Furthermore, the list helps to underscore for educators the all-encompassing nature of comprehensive health and how it interfaces with their work. The following items may be included on such a checklist. In this way, the self- assessment became a conduit for forging communication between health educators and other school staff. Although they may not realize it, every faculty member has a vested interest in the health and well-being of their students. Kids who come to school hungry, sleep-deprived, or preoccupied with family problems, operate at a distinct disadvantage in any classroom.
Young adolescents are ill-equipped to learn if their health is compromised in any substantial way.
Consequently, it behooves teachers to be mindful of the inextricable relationship between student health and educational success. As these comments indicate, comprehensive health involves much more than teaching kids about AIDS and the physiological effects of alcohol consumption. Making Health Everyone's Business Once health educators have determined the extent to which other faculty address facets of comprehensive health in their work, they can begin to find ways to collaborate more closely with these staff members. It's not my job. I'm an English teacher, not a health teacher.