School health curriculum, instruction, and assessment involves planning, implementing, and evaluating a sequential and developmentally appropriate PreK-12 curriculum that deals with important health and safety issues. Although primarily included in the subject areas of health, physical education, science, family and consumer education, social studies, and driver education and traffic safety, the curriculum transcends all disciplines to be delivered in an integrated, multidisciplinary approach.
Through the School Health Education Profile project, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) monitors the current status of school health education; school health policies related to HIV infection/AIDS, tobacco use prevention, unintentional injuries and violence, physical activity, and food service; physical education; asthma management activities; and family and community involvement in school health programs. Go to the School Health Education Profile for the 2004 Wisconsin results.
Physical activity involves the development, implementation, and evaluation of school-based, school-linked efforts to increase exercise among students, staff, and community. There are a number of ways the Department of Public Instruction is addressing this important issue.
Health Education Standards Checklist. If you are working on your health education curriculum this summer, here is a checklist for reviewing your learning continuum K-12. This was very successful in helping guide physical education curriculum reviews and updates.
Second Edition of DPI’s Dating Violence Prevention Unit. Cover this important topic in your health education class by using the lessons created in this unit of instruction. New information in this unit relate to music and dating violence and a new lesson that connects the prevalence of youth and dating violence in our society.
Bill on required CPR/AED instruction: Beginning in the 2011-12 school year, instruction on CPR/AED must take place. There is no time stipulation spelled out in the bill and CPR/AED certification is not required as part of this instruction. It makes the most sense to do this in the capstone health education class but could be done in any class where every student is required to participate, such as an introductory physical education class. Click here for 2009 Wisconsin Act 273.
K-12 lessons on teaching about communicable disease prevention. Ten lessons, four elementary, three middle, and three high school that present this issue in a highly interactive and engaging way. A great way to bring this important topic to your classroom.
Health Education Leadership Certificate. The Department of Public Instruction in collaboration with the American Heart Association, the Wisconsin Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, and the Department of Health Services has developed a program to help new teachers, experienced educators, and public health educators improve their knowledge and skills related to either curriculum, instruction, and assessment or coordinated school health programs. If interested in earning this award you can read more about it by going to this new webpage.
The DPI, along with the Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center and the US Environmental Protection Agency, has launched a statewide skin cancer prevention initiative.
The DPI co-sponsors a symposium called Best Practices in Physical Education and Health each summer to help increase knowledge and skills on the latest information on these content areas. The 2011 event will be held July 26-28 at UW Stevens Point.
Movin' and Munchin' Schools is a DPI-sponsored program to engage families in physical activity and healthy eating by having students and their families count moving miles based on the amount of physical activity they complete, and the food choices a person makes.
The DPI distributes current resource information to all health and physical education lead teachers in the state through an e-mail list. To be added to this list, please contact Jon Hisgen at 608-267-9234 or e-mail Jon at jon.hisgen@dpi.wi.gov
This web page is dedicated to providing up-to-date information about school health education and physical activity programs and resources available through the Department of Public Instruction.
For questions about this information, contact Jon W. Hisgen (608) 267-9234
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