School health practice

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Publisher's description: This comprehensive text provides extensive coverage of health in elementary and secondary schools. Completely updated, the tenth edition addresses controversial issues facing today's teachers and school administrators. The text effectively incorporates theory with practice, explaining the basis of school health programs in addition to discussing their implementation. School Health Practice instills in prospective teachers and school administrators the ability to create and maintain a successful school health program and a healthy atmosphere for all students. The book is organized as follows: Part I: Organization of the School Health Program 1 School health 2 Basic plan of the health program Part II: The School-Age Child 3 Health and the normal student 4 Physical growth and development 5 Psychosocial development 6 Departures from normal health, growth, and development Part III: School Health Services 7 Health appraisal aspects of school health services 8 Preventive aspects of health services 9 Preventive aspects of health services 10 Tertiary prevention and special populations Part IV. Health Instruction 11 A theoretical foundation for health instruction 12 Planning the health education curriculum 13 Elementary school health instruction 14 Health instruction in secondary schools Part V. Healthful School Living 15 Policies and practices in health teaching 16 Healthful school environment 17 Evaluation Appendices: A. General criteria for evaluating instructional materials B. School health program evaluation C. Survey of conditions and practices affecting safety in the school environment D-1. Responsibilities and competencies for entry-level health educators D-2. Standard high school certificate for State of Illinois D-3. State Board of Education Document No. 1 (October 1977)