• Welcome to the Health Education Web Page. Here you will find important information affecting health education in Michigan schools.

Healthy kids make better students.  Better students make healthier communities.  Health education is a component of Coordinated School Health and Safety Programs. This unit provides leadership, guidance and support to local and intermediate school districts on comprehensive school health issues.

Curriculum Contact: Health Consultant, Merry Stanford has retired from state service as of May 12, 2007.  If your questions are not answered by the information posted below, please contact Linda Vermeersch, secretary for Health Education in the Coordinated School Health and Safety Programs Unit, at (517) 241-4437.

• Memo to Superintendents: Health and Sexuality Education Teaching Endorsements

• High School Merit Curriculum FAQ - Health and Physical Education 

• High School Merit Credit Guidelines - Health & Physical Education

• K-8 Grade Level Content Expectations for Health Education

• Fully Qualified Teachers of Health 

• MDE-HealthEd Listserv 
An announcement listserv for Michigan Health Education Teachers

• Coordinated School Health & Safety Programs

• Tobacco Prevention

• Safe Schools

• Nutrition

• Character Education

• HIV/STD & Sexuality Education

• School Health Services (Immunization, Vision, Medication Issues)

• HIV/STD and Sexuality Education

• Michigan Law Regarding Health Education 

• Chase Edwards Law 

• Model Local Wellness Policy 

• Coordinated School Health and Safety Programs Policies Brochure 
Michigan State Board of Education Approved Policies: 2000-2005

• Policy on Offering Healthy Food and Beverages In Venues Outside of the Federally Regulated Child Nutrition Programs 

• 24/7 Tobacco-Free Schools, Policy On 

• Policy on the Management of Asthma in Schools 

• Policy on Quality Character Education 

• Policy on Comprehensive School Health Education 

• Policy to Promote Health and Prevent Disease and Pregnancy 

• Policy on Coordinated School Health Programs to Support Academic Achievement and Healthy Schools 

• Report: Comprehensive School Health Education (2003) 

• Questions to Ask When Choosing a Health Education Curriculum 

• Bullying Prevention in the Michigan Model teaches skills for dealing with bullying behavior.

• Michigan Model for Health

• Michigan Model Partnership for Character Education

• Standards for Teacher Preparation in Health 

• Performance-Based Assessment: What Is It? 

• Sample Assessment Rubric -- Grade 1 

• Sample Assessment Rubric -- Grade 2 

• Sample Assessment Rubric -- Grade 3 

• Sample Assessment Rubric -- Grade 4

• Sample Assessment Rubric -- Grade 5 

• Sample Assessment Rubric -- Grade 6 

• Michigan Model Rubric Worksheet 

• Comprehensive School Health Coordinators Association

• SCASS - Health Education Assessment Project

• Educational Materials Center

• School Nutrition

• HIV/STD and Sexuality Education

• Department of Community Health

• School Health Regions Map 

• General Professional Development Resources at MDE

• Michigan School Health Coordinators 

• Michigan Profile for Healthy Youth (MiPHY)

• Funding Resources

• Youth Risk Behavior Survey

• Healthy Weight Report