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- We Are Friends of L.C. Bee is an alcohol awareness curriculum designed for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
- Healthy Choices Program of Studies (POS) was developed for Fairfax County Public Schools’ (FCPS). Development services included curriculum writing, developmental editing, original illustrations, art, design, layout, and manufacturing.
- Cherokee Nation’s Cherokee Challenge Curriculum, a physical activity program for grades 5–8 that aligned to the State of Oklahoma’s Health and Physical Education standards.
- The California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP), a program of the University of California, provides an extensive series of educational and training tools for instructors and students, grades preK–12.
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- Cancer Detection Programs: Every Woman Counts (CRP: EWC) Breast Cancer Screening and Cervical Cancer Prevention Education Program Curriculum—Educator’s Guide (BCCS).
- Kaiser Permanente® Educational Theatre Programs and cross curriculum components are designed to improve the health of California’s children, teens, and adults.
- Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) for California Primary Care Association Community Clinic and Health Center
- WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease a not-for-profit organization, supporting women living with heart disease with educational modules we develop for their program. Development services include research and writing, developmental editing, design, art, layout and printing materials.
- Pandemic Flu Toolkit for Early/Child Care Providers and Families developed for the Emergency Preparedness and Response Program of Los Angeles County’s Department of Public Health
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- Disaster Resistant California Community Colleges Emergency Operations Plan Model and the Pandemic Education and Prevention for California Community Colleges Video
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Using Literature to Teach Health

Using Literature to
Teach Health $39.95

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Using Literature to Teach Health

A Teacher’s Guide to a HEAP of Books

Created by a dynamic team consisting of a health education specialist and a reading specialist, this resource helps teachers promote both reading literacy and health literacy.

Improving the health of today’s school children is of the utmost importance. Building reading literacy and health literacy in today’s student population is critical to empower students to take charge of their own lives.

This teacher-friendly handbook offers a resource for classroom teachers by identifying specific books to use when planning, teaching, and discussing health content topics and health skills. The recommended book selections in this K–12 collection have been used by both health and reading literacy educators.

complements the earlier HEAP resource “Aligning Health and Reading with a HEAP of Books”
helps teachers align literature with health content and health skill standards

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This page was last updated on December 8, 2021.

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