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The following are excellent resources for Skills For A Healthy Life curriculum development:
Choosing the Tools - A Review of Selected K-12 Health Education Curricula Education Development Center, Inc.
35 Chapel Street
Newton, Massachusetts 02158-1060
(800) 225-4276
http://www.edc.org
"The selection of appropriate curricula is basic to implementing effective school health instruction. By providing local decision makers (classroom teachers, curriculum coordinators, school boards, community health advisory committees) with information about a variety of curricula, Choosing the Tools: A Review of Selected K-12 Health Education Curricula can assist with making those important choices. Developed by Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), with support and technical guidance from the CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health, Choosing the Tools is a companion publication to Educating for Health: A Guide to Implementing Comprehensive School Health Education, which addresses the array of tasks, decisions, and issues schools and communities face during the curriculum implementation process." (Choosing the Tools-A Review of Selected K-12 Health Education Curricula)
Educating for Health - A Guide to Implementing a Comprehensive Approach to Health Education
Education Development Center, Inc.
55 Chapel Street
Newton, Massachusetts 02158-1060
(800) 225-4276
http://www.edc.org
"In response to districts’ need for practical guidance and tools, EDC has developed Education for Health: A Guide to Implementing a Comprehensive Approach to School Health Education. Written for school administrators and other local decision makers who are considering selecting and adopting a health curriculum, this manual addresses the numerous tasks, decisions, and issues they face as they undertake the curriculum implementation process. Why is health education important? What are the components of comprehensive health education curriculum? How can a school administrator find support in the community for a comprehensive approach to school health education? What process is most useful to follow? Who will get the job done? What supports effective implementation of a curriculum?" (Educating for Health – A Guide to Implementing a Comprehensive Approach to Health Education)
Comprehensive School Health Education: Totally Awesome Teaching Strategies
Meeks and Heit Publishing Company
P.O. Box 121
Blacklick, Ohio 43004
800-682-6882
Children Moving
Mayfield Publishing Company
1240 Villa St.
Mountain View, California 94041
Personal Fitness: Looking Good, Feeling Good
Kendall /Hunt Publishing Company
4050 Westmark Drive, P.O. Box 1840
Dubuque, Iowa 52004-1840
Alaska Department of Education & Early Development Staff