HED 105 — Health Education for Teachers
Designed for multiple or single subject teacher candidates. Provides introductory knowledge of broad health-related issues relevant to K-12 curriculum. Topics include primary and secondary school health education curriculum design, basic legal issues of health education in California, discussion of community resources, behavior modification techniques, stress management, benefits of regular exercise, nutrition and eating disorders, disease prevention, childhood obesity, sexually transmitted diseases, contraception, substance abuse including alcohol and tobacco, safety in the home and school, and violence including gang and domestic violence. Meets the state of California health education requirement for the K-12 teaching credential. (CSU)