Parents, Be Aware of Health Education for Your Children

The ten sections of health education that is very important for parents to be aware of are. Mental and emotional health it is important to find the warning signs and to be aware and give children ways in which they can get help, if they are feeling down, or stressed. Next is family and social health this is important that way children and families are able to develop healthy relationships with family members. Growth and development comes next and it is how each child develops differently in their life times. Nutrition is very important cause it shows how the children are to be eating during the days and healthy diet ideas. Personal health and physical activity is next and it’s about the importance of a good night’s sleep, and being physically active and how important it is for a child to do. Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs are not good for children and can lead to many negative factors down the road. Communicable and chronic diseases are to make sure your child has the right immunizations at any given time. Consumer and community health is being aware of the laws of healthcare around you and aware of what healthcare can offer you as a consumer. Next is environmental health, which is to be protecting the environment by recycling and conserving. Lastly is injury prevention and safety, which shows about how to reduce the risk of unintentional injuries by following rules or guidelines.
There are six categories of risk behaviors in today’s students. The first one is behaviors that contribute to unintentional and intentional injuries, both of these injuries are very common in young people, and are the leading cause of death. The next category is tobacco use, is the single most preventable cause of death in the United States. Tobac...

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... them. Health promotion for staff is for staff to have healthy lifestyles therefore children are able to pick up on it and they would be able to model the healthy choices. Lastly is family and community involvement in the school community everything works together like a puzzle that each piece needs each other and they are able to rely on one anything if something happens.
The importance of the program and the affect on children is that it gets each child motivated and they are ready to get started. The children are excited to go out and do things since they learned the building blocks and are able to build and learn more and more each day. The children are able to learn about how to eat right and make good decisions all by learning it and having a fun time.

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http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0073404667/804886/meeks04667_ch01_001_024.pdf