1. 8 Paradigm Shifts in Health Education @cairnguidance Jess Lawrence www.cairnguidance.com

2. 1. Scare Tactics @cairnguidance Jess Lawrence www.cairnguidance.com Scare Tactics Don’t Lead to Adoption of or Maintenance of Health Promoting Behaviors

3. 2. Teach Functional Knowledge @cairnguidance Jess Lawrence www.cairnguidance.com What do students really need to know/be able to do to lead to a behavioral outcome?

4. 3. Use a Research-Based curriculum, or Based in Best Practice @cairnguidance Jess Lawrence www.cairnguidance.com With so little time we have to teach health education, use research-based curriculum rather than your own lessons most of the time.

5. 4. Assemblies and Health Fairs Don’t Change Behavior @cairnguidance Jess Lawrence www.cairnguidance.com What are your objectives?

6. 5. Prevention Education Should Begin 2 Years Before Initiation of a Behavior @cairnguidance Jess Lawrence www.cairnguidance.com … or else it may be intervention.

7. 6. Use Data to Drive Curricular Decisions @cairnguidance Jess Lawrence www.cairnguidance.com Know the data.

8. 7. Know State and Local Policies and Laws that Support Health Education @cairnguidance Jess Lawrence www.cairnguidance.com Use policies and laws to support your program!

9. 8. Use the Coordinated School Health (CSH)/WSCC model! @cairnguidance Jess Lawrence www.cairnguidance.com Health Education is one component of a larger school health model. Don’t work in silos!

11. Prompt @cairnguidance Jess Lawrence www.cairnguidance.com I used to… but now I will…

12. Questions? @cairnguidance Jess Lawrence www.cairnguidance.com

13. Jess Lawrence Jess@cairnguidance.com www.cairnguidance.com @cairnguidance