The health habits of high school students affect not only their current health but also their future risk for obesity and cardiovascular disease. The "Heart Smart Discussion Activity" was developed to provide information about heart health, good nutrition, physical activity, and stress management. It encourages students to discuss…

Intimate or romantic relationships for young people today play an integral role in their health and quality of life. Between the ages of 11 and 13 students become more interested in the opposite sex and as a result they begin to develop more intimate relationships. Around this age students are learning to deal with these feelings of attraction and…

Explores the possibility of integrating school-based and therapeutic conflict management models, comparing two management models: a school-based conflict management program, "Teaching Students To Be Peacemakers"; and a therapeutic conflict management program, "Life Space Crisis Intervention." The paper concludes that integration might be possible…

Describes an instructional activity to teach middle school through college students how to critically analyze health-related infomercial messages and content; identify techniques commonly used in infomercials to persuade customers to purchase products; identify how and why these techniques can be misleading and unreliable; and discuss benefits and…

Presents a question-and-answer teaching technique for approaching K-12 drug education. Students can work individually or cooperatively to define and identify concepts related to drug use. Teachers supply factual information, dispel myths, and provide appropriate resources to correct errors. The article offers information on lesson objectives,…

Development of classroom rules is essential for establishing safe and open health classrooms where students can express their feelings and concerns about sometimes controversial subjects. This article explains how teachers can involve students in planning clear classroom rules, thus developing a sense of community. Should classroom behavior become…

This lesson enhances secondary students' self-esteem and reinforces positive health behaviors. Activity 1 examines cultural standards of beauty, questions attitudes about body image, and presents nonappearance affirmations for enhancing self-esteem. Activity 2 helps students recall occasions when others' comments influenced their self-esteem,…

Presents activities to help adolescent and young-adult students become aware of the different types and possible benefits of social support and help them develop skills for obtaining social support. The process involves introducing them to different types of social support, discussing social support, creating social support webs, and having…

Describes how to teach secondary students about human reproduction using the game "Jeopardy." Students respond to five categories of questions about reproduction, receiving points for correct answers. This encourages students' full participation in learning, allows students to integrate concepts, and reinforces the idea that learning can be fun.…

Presents a strategy for health and home economics teachers to use in evaluating secondary students' eating and nutritional patterns. Students keep two-day food journals then complete a colorful personal food pyramid with the results. This creates a personal pyramid of food choices that lets students explore their eating habits. (SM)

This is a guide for teaching college students to use the World Wide Web (WWW), explaining the Internet and its use, describing the assignment, and summarizing classroom and laboratory activities. Detailed procedures are presented to help students develop a virtual reference directory. (SM)

Suggestions are made for infusing career education into health education classes. (JD)

A program for kindergarten students designed to encourage children to eat nonsweet snacks is carried out through dental health snack parties. (JMF)

This article describes the logic and assumptions on which health risk appraisals (HRAs) are based and offers recommendations for appropriate use of HRAs with school-age children. Specific ways to optimize the instructional benefits and to minimize the shortcomings are suggested. (MT)

Some practical guidelines for developing multiple choice tests are offered. Included are three steps: (1) test design; (2) proper construction of test items; and (3) item analysis and evaluation. (JMF)