The most widely used college health education text and teacher resource book, Comprehensive School Health Education provides everything needed to teach health in grades K-12. This text prepares teachers to design and implement a curriculum that integrates the 2007 National Health Education Standards (NHES), the six categories of risk behavior identified by the CDC, and the ten content areas of school health. Included are Totally Awesome Teaching Strategies (TM), reproducible Teaching Masters, and a Curriculum Guide, all keyed to the NHES at age-appropriate grade levels. With more than 120 teaching strategies to use as lesson plans, Comprehensive School Health Education offers teachers and future teachers a dynamic and empowering approach to teaching health skills and promoting lifelong healthy behaviors in their students. Instructors and students can now access their course content through the Connect digital learning platform by purchasing either standalone Connect access or a bundle of print and Connect access. McGraw-Hill Connect (R) is a subscription-based learning service accessible online through your personal computer or tablet. Choose this option if your instructor will require Connect to be used in the course. Your subscription to Connect includes the following: * SmartBook (R) - an adaptive digital version of the course textbook that personalizes your reading experience based on how well you are learning the content. * Access to your instructor's homework assignments, quizzes, syllabus, notes, reminders, and other important files for the course. * Progress dashboards that quickly show how you are performing on your assignments and tips for improvement. * The option to purchase (for a small fee) a print version of the book. This binder-ready, loose-leaf version includes free shipping. Complete system requirements to use Connect can be found here: http://www.mheducation.com/highered/platforms/connect/training-support-students.html

Section 1: Comprehensive School Health Education Chapter 1: A Nation at Risk: The Need for Comprehensive School Health Education Chapter 2: School Health Services and Healthful School Environment: Promoting and Protecting Health and Safety Chapter 3: The Comprehensive School Health Education Curriculum: A Blueprint for Implementing the National Health Education Standards Chapter 4: Instructional Strategies and Technologies: Motivating Students to Learn Section 2: Health Content Chapter 5: Mental and Emotional Health Chapter 6: Family and Social Health Chapter 7: Growth and Development Chapter 8: Nutrition Chapter 9: Personal Health and Physical Activity Chapter 10: Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Chapter 11: Communicable and Chronic Diseases Chapter 12: Consumer and Community Health Chapter 13: Environmental Health Chapter 14: Injury Prevention and Safety Section 3: Totally Awesome Teaching Strategies Chapter 15: Using the Totally Awesome Teaching Strategies Section 4: The Meeks Heit K-12 Health Education Curriculum Guide: A Model for Implementing the National Health Education Standards Chapter 16: Using the Meeks Heit K-12 Health Education Curriculum Guide Appendixes A: National Health Education Standards: Teaching Masters B: The Teacher's Encyclopedic Guide for Health Concerns of School-Age Youth...from A-ZC: Health Resources Glossary Index