Health Education

Health Education is a unique and separate academic discipline. It influences individual, family, and societal development, knowledge, attitudes, and behavior and seeks the improvement of individual, family and community health. Health education helps individuals seek that which moves them toward optimal stages of wellness. It means also aiding individuals and families in overcoming the debilitating effects of economic deprivation, the lack of balance, disease and accidents of life. The Kansas Health Curricular Standards and National SHAPE Health Standards serve as guidance to help schools achieve this goal.

• Health Curricular Standards (PDF) Document available upon request.

Health Resources

PE Kansas is a web-based curriculum tool is a free and valuable asset for physical educators across Kansas, made possible through funding from the Kansas Health Foundation.  Some of the key features include:

• Creating lesson plans (warm-ups, activities, national standards, equipment, safety considerations, modifications, and assessments).
• Storing lesson plans for future use and record keeping (pdf and Word options).
• Sharing valuable educational resources.

For more information, visit PE Kansas. [external website]

The School Counseling/SECD/PE Standards Alignment Toolkit supports districts and educators in intentionally aligning curriculum, instruction, and assessment to the Kansas Social, Emotional, and Character Development (SECD) Standards to promote coherent, schoolwide social-emotional learning and positive student outcomes.

• School Counseling/SECD/PE Standards Alignment Toolkit (PDF) Document available upon request.