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1. Developing Health Skills: Practicing Health-Enhancing Behaviors
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By Suzanne Schrag | September 5, 2019
An insight from a recent training: I’ve been writing a series of blog posts on the key skills for health literacy outlined in the National Health Education Standards (NHES). I’ve looked at how ETR’s HealthSmart program addresses six of these skills: Analyzing Influences, Accessing Resources, Interpersonal Communication, Decision Making, Goal Setting and Advocacy.
But, for some reason, a post around skill number seven—Practicing Health-Enhancing Behaviors—has been harder for me to conceptualize and write. A recent experience suddenly gave me a new perspective on how to think and talk about this important component of a comprehensive health education program.
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2. Need to Know
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By John Henry Ledwith | February 13, 2018
The great state of Texas. Known for its sports teams, exciting weather, roots-based eclectic music and grand landscapes. After my visit to northern Texas a couple of weeks ago, I’m going to add to that list: outstanding health education teachers.
I was working with health education master Susan Telljohann, PhD, as she delivered a training on the 15 Characteristics of Effective Health Education.
- By John Henry Ledwith
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3. Building Health Skills: Decision Making
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By Suzanne Schrag | January 9, 2018
Skills are a vital part of effective health education. And, in addition to acquiring knowledge, a focus on practicing skills is becoming more and more accepted as the best way to help young people establish healthy behaviors. This, in turn, helps them reduce their health risks.
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4. Teaching Knowledge and Skills the HealthSmart Way – Part 3
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By Suzanne Schrag | November 14, 2017
How do we give students the concepts and skills they need to choose healthy behaviors for a lifetime? From the 15 Characteristics of Effective Health Education Curricula identified by the CDC, we know that an effective program “provides functional health knowledge that directly contributes to health-promoting decisions and behaviors.” It also “builds competence and self-efficacy by addressing skills.” Let’s see some examples of how these two key components of a great health education program play out in Grade 2 of HealthSmart.
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5. Parent Engagement: Key for Girls in STEM
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From an interview with Linda Kekelis, PhD | October 26, 2017
Principal, Linda Kekelis ConsultingWe need girls in tech. We need women in tech. We need women and underrepresented minorities across all areas of STEM. There are good reasons for this, reasons that benefit society, industry, the economy and international competitiveness.
But for me, one of the most persuasive is simply that girls and women deserve the freedom and opportunity offered by access to STEM fields.
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6. Big Ideas at the Heart of Educational Equity: 5 Key Considerations
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By Chris Harrison, EdD | August 24, 2017
“It is not taboo to fetch what is at risk of being left behind.”
~Sankofa, Akan tribe of GhanaThis is a true story. Picture, if you will, a young student “at-promise,” starting his first day of middle school. His name is Michael. He is excited about reconnecting with friends, meeting his new teachers and finding his way around his middle school.
But right after school begins Michael calls his mother and exclaims, “Mom, you have to come and get me because they have me in detention. They won’t let me go to class!”
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7. Life and Death Choices: Be a Part of It
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By John Henry Ledwith April 19, 2017
I just got back from the hospital. I’m fine, but one of my long-time friends is not. He’s recovering from a heart attack. This was one of the ones that put a real scare into me.
When a friend has an experience like this, you can’t help think about certain things. Life. Death. Family. The value of good health.
- By John Henry Ledwith
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8. School Report: 3 Strategies to Help Us Boost Healthy Student Behaviors
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By John Henry Ledwith | March 21, 2017
Are you rested? Did you have breakfast? How many glasses of water did you drink today?
These three markers of healthy behavior—sleep, nutrition, hydration—are on my mind at the moment.
- By John Henry Ledwith
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9. School Report: Let's Be Advocates!
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By John Henry Ledwith | January 11, 2017
We’ve had some seriously rainy weather in Northern California this past week. The storm outside was a good incentive for me to do a little clean-up and organizing inside.
As I opened file drawers and cabinet doors, I ploughed through several years’ worth of articles, notes, photos and papers. Some were still keepers. And others—ideas past their prime—went off to recycle.
- By John Henry Ledwith
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10. Preparing Students for Information Technology Careers: The Role of Career Technical Education
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By Jill Denner, PhD | November 28, 2016
Vocational education is making a comeback! Nationally, we are seeing new attention being brought to career-technical education (CTE). Revitalized efforts are seeking to provide students the mix of technical training and academics that will prepare them for real-world, 21st century careers. We expect this trend to continue.
Computer science skills—including the ability to code—play a role in a number of the established CTE pathways.
- By Jill Denner, PhD
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