Child and Adolescent Health is an optimal introduction to the health education profession, providing a broad introduction to successful health promotion, programs, services and collaborations to reduce health risks and promote school success. The text, reflecting all key standards in the field of health education, emphasizes the skills needed to promote and teach health, while providing background on the key health areas in children and adolescents. The book emphasizes the promotion of health of children and adolescents by linking schools, health care organizations and communities to address students’ health needs in six key areas: behavioral health and physical health; healthy environments, health education, nutrition services, and physical education. It emphasizes the skills needed to promote and teach health, while providing background information on the key phases in child and adolescent development.
Pedagogical features include three sections focused on the foundations of health and learning, promoting healthy children and adolescents in the key health areas and working across systems and educational sites. Chapter Objectives, Key Terms, and For Practice and Discussion will be incorporated into each chapter. Each chapter will also include service-learning activities to extend student learning and community engagement.
Part one covers foundations of health and learning. Chapter topics are the critical position of health to academic achievement; working with schools, health organizations, and communities; and effective health promotion programs and services. Among key topics covered in these chapters are social determinants of health, the socio-econological model, how to advocate for child health, working with stakeholders, team-building, and evidence-based planning and program management.
In part two, the book focuses on specific approaches to promoting health in children and adolescents. Chapter topics are behavioral and mental health; physical health; essentials of health education; nutritional health; physical education; and healthy environment. Each chapter covers history, national standards, essential functions, state of practice, and case examples of effective programs and practices.
Chapters in part 3 cover health needs between childhood and young adulthood. Chapter topics are preschool, elementary school, middle school, high school, and college. Each chapter covers health behaviors/health challenges; prevention of chronic disease; special health needs; family engagement strategies; disparities and equity; teaching strategies and evidence-based programs; technology; and advocacy.
PART 1 Foundations of health and learning
1: Health is critical to academic achievement
2: Working with schools, healthcare and communities
3: Effective health promotion programs and services
PART 2 Promoting healthy children and adolescents
4: Behavioral and mental health (counseling, social services & psychological services)
5: Physical health
6: Health education
7: Nutritional health
8: Physical education and activity
9: Healthy environment
PART 3 Health Needs Childhood to Young Adulthood
10: Preschool
11: Elementary School
12: Middle School
13: High School
14: College (2 yr, 4 yr, universities)
