Health Education/Health Promotion Resources on the Internet

Best Practices

• Prevention Core Competencies SAMHSA.gov 5/2021. These prevention core competencies and accompanying knowledge, skills, and abilities offer professional direction to the prevention field, affecting staff development and career ladders and pipelines, and providing guidance for training programs and service delivery qualification.
• Schoolsafety.gov SchoolSafety.gov was created by the federal government to provide schools and districts with actionable recommendations to create a safe and supportive learning environment where students can thrive and grow.
• HECAT: Module CHE Comprehensive Health Education Curriculum
• 12 Habits of Super-Healthy People
• 25 Things Successful Educators Do Differently Opencolleges.edu.au
• Appropriate Practices in School-Based Health Education Shapeamerica.org
• Components of the Whole School Whole Community Whole Child (WSCC) CDC.gov
• Comprehensive Health Education
• Creating Healthy Habits Make Better Choices Easier
• Creating Trauma Informed Classrooms
• Course Planning Usciences.edu
• Designing Effective Health Messages Sciencedaily.com 2015
• Design Shop Lessons in Effective Teaching Virginia Tech
• Digitalliteracy.gov
• Doing what works - How to organize your teaching Ed.gov
• E-learning Essentials Guide CDC.gov
• Health Literacy
• Media Literacy (Kaiser Family Foundation)
• More Than a Bandage: Health Information Resources for K-12 Professionals Resource List 12/09/2019
• National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
• National Council on Teacher Quality
• SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY ADOLESCENCE: TAPPING INTO THE POWER OF RELATIONSHIPS AND MENTORING 9/2019
• National Network for Family Resiliency Interactive Program Evaluation Development Site
• National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• National Sexuality Education Standards: Core Content and Skills, K-12 Ashaweb.org
• Planning Activities & Strategies National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM). Health Behavioral Theories. Excellent!
• School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) CDC.gov
• School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity CDC.gov
• Strategies to Improve the Quality of Physical Education CDC.gov
• ; Cancer.gov Super resource!!
• Another great resource!
• The most important psychological concepts for teachers to apply in classrooms Sciencedaily.com 5/2015
• Wellsteps.com
• The Power of Positive Connections Reducing Chronic Absence through PEOPLE: Priority Early Outreach for Positive Linkages and Engagement
• Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC)

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Evaluation Resources on the Net

• The Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) and User's Guide AHRQ.gov
• The Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) and User's Guide Table of Content AHRQ.gov
• PEMAT Auto-Scoring Form Excel Spread Sheet
• Development, Reliability and Validity of the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT): An Instrument to Assess the Understandability and Actionability of Print and Audiovisual Patient Education Materials BU.edu

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Health Behavior Models

• 9 Interesting TED Talks on Breaking Bad Habits & Forming Better Ones 4/2016
• A Model for Overcoming Human Resistance to Change ASQ.org
• Breaking Bad Habits: Why It's So Hard to Change NIH.gov
• Health Action Process Approach
• Health Behavior Models Health Educator's Toolbox - Washington State Department of Health

Health Behaviors & Habits

Graphic source: Beyond Willpower: Strategies for Reducing Failures of Self-Control https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/figure/10.1177/1529100618821893

Graphic source: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/mental-health/how-to-make-or-break-a-habit

• 6 Bad Habits That Are Making You Dumb 11/2016
• 13 Bad Habits You Need to Quit Right Away
• Bad habits that lead to cancer, chronic disease corrected by simple lifestyle intervention - Intervention uses a smartphone app, activity tracker, small financial incentive and personal coach 6/2018
• Beyond Willpower: Strategies for Reducing Failures of Self-Control 2/2019
• Can Personality Be Changed? Psychologists have long debated how flexible someone's true self is.
• Changing Your Habits for Better Health NIH.gov
• Science Says It Takes This Long to Form a Habit 1/2020
• US adults get failing grade in healthy lifestyle behavior 3/2016
• 3 Easy Steps to Breaking Bad Habits
• 4 Tips for Breaking Bad Habits
• 4 Tips to Help You Break Bad Habits Cheatsheet.com
• 5 Tips to Help You Break Even The Worst Habits
• 5 Unexpected Ways To Break A Bad Habit 1/2015
• Top 10 Ways to Break Bad Habits
• Breaking Bad Habits - Why It's So Hard to Change NIH.gov 2012
• 9 Everyday Habits That'll Age You More Quickly
• Control your chimp: Secrets to managing sport stress - Sports, Life, & Physical Therapy
• Don't rely on mixed messages to change health behaviors 9/2017
• How the brain makes, and breaks, a habit Neuroscience study identifies brain chemicals, neural pathway involved in switching between habitual behavior, deliberate decision-making
• How to Actually Stick To Your New Year's Resolutions: 9 Data-Backed Tips 1/2015
• How to Make or Break a Habit
• Ignoring distractions or temptation is harder when you’re tired, stressed, or trying to remember something 7/2019
• Impact of Unhealthy Behaviors "4/2016
• Impact of Unhealthy Behaviors Chart Pack 4/2016
• Lessons on Success and Deliberate Practice from Mozart, Picasso, and Kobe Bryan
• Our Personalities Are Constantly Changing, Even if We Think They're Not 1/2013
• Understanding the 10 Most Destructive Human Behaviors Livescience.com 2011
• How Long Does It Actually Take to Form a New Habit? (Backed by Science) 4/2014
• Say "I Do" the Healthy Way CDC.gov
• Science Tells You How Long It Takes to Break a Habit 1/2018
• Self-acceptance could be the key to a happier life, yet it's the happy habit many people practice the least 3/2014
• The Real Cost of Vaping (ELA • Math • Science/Technology/ Health • Social Studies Grades 6–12)
• There Are No True Rebels We follow others no matter how hard we try. 10/2016
• The Psychology Behind Irrational Decisions Has A Lot To Do With How You Manage Emotions 5/2016
• Traditional and Emerging Lifestyle Risk Behaviors and All-Cause Mortality in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Evidence from a Large Population-Based Australian Cohort 12/2015
• We Are Creatures of Habit
• We Do What We Know Is Bad for Us, Why? 1/2018
• Why Beachgoers Let Sexual Assault Happen Right Before Their Eyes Livescience.com 4/2015
• Why willpower is overrated Psychologists increasingly think effortful restraint is not the key to the good life. So what is? 1/2018

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Performance Measurement

• Performance Measures in Out-of-School Time Evaluation Harvard
• Performance Measurement Toolkits
• The Association Between School-Based Physical Activity, Including Physical Education, and Academic Performance CDC.gov

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Resources

Professional Competency Framework

Graphic source: https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/SAMHSA_Digital_Download/PEP20-03-08-001.pdf

• Bully Resources
• Buyer's remorse: Model shows people demand all that bad news Sciencedaily.com 3/2015
• CDC's Education Home Page Wealth of resources
• Center for the Advancement of Health
• Closing the Talent Gap, Attracting and Retaining Top Third Graduates to Careers in Teaching 2010
• Consumer Health Information Sites
• Designing School Improvement to Enhance Classroom Climate for All Students UCLA.edu
• Distance Learning Primer (CDC's Public Health Training Network)
• Educational Psychology: 20 Things Educators Need To Know About How Students Learn
• Education News
• Embedding Bullying Interventions into a Comprehensive System of Student and Learning Supports UCLA.edu
• Epidemiology Index
• Escoffery's Health Education Page
• Fire Safety Publications U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Free Stuff for Teachers Netrover.com
• Graphics from Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Prevention of Cancer Expert Report
• Health Educator's Toolbox Washington State Department of Health
• Health Literacy
• Hearts N' Parks
• Interactive Health Tutorials From MedlinePlus
• Kids' Health Issues
• Make healthy choices a life-long habit to prevent early death NICE.org 3/2015
• Medical Information for Health Professionals
• Mental Health Resources on the Net
• National Center for Health Statistics' Resources for Educators
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's NHLBI Health Information Network
• NIH Photo Galleries
• Nutrition Resources on the Net
• NWREL Publications

• Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• On-line Continuing Education
• Phpartners.Org's Health Promotion and Health Education Resources
• Public Health Practice Sites
• Readability Resources
• Resilience Net
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• Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
• Stress Management in Work Settings NIOSH
• Teach.org
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• Teaching-Certification.com
• Teaching Models Vt.edu
• Teaching Tips Index
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• What's Your Learning Style?
• Worksheetlibrary.com

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Resources - Multimedia & Social Media

• CDC-TV Free videos on Public Health topics from the CDC
• EHC Program Buttons AHRQ - graphic links to the latest in effectiveness health management
• In the Know: Social Media for Public Health Archived webcasts and presentations
• Transforming teaching with Twitter Social networking service helps teachers engage students in class and after 4/2016

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Public Health Nursing - Public Health Issues

• Children's Environmental Health Network
• Children's Health Protection EPA.gov
• Hazardous Waste Sites & Children's Health Risks (ATSDR)
• Nursing, Health & the Environment (Online Textbook)

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School Health

Graphic source: http://mottnpch.org/reports-surveys/bullying-and-internet-safety-are-top-health-concerns-parents

Graphic source: http://mottnpch.org/sites/default/files/documents/082117_topparentconcerns_1.pdf

• Characteristics of an Effective Health Education Curriculum
• Mott Poll Report Bullying and Internet Safety Are Top Health Concerns for Parents 8/2017
• School Health Index: Elementary School A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide CDC.gov
• School Health Index: Middle/High School A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide CDC.gov
• Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action (Best Practices) (CDC)
• Bully Prevention/Intervention Plans for Schools - Free Online Class
• Children's Health MedlinePlus
• Children Health Issues
• Consumer Health Issues
• Coordinated School Health Programs
• Healthy Schools CDC.gov
• Healthy Schools Healthy Youth CDC.gov
• KidsHealth in the Classroom
• Kids' Health Issues
• PKIDs' IDW Infectious Disease WorkshopVery good!
• Kids and Bioterrorism - Resource Links
• Knowledge Path - Physical Activity & Children
• Medicating Kids (PBS Special)
• Myth-conceptions: How myths about the brain are hampering teaching Sciencedaily.com 2014
• National Guidelines. Org School, Mental Health and Safety In Schools
• National School Boards Assocation's School Health Programs Database
• Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (PECAT) CDC.gov
• Ready-To-Use STD Curriculum - Human Papillomavirus (HPV) CDC.gov
• School Health MedlinePlus
• Strategies to Improve the Quality of Physical Education CDC.gov
• Terrorism - PBS Lesson Plans
• The Virtual Body View parts of the human body
• Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) CDC.gov

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Research Resources on the Net

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Writing Resources on the Net

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Certified Health Education Specialist
(CHES) Resources

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• Qualifications of Health Education Specialists SOPHE.org Revised 9/2017
• NCHEC
• CODE OF ETHICS FOR THE HEALTH EDUCATION PROFESSION

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Updated: 5/11/2021 R678 (This was originally the CHES Resources Page)
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