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26 Philosophical Foundations of Health Education
The act of collaboration affords ordinary people a voice in the schools and reduces
feelings of powerlessness resulting from frequently unresponsive bureaucracies, and it
discovers community perceptions of local health problems and their bearing on students
and families. The nationwide effort to promote the community - based drug programs
certainly supports the practice of school - community planning to meet a local
health situation. Other examples of school - community collaboration are plentiful. In
Louisiana the Comprehensive Health Education Guide was developed with the express
help of multicultural groups so that it would be completely useful when implemented.
In Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Health Curriculum Progression Chart was prepared
from outcome statements at the state level and reflects the different geographical
regions and ethnic and cultural differences within the state.
Finally, it should be acknowledged that people have to struggle together to reach
common goals. Conrad knew this well when he wrote that “ man is born; he struggles;
he dies. ” — a pretty short life history. The key word here is struggles . Life is a struggle
— a struggle to generate the capacity to perform well and to achieve a certain
happiness.
RECOMMENDATIONS
School administrators, policy makers, and school board personnel will find it appropriate
to
1. Review existing school health education practices and consider the need to revise
and update programs in the light of student lifestyles and current national and
local health problems.
2. Establish a working committee consisting of both school personnel and community
members who have a strong interest in health and health - related happenings
within the community and will function to favorably influence school health
education.
HELPFUL SOURCES
A healthy child: The key to the basics . (1984). Kent, OH: American School Health Association (P.O. Box 708,
Kent, OH 44240).
Bruess, C. E., & Laing. S. J. (1983). Promotion of health education programs. Health Education, 14 (2): 26 – 30.
Comprehensive school health education (Report by the National Professional School Health Education
Organization). (1984). Health Education, 15 (6), 4 – 8.
Health education curriculum progression . (1980). New York: National Center for Health Education (30 E. 29th
St., New York, NY 10016).
Health education: Guidelines for planning health education programs, K – 12 . (1983). Kent, OH: American
School Health Association (P.O. Box 708, Kent, OH 44240).
Livingood, W. C. (1984). The school health curriculum project: Its theory, practice and measurement experience
as a health education curriculum. Health Education, 15 (2), 9 – 13.