School health education. From: Journal of School Health | Date: October 1, 1995| Author: Collins, Janet L.; Small, Meg Leavy; Kann, Laura; Pateman, Beth Collins; Gold, Robert S.; Kolbe, Lloyd J. | COPYRIGHT 1995 American School Health Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The US government outlined its goals for health education among students in the Joint Committee on National Health Education Standards. These goals included the creation of a drug- and tobacco-free environment, the nurturing of student behavior that does not resort to injury and sexual behavior that spread sexually-transmitted disease, and a means of coordinating schools to make their health programs consistent. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defined health education programs ...

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