Health Education for Teachers

EDUC X 312.8A

Learn and apply multiple facets of health to the work of classroom teaching.

What you can learn.

Understand how to apply the content areas of the California Health Framework in the classroom
Study the impact of legal mandates affecting health education in schools
Learn how to integrate health promotion throughout your curriculum
Study strategies to address drug and alcohol abuse, physical fitness and childhood obesity
Examine ways to support student stress and violence prevention

About this course:

Fulfills Health Education requirement (Standard 10) for SB 2042 Preliminary Credential. Please obtain the approval of your credential program advisor before enrolling to ensure that this course satisfies your credential program requirements. Taking a holistic view of health, including physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being, this course motivates teachers of all levels and subjects to become active agents of health promotion. Based on the content areas of health instruction in the California Health Framework, topics include alcohol, drug, and tobacco use; nutrition; physical fitness; childhood obesity; HIV/AIDS; stress; peer harassment and school violence prevention; conflict resolution; emotional and behavioral disorders; and legal mandates affecting health and health education in schools.