Practicing Self-Enhancing Behaviors (NHES 7)

Resources for Educators

Note: NHES 7 refers to a variety of habits.

Black Lives Matter: Meditation for Healing  -A blog and podcast educating about race-related issues, also including meditations.

https://www.drcandicenicole.com/post/2016-07-black-lives-matter-meditation

Breathe2Relax: Google and Apple Apps -This stress management app was built to help decrease stress effects on the body and mind by using diaphragmatic breathing techniques. These breathing techniques can help manage stress levels, decrease emotional responses, and stabilize mood.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.t2health.breathe2relax&hl=en
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/breathe2relax/id425720246

CA Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Curriculum: Lesson 7: Get Your Helmet On! -California’s state lesson plan on wearing a helmet while in active transportation, focusing on how to safely wear bicycle helmets and their importance.

https://sonomasaferoutes.org/sites/default/files/lesson_7.pdf

Denver Osteopathic Foundation: Buckle Up In the Backseat -Denver’s lesson plan on the importance of wearing a seatbelt, teaching about Newton’s First Law of Motion and safety features within a vehicle. It is made for grade 5.

https://www.codot.gov/safety/carseats/assets/buckle-up-lessons-final-2-27-13pdf.pdf

Education Victoria: Personal Hygiene -A large resource list including all kinds of lesson plan information on personal hygiene, mainly hand-washing, menstrual health, toileting, and puberty.

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/personal-hygiene/resources

Health Direct: Personal Hygiene -Health Direct’s resource on personal hygiene; how to wash genitals, hands and body, and taking care of body odors. This is written for older ages.

https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/personal-hygiene

HelpGuide.org: A Teenager’s Guide to Depression -A description of what depression can look like written for teenagers, which also includes ways to make it through.

https://www.helpguide.org/articles/depression/teenagers-guide-to-depression.htm

RMC Health Resources Include:

Homepage -A young person health advocacy group providing education and resources for schools and health educators. RMC Health wants to promote a school-learning environment with the best accessibility and training for young people of all types, and support health educators to be prepared and successful.

https://www.rmc.org/

Self-Management -RMC Health’s framework for the health standard Self-Management by grade level and expectation. It includes steps and tools for including it in the health classroom.

Self-Management

Sabes: Teaching About Vaccines -A Massachusetts lesson materials about vaccines in a series of different languages, entire lesson plans included.

https://www.sabes.org/content/teaching-about-vaccines-lesson-materials

San Marino High School: Mental Health Resources & the Wellness Wheel -San Marino High School’s resource page for student mental health, including the Wellness Wheel, 10 Things Students Can Do to Boost Their Mental Health, and additional resources. This page is made for high schoolers but the tools it provides can be used with all ages.

https://www.sanmarinohs.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1421107&type=d&pREC_ID=2168469

TeensHealth: Sports Physicals -This website explains to kids why it’s important to get a physical with a doctor. Although it focuses on physicals before sports seasons, the information is relevant for them to know.

https://kidshealth.org/en/teens/sports-physicals.html