Health In Action – Lesson Plan Website for Teachers Christine Philley, M.Ed., CFCS School Health Administrator Office of Healthy Schools Mississippi Department of Education

What is Health In Action A collection of web-based lesson plans written by and evaluated by educators from across the state Lesson plans that are linked to web-based resources, classroom materials and videos Lesson plans that can be implemented in regular classrooms, gyms or on the playground For all educators!

What is Health In Action (continued) Lesson plans that link school health education and physical education with core academic subjects Lesson plans that are based on State and National Standards for Health and Physical Education Age appropriate lesson plans that are based on competencies prescribed by state Health and Physical Education frameworks

Why Health In Action? Funded by the John D. Bower, M.D. Foundation, Health In Action has been developed to assist educators to implement the requirements of the MS Healthy Students Act.

Mississippi Healthy Students Act (House Bill 732/Senate Bill Section ) Mandates 150 minutes per week of physical activity based instruction K-8 Mandates 45 minutes per week of health education, K-8 Requires ½ Carnegie Unit of physical education for graduation, 9-12 Appropriates funds for a physical education coordinator to be housed at MDE

MS Healthy Students Act continued….. Requires the State Board of Education to establish regulations for child nutrition school breakfast and lunch programs to include how food items are prepared, time allotted for the consumption of breakfast and lunch, extra food sales, marketing and retail fast foods. Defines the duties of the School Health Councils to include a coordinated approach to school health

HEALTH IN ACTION LESSON PLANS ARE: Grade level appropriate for K-2; 3-5; 6-8; and 9-12 grades Activity based to get students up and moving and engaged in learning that is fun!

Let’s Look at the Site

When Can I Use the Health In Action Website? NOW – all you need is a computer and internet access! The Mississippi Office of Healthy School’s goal is to use every opportunity to train educators to access and use the site as they prepare plans for their classroom.

Who is using Health In Action? 2,070 people, representing 41 states, have registered on the site.

What Teachers Say About Health In Action: “The site is easy to use and has a wide range of lesson and activities.” Teacher - Clinton School District “I was pleased to see lesson ideas that I could use to enrich my classroom.” – Participant in Health Education Institute “I was wondering how I could integrate health and physical education into my science class. Health In Action has helped me to be able to do that.” Teacher – Corinth School District

Ways To access the HEALTH IN ACTION website: Go through the Office of Healthy Schools website – #1 - Under “What’s New” Section #2 - Click on Resources OR Use the website listed on your memo-mate

New To the Site: Safe Routes to School Lesson Plans to assist educators in teaching walking and bicycling safety! Tobacco Education Lesson Plans have been added. We have collaborated with The Partnership for a Healthier Mississippi to add their tobacco lesson plans to the site.

New to the Site - continued Violence Prevention lessons that are tied to English Literature, Drama, Government, History, Economics, Marketing and Art standards and curriculums. To come soon…More plans that focus on asthma education.

Navigating the Health in Action Web-Site

Health In Action Scavenger Hunt Follow the directions on the Health In Action Scavenger Hunt worksheet, and learn to navigate your way through the Health in Action Website. When you are finished, we will check your answers!

Want More Information? Contact: Christine Philley, M.Ed., CFCS - School Health Administrator Phone: (601)