Health and learning are closely related. Good health is linked with better school performance, cognitive development, attendance rates, higher graduation rates and a general improvement in the life of the student, the family and the community. Comprehensive health education addresses the knowledge and skills for both reducing risk behaviors and increasing actions and habits that increase wellness. The guiding principles of the Health Department are centered in teaching fundamental health concepts, promoting habits and conduct that enhance health and guiding efforts to build healthy individuals, families, relationships, schools and communities.
Health Education Guiding Principles
The tenets of a comprehensive health education experience are health literacy, self-management skills and health promotion. The K-12 health curriculum is designed to provide students with the opportunity to learn and practice both content and skills with regards to concepts that promote lifelong wellness. These include:
To recognize the importance of, and describe the inter-relationship between, social, emotional and physical health.
To obtain, understand and evaluate health information and services; to integrate that information into their decisions and actions regarding their personal health.
To learn about physical changes and how the body functions.
To assume increased responsibility for their health related decisions, actions and self-care.
To understand health assessment tools, and evaluate risk potential.
To demonstrate the understanding and/or capability to respond to health concerns, including emergencies.
To improve students’ ability to communicate health information for self management and health promotion.
The Hingham Public Schools health education program is a K-12 comprehensive health education program, supported by the various components of a coordinated school health system. A K-12 comprehensive health education program includes classroom-based instruction of curriculum in health education and physical education, as well as, integration with curriculum in counseling, life science/biology, PE and family and consumer sciences.
To recognize the importance of, and describe the inter-relationship between, social, emotional and physical health.
To obtain, understand and evaluate health information and services; to integrate that information into their decisions and actions regarding their personal health.
To learn about physical changes and how the body functions.
To assume increased responsibility for their health related decisions, actions and self-care.
To understand health assessment tools, and evaluate risk potential.
To demonstrate the understanding and/or capability to respond to health concerns, including emergencies.
To improve students’ ability to communicate health information for self management and health promotion.
The Hingham Public Schools health education program is a K-12 comprehensive health education program, supported by the various components of a coordinated school health system. A K-12 comprehensive health education program includes classroom-based instruction of curriculum in health education and physical education, as well as, integration with curriculum in counseling, life science/biology, PE and family and consumer sciences.