A Better Health for Tomorrow William Richmond

Slide Contents (hyperlinked)  Introduction Introduction  Summary Findings Summary Findings Summary Findings  Detailed Findings Detailed Findings Detailed Findings  Conclusions Conclusions  Additional Resources Additional Resources Additional Resources

Introduction  An expanded school health program is a means of improving the health status of American youth.  The younger generation has to be made aware of all the consequences surrounding an inadequate way of life, whether it is personal hygiene, nutrition or physical activity.  Technology is playing a key role in establishing today’s elementary health education program.  Enjoy this one minute video outlining my goals for today’s presentation (hyperlinked). Enjoy this one minute video outlining my goals for today’s presentation (hyperlinked) Enjoy this one minute video outlining my goals for today’s presentation (hyperlinked)

Summary Findings  I reviewed 20 web sites that can assist any elementary health educator in not only lesson and unit planning, but all the other ingredients that make up a coordinated school health program.  Although I will not give a detailed view of all 20 sites, I will provide a link in my Additional Resources to access all these unique sites. Here is one example:  This web site includes health lesson plans, printable worksheets, lessons, and other teaching material and resources. I like the fact that many of the worksheets are ready to print. This web site includes health lesson plans, printable worksheets, lessons, and other teaching material and resources. I like the fact that many of the worksheets are ready to print.

Detailed Findings  I hope you find the following five sites of good value and information.  I have included one site geared towards students, two government sites with unlimited health resources, and two sites with the emphasis on planning and creating a better classroom for the health environment  I truly believe that a first year health teacher could use these five sites and plan his or her entire curriculum for the school year.

1) Kids Health for Kids  Kids Health web site provides students, parents and teachers with accurate, up-to-date health information they can use.  There are literally thousands of in-depth features, articles, animations, games, and resources.  Kids Health is perfect for any type of research the students need to obtain.  The following slide provides a nice sample of information available at Kid’s Health.

Aches, Pains, & Injuries Blisters, Calluses, and Corns Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cellulitis Checking Out Cuts, Scratches, and Abrasions Concussions Coping With Cold Sores Examples from Kid’s Health (hyperlinked)

2) PE Central  This is the premiere web site for health and physical education teachers.  This is a fantastic site for K-12 health and physical education teachers to visit that would provide them with information and resources to help them deliver developmentally appropriate health and physical education to their students.  The site includes assessments, health and physical education lesson ideas, job announcements, bulletin boards, wellness tips, and instant activities that change on a weekly basis.  I will show how impressive the home page is, followed by some great examples of bulletin boards from the PE Central site.

3) American Heart Association’s Heart Power dentifier= dentifier= dentifier=  The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is: "Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke."  The lesson plans are easy to follow and very age appropriate.  There are many other areas of the American Heart Association’s web site that can be very informative to teachers or parents.  The worksheets on the following lesson are hyperlinked.

4) US Centers for Disease Control  CDC′s mission is "to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.”  The Centers for Disease Control is a tremendous asset for any health professional.  Not only does it cover everything to know about disease and illness, but topics such as violence, environmental health and safety are prime topics on this web site.  Here’s an example from the CDC Web Site using a scanner (hyperlinked). Here’s an example from the CDC Web Site using a scanner (hyperlinked) Here’s an example from the CDC Web Site using a scanner (hyperlinked)  The following slide, BAM-Body and Mind, is hyperlinked.

5) Lesson Plans Page  The Lesson Plans Page is a collection of over 3,000 lesson plans from Preschool through High School and beyond.  Elementary Health teachers get lesson plans that are ready to use in their classrooms.  Elementary Health teachers get lesson plans that are ready to use in their classrooms.  Lesson plans are always getting updated.  One can participate in discussions with other educators in their Teacher Discussion Forums.

All These Valuable Links Are From the Lesson Plans Page (each is hyperlinked)

Conclusions  In our school system today, health related awareness goes beyond the classroom.  These are my thoughts via audio that illustrate how important technology can be in establishing solid core values in our children through health education (hyperlinked). These are my thoughts via audio that illustrate how important technology can be in establishing solid core values in our children through health education (hyperlinked). These are my thoughts via audio that illustrate how important technology can be in establishing solid core values in our children through health education (hyperlinked).  Health textbooks cannot match the web sites researched in this report in terms of knowledge, originality, keeping with current trends and fun.  How we get the message out is critical to our future.

Additional Resources   National Health Standards - A must link for every health educator National Health Standards   - My Web Site  - Sample from my Research Report  OCR (optical character recognition) Document- Sample from my Research Report OCR (optical character recognition) Document   Internet Address Book (20 favorite sites) Internet Address Book (20 favorite sites)   Research Excerpts File – Valuable information from my 20 favorite web sites. Research Excerpts File   Research Report- The nuts and bolts of my power point presentation. Research Report-