| 176 | Wednesday, March 17, 2010 |
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| 10:30 AM-11:45 AM | Convention Center:205 |
| AAHE/Serve As a Resource Person |
| School Health Education in the 21st Century: A National Conversation |
| Is the goal of school health education to foster the adoption and maintenance of healthy behaviors or is it to improve knowledge and skills? Is there a difference? Are public health goals being inappropriately applied in school settings? Are health literacy objectives intended to result in behavior change, or not? Presenters will outline their positions and participants will engage in a discussion around these questions. |
Keyword(s): health education K-12, professional preparation, standards and ethics
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| Presider: Bonni C. Hodges, State University of New York - Cortland, Cortland, NY |
| Panelists: Donna Videto, Joseph Governali and Bonni C. Hodges, State University of New York - Cortland, Cortland, NY; Tami Benham Deal, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; and Nancy A. Hudson, Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), Washington, DC |