Health Education Curriculum Planning and Development

Health Education Curriculum Planning & Development focuses on best practices in school and community health education. Filled with practical applications and examples, the book is written with students' future professional experiences in mind and provides teaching strategies and learning activities for diverse learning populations. As students read through the book they will learn about models of prevention, target population characteristics, administrative support, maximizing participation, the factors that influence learning, and numerous other subjects that are vital in developing successful school and community health education curricula. Future school and community educators will benefit from the practical skills that are included: writing learning objectives; implementing teaching strategies; using graphic organizers; planning lessons; creating rubrics; and assessing and evaluating progress.