9-12] and with an asterisk (*).

Illinois School Code 1.Human Growth and Development (E, M, HS) 2.Human Ecology and Health (M, HS) 3.Nutrition (E, M, HS) 4.Prevention and Control of Disease/*6-12, Sex ed./*5-12, Drug ed. a. Including instruction in grades 6-12 on the prevention, transmission, and spread of AIDS (HIV) in sex education. (E,M,HS) b. Including instruction in grades 5-12 on the prevention, transmission, and spread of AIDS (HIV) in drug education. (E, M, HS)

Illinois School Code (cont.) 5.Mental Health and Illness/k-12 permissive/*7-12, Staff In-Service. a. Curriculum for reduction of self destructive behavior (suicide). Optional for grades k-12: permissive. E, M, HS b. Adolescent and teen suicide detection and intervention training (mandated for school guidance counselors, teachers, and other school personnel who work with students in grades 7- 12; in-service.) HS 6.Personal Health Habits (M, HS)

Illinois School Code (cont.) 7.The emotional, psychological, physiological, hygienic and social responsibilities of family life, including sexual abstinence until marriage/*Sec. 7-12, JH/6-12 MS. M, HS

Illinois School Code (cont.) 8.Alcohol and Drug use and abuse/*k-12, Annually/*5-12, Legal & Med.; *K-8, Prevention & Avoidance/*7-12, Steroid Abuse Ed./*5-12, HIV-AIDS Ed./*k-12, Red Ribbon – “Just Say No Day.” a. Including classroom instruction in grades 5-12 concerning physical and legal effects and ramifications of drug and substance abuse including medical and legal ramifications of alcohol, drug and tobacco use and abuse during pregnancy. M, HS

Alcohol and drug use and abuse (cont.) b.Instruction, study, and discussion in grades k-8 of effective methods for the prevention and avoidance of drug and substance abuse. M, HS c.Steroid abuse education mandate in grades Such instruction shall emphasize that the use of anabolic steroids presents a serious health hazard to persons who use steroids to enhance athletic performance or physical development. M, HS

Alcohol and drug use and abuse (cont.) d.**Instruction in grades 5-12 on the prevention, transmission, and spread of AIDS (HIV) in drug education. E, M, HS e.All schools, k-12, must recognize Red Ribbon Day, “Just Say No” Day in October. ** “No pupil shall be required to take or participate in any class or course on AIDS instruction or family life (and sex education) if the pupil’s parent or guardian submits WRITTEN OBJECTION thereto, and refusal to take or participate in such course or program shall not be reason for suspension or expulsion of such person.”

Illinois School Code (cont.) 9.Tobacco (E,M,HS) 10.Dental Health (E,M) 11.Public and Environmental Health (Conservation Ed., no specific time allotment). (M,HS) 12.Safety Education and Disaster Survival/*1-8, Annually for at least one class period each week or its equivalency/*k-8, Annual instruction about danger and avoidance of abduction/*4-12, Violence prevention and Conflict Resolution. E,M, HS

Safety Ed. And Disaster Survival (cont). a.In every public school there shall be instruction, study and discussion of effective methods by which pupils may recognize the danger of and avoidance of abduction. Mandated k-8 annually. E, M b.Protective eye devices shall be provided to and worn by all student, teachers, and visitors when participating in or observing dangerous vocational arts and chemical- physical courses of laboratories. (E, M, HS) c.Violence prevention and conflict resolution must be address in grades (E, M, HS)

Illinois School Code (cont.) 13. Consumer Health/*8-12, minimum of 9 weeks required. M, HS 14. Inclusion of the teaching of Illinois (Body) Donations and Transplantation at the secondary level. M, HS)