Back-to-School Health Education
SOPHE supports back-to-school health education led by health educators and school health professionals by providing contemporary resources, tools, information, and training on current and emerging topics.
SOPHE is a proud member of the National Consensus for School Health Education, which builds on decades of collaboration among leading national health education organizations in the United States.
The Consensus develops model guidance and other resources for educators interested in quality school health education within the framework of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model. Learn more here.
The National Health Education Standards 3rd Edition is an initiative of the National Consensus for School Health Education (NCSHE). The eight standards and performance expectations reflect, update, and refine previous versions of the standards and performance indicators for health education.
The eight standards and performance expectations are written for use by preK–12 teachers, local school and state directors of health education, curriculum developers, and health education teacher preparation faculty. The standards and performance expectations reflect the functional health knowledge, beliefs, and skills necessary for students to adopt and maintain healthy behaviors, achieve health literacy, and enhance health and academic outcomes. The standards and performance expectations are written so that states, school systems, school personnel, and teachers can focus on health priorities vital to the needs of their students and communities.
On-Demand Webinar
The session focuses on the use of a professional development planning template specifically designed to support the implementation of standards-based health education aligned with the National Health Education Standards (NHES), 3rd edition.
Participants will be introduced to practical strategies for integrating the NHES into their professional development efforts. The webinar is structured as a train-the-trainer session, which means attendees will not only learn how to apply the standards in their own instructional settings but also gain the skills and resources needed to train others. This approach empowers participants to become leaders in their schools, districts, or organizations, helping to expand the reach and consistency of standards-based health education.
Teaching Standards-Based Health Education is a document created by NCSHE for the purposes of both professional development of teachers currently teaching and for pre-service purposes. Scenarios and specific lesson examples are provided for elementary, middle school, and high school.
SOPHE School Health Resources
SOPHE School Health
Teacher preparation, tools, on-demand training and more resources at SOPHE School Health headquarters.
Employee Wellness Toolkit
For schools to support the implementation of employee wellness initiatives in school districts and schools across the United States.
From our Journals
Health Education & Behavior
- Systematic Review of the Economics of School-Based Interventions for Dating Violence and Gender-Based Violence
- The Regulatory Effect of Physical Activity on Perceived Fatigue from Digital Technology Use in Schools
- Associations Between School Start Times and Adolescent Dietary Intake: Results From a National Study
Health Promotion Practice
- Evaluation of Health Education Events With a Peer-to-Peer Component in Public High Schools
- Schools as a Source of Mental Health Literacy: Adjusting and Validating a Mental Health Literacy Scale
- Development and Interrater Reliability of an Observational School Environment Checklist: A Practical, Comprehensive Tool to Assess Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Opportunities in Schools
- My Way to School Through a Camera Lens: Involving Children to Inform a Policy Recommendation on Active School Travel
Pedagogy in Health Promotion
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