State of New Jersey, Department of Education

Comprehensive Health

Activities and Games
Dole 5 A Day Provides access to educational resources for teachers and students to learn more about fruits and vegetables and why eating 5 to 9 servings every day is so important

Stop Bullying Now

This solution-oriented site presents a comprehensive and multifaceted approach to preventing bullying. It also provides help and advice to victims, parents and bystanders.
Lesson Plans
Ed Helper: Health Theme Units Directory of Health lesson plans on topics including: Alcohol, Circulatory System, Digestive System, Disabilities, Drugs, Hygiene, Nutrition, The Five Senses and more!
Health Teacher Provides a comprehensive, sequential K-12 health education curriculum that consists of almost 300 lesson guides that meet National Health Education Standards along with skills-based assessment methods.
PBS Teacher Source To view PBS lessons and activities, select a grade range: High School (9-12), Middle School (6-8), Grades 3-5, Grades K-2 or Preschool and select a topic: Abuse & Addiction, Anatomy, Death & Dying, Diet & Nutrition, Exercise & Lifestyle Choices, Genes & Inherited Risks, Illness & Disease, Treatments & Medicine, Workplace Health, World Health, etc.
PE Central PE Central presents a large number of Health lesson ideas from teachers around the globe for you to use in your health education program.
Putting it all Together North Dakota TWT Lesson Plan Archive
School Health and Safety These health lessons include National Health Education Standards and Georgia Quality Core Health Curriculum objectives. They have been field tested for: student interest, age/stage appropriateness, and
consideration of the six major health risk behaviors identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lessons were written by both pre-service education students at Georgia State University and practicing K-12 teachers. Additional health lessons are invited.
TeachNology This site contains lesson plans and resources that teachers can use in their classroom.

Professional Development
Growth Charts Training "This Web site offers a set of self-directed, interactive training modules using the pediatric growth charts in clinical and public health settings to assess growth of infants, children, and adolescents."
Resources
Drugs, Brains, and Behavior - The Science of Addiction This booklet provides scientific information about drug addiction, including the many harmful consequences of drug abuse and the basic approaches that have been developed to prevent and treat the disease.
Electric Heart A resource at NOVA, the program tells the story of the artificial heart. You'll find an online map of the heart, how the human heart works with an automatically changing color graphic of a heart in cross-section, facts, resources and lots more. Grade level: elementary, middle school and high school

Get Ready

This American Public Health Association web site features a kid-friendly, easy-to-understand guide to pandemic flu and preparedness.  It features games and tips for what kids can do to stay healthy and resources for parents and teachers.

Healthy Youth!

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed a wide variety of science-based and other instructional materials that can help schools enhance existing health education curriculum and instruction. Healthy Youth is a unique, user-friendly web tool that consolidates these Pre-K-12 resources in one convenient location.
Kids Health Get all the answers to your health questions in this "kids only" section - Elementary students will enjoy the games like "Hey, What Bit Me?" Teachers can use this as a resource when health related questions come up at school.

National Center for Health Education: Growing Healthy

Growing Healthy, America's first comprehensive school health education curriculum, is designed to provide school health teachers with the tools they need to effectively teach health education.

National Health Museum "This is an institution that seeks to focus on the health of all Americans, particularly young people and their families. We also seek to ignite curiosity within tomorrow's scientists and health practitioners by making a particular effort to serve K-12 educators and students across the United States."