8 Paradigm Shifts in Health Jess Lawrence
1. Scare Jess Lawrence Scare Tactics Don’t Lead to Adoption of or Maintenance of Health Promoting Behaviors
2. Teach Functional Jess Lawrence What do students really need to know/be able to do to lead to a behavioral outcome?
3. Use a Research-Based curriculum, or Based in Best Jess Lawrence With so little time we have to teach health education, use research-based curriculum rather than your own lessons most of the time.
4. Assemblies and Health Fairs Don’t Change Jess Lawrence What are your objectives?
5. Prevention Education Should Begin 2 Years Before Initiation of a Jess Lawrence … or else it may be intervention.
6. Use Data to Drive Curricular Jess Lawrence Know the data.
7. Know State and Local Policies and Laws that Support Health Jess Lawrence Use policies and laws to support your program!
8. Use the Coordinated School Health (CSH)/WSCC Jess Lawrence Health Education is one component of a larger school health model. Don’t work in silos!
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