School Health Law

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School Health Law
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• The School Health Law Project is dedicated to
  improving childrens health by improving the
  school environment.

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Mission

• Promote access to nutritious foods/beverages and
  physical activity in public schools
• Reduce or eliminate the advertising of
  non-nutritious foods/beverages on school campuses
  

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• The School Health Law Project is a project of
  Public Health Law Policy based in Oakland,
  California.
• They provide legal research and technical
  assistance to nutrition and physical activity
  advocates. We also partner with community-based
  organizations working toward policy changes
  related to these goals in their communities.

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Academic Standards forHealth, Safetyand
Physical EducationPennsylvania Department of
Education22 Pa. Code, Chapter 4, Appendix D
(006-276) Final Form-Annex A
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• The Academic Standards for Health, Safety and
  Physical Education describe what students should
  know and be able to do by the end of third,
  sixth, ninth and twelfth grade. The standards are
  sequential across the grade levels
• School use these standards to develop local
  school curriculum and assessments that will meet
  the needs of the students.

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Cont

• The Academic Standards for Health, Safety and
  Physical Education provide students with the
  knowledge and skills that will enable them to
  achieve and maintain a physically active and
  healthful life.
• The attainment of these standards will favorably
  impact their lives and the lives of those around
  them. By becoming and remaining physically,
  mentally, socially and emotionally healthy,
  students will increase their chances of achieving
  to their highest academic potential.

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The Academic Standards are placed in these
categories

• Concepts of Health
• Healthful Living
• Safety and Injury Prevention
• Physical Activity
• Concepts, Principles and Strategies of Movement

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Concepts of Health

• Stages of Growth and Development
• infancy
• childhood
• adolescence
• adulthood
• late adulthood
• Interaction of Body Systems
• Nutrition
• Alcohol, Tobacco and Chemical Substances
• Health Problems and Disease Prevention
• http//www.pde.state.pa.us/stateboard_ed/lib/state
  board_ed/SandyHealth.pdf

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Healthful Living

• Health Practices, Products and Services
• Health Information and Consumer Choices
• Health Information and the Media
• Decision-making Skills
• Health and the Environment
• http//www.pde.state.pa.us/stateboard_ed/lib/state
  board_ed/SandyHealth.pdf

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Safety and Injury Prevention

• Safe/Unsafe Practices
• Emergency Responses/Injury Management
• Strategies to Avoid/Manage Conflict
• Safe Practices in Physical Activity
• http//www.pde.state.pa.us/stateboard_ed/lib/state
  board_ed/SandyHealth.pdf

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Physical Activity

• Physical Activities That Promote Health and
  Fitness
• Effects of Regular Participation
• Responses of the Body Systems to Physical
  Activity
• Physical Activity Preferences
• Physical Activity and Motor Skill Improvement
• Physical Activity and Group Interaction
• http//www.pde.state.pa.us/stateboard_ed/lib/state
  board_ed/SandyHealth.pdf

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Concepts, Principles and Strategies of Movement

• Movement Skills and Concepts
• Motor Skill Development
• Practice Strategies
• Principles of Exercise/Training
• Scientific Principles That Affect Movement
• Game Strategies
• http//www.pde.state.pa.us/stateboard_ed/lib/state
  board_ed/SandyHealth.pdf

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References

• http//www.schoolhealthlaw.org/about.html
• http//www.phlaw.org/factsheets.html
• http//www.pde.state.pa.us/stateboard_ed/lib/state
  board_ed/SandyHealth.pdf
• http//www.nasbe.org/HealthySchools/States/State_P
  olicy.asp