The Health Education Teacher Instructional Competency Framework: A Conceptual Guide for Quality Instruction in School Health

2021 ◽  
Vol 91 (10) ◽  
pp. 774-787
Author(s):  
Leigh E. Szucs ◽  
Jack D. Andrzejewski ◽  
Leah Robin ◽  
Susan Telljohann ◽  
Seraphine Pitt Barnes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
School Health ◽  
Competency Framework ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
Quality Instruction

Evaluation of an Innovative Comprehensive School Health Education Teacher Training

1999 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-179
Author(s):  
Mohammad R. Torabi ◽  
Nancy Ellis ◽  
Barbara Alborn ◽  
Molly Wantz ◽  
Marlene Tappe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Health Education ◽  
School Health ◽  
Comprehensive School ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
Comprehensive School Health ◽  
School Health Education

scholarly journals Quality Assurance in Teaching K–12 Health Education: Paving a New Path Forward

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 845-857 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Birch ◽  
Susan Goekler ◽  
M. Elaine Auld ◽  
David K. Lohrmann ◽  
Adrian Lyde
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Teacher Preparation ◽  
Health Education ◽  
School Health ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Professional Preparation ◽  
Health Educators ◽  
Education Teacher ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Health Teachers

To be effective, school health instruction should be taught by health educators who have graduated from accredited health education teacher education programs and are certified in health education. Unfortunately, the nation has failed to ensure that all those who teach health in schools are well prepared. States vary in the required coursework for health teachers in terms of initial licensure and continuing education for licensure renewal; most elementary teachers are not required to receive preparation in health education; health education and physical education are often viewed as synonymous disciplines; support for in-service education of health teachers is often lacking; and more research is needed in professional preparation and development of school health educators. This article provides a call to action in five areas to strengthen both the professional preparation and professional development of school health educators. Given that education is a social determinant of health, public health educators must become stronger allies in supporting school health to promote health equity. Public health practitioners can advocate to state and community school decision makers for comprehensive school health education taught by teachers with appropriate professional preparation and certification in health education. Public health faculty can educate their students about the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child framework and effective strategies for its implementation, and seek rigorous professional preparation and certification and accreditation standards for their school teacher preparation programs. National health and education organizations can call for new leadership and investments in health education teacher preparation and development for a brighter future.

Childhood Weight Management for School Health Nurses and School Children in Malaysia: A conceptual framework

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (13) ◽  
pp. 14-26
Author(s):  
Norimah Said ◽  
Norazmir Md Nor ◽  
Siti Sabariah Buhari ◽  
Siti Khuzaimah Ahmad Sharoni
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Weight Management ◽  
School Children ◽  
School Health ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Childhood Weight

In developing an effective Chidhood weight management, it needs to be based on a theory. The Social Cognitive theory (SCT) and Urie Bronfenbrenner model with integrated Kolb's model of Learning Styles and Experiential Learning is used in this study to modify and make changes to the personal factor influences such as knowledge, attitude and expectations, behavior modification and environmental influences among overweight and obese school children. The aim of this study is to provide a new model for the professional development role of the nurses in the School Health Program (SHP) and health education promotion towards obese school children to improve their quality of life. Furthermore, in this study SHP and future health education and promotion are integrated with the role of SHN to facilitate the effective management of childhood obesity. Keywords: obesity; school children; school nurses; conceptual framework;weight management eISSN 2514-7528 © 2019. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/jabs.v4i13.331

Health education for deaf Romanian children: parents’ opinions

2019 ◽  
Vol 119 (5/6) ◽  
pp. 341-349
Author(s):  
Laura Ionescu ◽  
Lacramioara Ursache ◽  
Adelina Nicolae ◽  
Adriana Conea ◽  
Cristian Potora ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
School Health ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Smoking Prevention ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Content Type ◽  
North West ◽  
School Based ◽  
School Health Education

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on parents of children with hearing disabilities from Romania and has three objectives. First, it assesses their characteristics regarding use of communication technology. Second, it investigates their opinions regarding the importance of school-based education for healthy lifestyle promotion among their children. Third, it evaluates the availability for their involvement in educational activities using face-to-face approach and communication technology dedicated to helping parents to promote healthy lifestyle among their children, as well as factors which influence this availability. Design/methodology/approach The study was performed in October–November 2015 in two schools deserving children with hearing disabilities from North-West part of Romania. Anonymous questionnaire were filled in by 182 parents. Findings The majority of parents recognize the importance of school-based health education and more than 77 per cent totally agree that it should include issues regarding healthy nutrition, promotion of physical activity and smoking prevention. In total, 80.2 per cent of the parents declared that they are interested to participate in educational activities organized periodically at school and 66.5 per cent declared their interest in educational activities developed through communication technology in order to help them to stimulate the adoption of healthy lifestyle among their children. The availability was influenced by residence, educational level, understanding the importance of parents’ involvement, characteristics regarding the use of communication technology. Originality/value This represents the first study from Romania investigating the opinions and availability for their involvement with regard to school health education among parents of children with hearing deficiencies. The results have several implications for health education among children with hearing deficiencies and their parents.

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