Transcript Today`s Topics…. - Central Michigan University

Today’s Topics….
• Barriers to Successful Health Teaching
• Think of something you once believe was
true, but you now know it isn’t:
• Example:
– Cigarette smoking helps you lose weight
– The stork brought babies
Barriers to Successful Health
Teaching
• Many students bring preconceived notions,
habits, and misinformation to the health
education classroom.
• Some administrators place a low priority on
health education and “squeeze” it out of the
curriculum.
Barriers to Successful Health
Teaching
• In most colleges and universities, elementary education
majors receive very little instruction in health education.
• Health instruction requires that students be actively
involved in the learning process.
• Health education requires that students learn how to
incorporate healthy behaviors into their lifestyles.
• Effective health instruction is hindered by the expansive
health information base.
Barriers to Successful Health
Teaching
• In addition, the health information base is constantly
changing, which requires health educators to be
committed to self-directed learning.
• Some health information is conflicting, while other
health information is inconclusive.
• Many health issues are controversial.
Your Task…as teachers….
• Your group will be given one of the barriers to
health education.
• Your job is to brainstorm as many ways possible
to overcome that barrier and list them on paper.
• Be creative
• Share your barrier, and tell how you would
overcome this.
Now let’s be realistic….
• Put an “A” if the administration would
choose this solution
• Put a “T” if a teacher might choose this
solution
• Put a “S” if you think this is what would be
best for students
• Put an “E” if you think everyone would
benefit from this solution.
Handout…..
• Barriers to student learning related to health
Tools for beginning…..
• Tools for helping with curriculum
• These help determine what is important to
include in instruction.
• Center for Disease Control (www.cdc.gov)
• 6 Youth Risk Factors (www.michigan.gov)
• Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS)
6 Youth Risk factors:
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Alcohol & Drug Use
Injury & Violence (including suicide)
Tobacco Use
Nutrition
Physical Activity
Sexual Behaviors
10 Content Areas
• Safety & First Aid
Education/Injury
Prevention
• Nutrition Education
• Family and Social Health
• Consumer Health &
Community Health
• Growth and Development
• Personal Health &
Physical Activity
• Emotional and Mental
Health
• Communicable and
Chronic
Disease/Prevention
• Alcohol, Tobacco and
Other Drugs (ATOD)
• Environmental Health