Health education is required at the elementary, middle and high school level. There are three NYS standards that must be met at each level. Standard 1 – Personal Health and Fitness, requires students to understand human growth and development and recognize the relationship between behaviors and healthy development. They learn ways to promote health and prevent disease and demonstrate and practice positive health behaviors. Standard 2 – A Safe and Healthy Environment, allows elementary student to demonstrate personally and socially responsible behaviors. They learn to care for and respect themselves and others. Elementary students learn through Standard 3 – Resource Management, the influences of culture, media, and technology in making decisions about personal and community issues. They learn about and use valid health information, products, and services. Students will advocate for healthy families and communities.
At the kindergarten through sixth grade levels, the curriculum of choice in the Jamestown Schools is the Growing Healthy program.
In seventh through 12th grades, Jamestown students use the Teenage Health Teaching Modules (THTM). This is a nationally recognized program that has been researched and validated. THTM is a comprehensive secondary school health education curriculum. The following essential health skills are recognized:
• risk assessment
• self-assessment
• communication
• decision-making
• goal setting
• health advocacy
• health self-management
THTM encourages students to meet the challenges of building positive, new skills, while developing a sensible understanding of and respect
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