How might you behave How might your body feel

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How might you behave?How might your body feel?

• A restless night of minimal sleep.
• Skipped a meal really hungry.
• Really hungry and filled up on sugar.
• After 30 minutes of moderate - vigorous exercise.
• Too much caffeine / no cafeine
• After a massage, yoga session, sauna or
  whirlpool.
• After fighting with someone you care about.

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Health Learning

• The Effect of
• Physical, Mental Social Health on
• Classroom Learning.

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Research Shows That...

• increased physical, social and emotional
  well-being can improve academic performance.
  Health Academics Making the Link
  Massachusetts Department of
  Education, 2000

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Survival emotional data have priority over
cognitive processing.

• Survival sleep, nutrition physical health
• Emotional news, school shootings, family
  problems, gangs, social conflicts, school culture
  and climate. Dr. David A. Sousa, Midwest
  Brain Learning Institute, June 2001

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Sleep Learning

• Dont underestimate the value of sleep in
  building memory circuits. Going to bed directly
  after learning cuts down on interfering memories
  and firms up new learning. Your Childs
  Growing Mind
• Jane Healy, Ph.D.

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Adequate Sleep

• Improves concentration alertness
• Promotes long-term memory
• Builds memory circuits
• Causes less irritability
• Aids in stress management
• Decreases accidents
  How the Brain Learns Dr. David Sousa

• Age 4 - 6 10 -12 hours
• Age 6 - 12 9 - 11 hours
• Age 12 - 14 8 - 10 hours
• Growing Years 8 - 10 hours
• Adults 7 - 8 hours
  Your Childs Growing Mind Jane Healy, Ph.D.

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Health Attendance

• Students with poor nutrition and low levels of
  physical fitness are more likely to be absent and
  tardy. The Relationship of School Breakfast to
  Psychosocial and Academic Functioning Archives
  of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine, 1998

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Nutrition Learning

• Your brain is the greediest organ in the body.
  The resting brain uses oxygen glucose at 10
  times the rate of the rest of the body.
• The neurotransmitters that allow our neurons to
  communicate are made up of amino acids,
  (proteins) which we obtain from foods. These
  facts give new meaning to You are what you eat.
  Brain Matters, Patricia Wolfe

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Hungry or Undernourished Children

• Irritable
• Apathetic
• Decreased cognitive function performance in
  areas of language concentration
• Increased risk for infection and absenteeism
  Journal of School Health August 1997

• 45 of Michigan students trying to lose weight
• 13 fasted for 24 hours or more
• 8 took diet pills
• 81 do not meet the requirements for fruits
  vegetables
• 79 do not receive adequate calcium
  1999 Michigan YRBS

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Obese Learners showed

• Low self esteem due to ostracism from peers
• Long term physical consequences
• Significant psychological and social
  consequences Bridging Student Health Risks and
  Academic Achievement Through Comprehensive
  School Health Programs Journal of
  School Health, August 1997

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School Based Breakfast Lunch Programs
showed...

• Increased School Attendance
• Greater Class Participation
• Improved Emotional Behaviors
• Increased academic achievement Bridging
  Student Health Risks and Academic Achievement
  Through Comprehensive School Health Programs
  Journal of School Health, August 1997

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Exercise is associated with

• Improved math, reading writing scores
• Maintenance of positive interpersonal
  relationships
• Reduced incidence of depression, anxiety and
  fatigue
• Reduced disruptive behaviors Journal of
  School Health, August 1997

• 35 of Michigan children receive PE one or more
  days a week.
• 27 participated in moderate exercise 5 days in
  past week. 1999 Michigan YRBS

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School Based Physical Activity Programs

• Increased concentration
• Improved Mathematics, Reading Writing Scores
• Reduced Disruptive Behaviors
• Maintenance of Positive Interpersonal
  Relationships
• Reduced Anxiety, Depression Fatigue
  Bridging Student Health Risks and
  Academic Achievement Through Comprehensive
  School Health Programs Journal of
  School Health, August 1997

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Vigorous Physical Activity

• Reduced anxiety, tension depression
• Reduced reactivity to stressors
• Improved student attitudes toward self and
  school. Bridging Student Health Risks and
  Academic Achievement Through Comprehensive
  School Health Programs Journal of
  School Health, August 1997

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Other positive lifestyle choices of Physically
Active Individuals.

• Better nutrition
• Greater stress management
• Avoidance of tobacco other Drugs Bridging
  Student Health Risks and Academic Achievement
  Through Comprehensive School Health Programs
  Journal of School Health, August 1997

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Tobacco Learning

• Reduces oxygen to the brain
• Reduces ability to concentrate
• Decreased attention span
• 15 minutes of craving per day missing 9 wks of
  a 50 min. class Health Academics
  Making the Link Massachusetts Department of
  Education

• 72 of Michigan students have tried cigarettes
• 34 smoke 1 or more per day
• 20 smoke cigars, cigarillos, etc...
• 27 had 1st cigarette before age 13
  1999 Michigan YRBS

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Alcohol Learning

• Impairs the brains ability to process
  information
• Impairs memory formation
• Impairs recall information Health
  Academics Making the Link Massachusetts
  Department of Education, 2000

• 82 of Michigan students have tried alcohol
• 32 had 1st drink before age 13
• 30 binge drink
• 34 rode with a driver who drank
• 13 drove under the influence 1999
  Michigan YRBS

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Marijuana Learning

• Affects short-term memory
• Reduced concentration
• Apathy Health Academics Making the Link
  Massachusetts Department of Education

• 46 used once or more
• 12 used before age 13
• 26 used one or more time in month
• 16 use inhalants one or more times 1999
  Michigan YRBS

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Mental Health Learning

• People with well-developed emotional skills are
  also more likely to be content and effective in
  their lives. People who cannot marshal some
  control over their emotional life fight inner
  battles that sabotage their ability for focused
  work and clear thought.
• Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.

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Violence LearningExposure to violence....

• Negative effect on learning
• Sleep disturbances
• Stress-related complaints
• Coping difficulties
• Lack of interest
• High Drop out rate Bridging Student
  Health Risks and Academic Achievement Through
  Comprehensive School Health Programs
  Journal of School Health, August 1997

• 16 of Michigan students carried a weapon to
  school last 30 days.
• 5 skipped school due to fear
• 35 in a physical fight in past year
  1999 Michigan YRBS

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Emotional Health Learning

• 20 of Michigan students considered suicide
• 15 made a plan
• 8 attempted 1999 Michigan YRBS

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Students must be taught how to handle
emotions. Dr.. David A. Sousa,
Midwest Brain Learning Institute June 2001

• Identify Express Emotions
• Social Skills
• Friendship Skills
• Stress Management
• Impulse Control
• Delayed Gratification
• Problem Solving
• Negotiation

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Comprehensive School Health Programs....

• Increased grade point average. (Hawkins et al,
  1999)
• Increased course grades in math English.
  (Murphy et al, 1996)
• Increased achievement scores in reading.
  (Lindmark, 1996)
• Increased standardized test performance (Simun,
  1996)

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Quality Comprehensive Health Education Programs
are based on the principles that promote positive
health behavior change in students.
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True or False?Accurate knowledge leads to
Positive Health Behavior Change
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Factors which promote Positive Behavior Change

• Knowledge
• Self-efficacy
• Skills
• Environmental Support Health Belief Model
  Rosenstock

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Skill Based Instruction

• Introduce the skill
• Motivate
• Explain
• Demonstrate
• Check for Understanding
• Practice
• Guided practice with feedback
• Apply
• Encourage use in real life situations
  self-evaluation Skill Based Instruction
  Madeline Hunter

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What Works in Health Education

• Adequate instruction time
• Comprehensive
• Need to know vs. Nice to know
• Scope Sequence
• Skill Based Instruction
• Environmental Support - Parents / Administration
• Teacher Training

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What Makes the Michigan Model Work

• State Coalition
• 26 Local Coordinators
• Research Based
• Strong Scope Sequence
• Correlated to State Standards Benchmarks
• Lesson Format
• Materials Provided
• Materials Coordinators
• Teacher Training
• Parent Involvement