The document discusses the role of physical education in coordinated school health programs. A coordinated school health program has 8 components and aims to increase students' health knowledge, improve health behaviors, enhance educational outcomes, and enhance social outcomes. Physical education is one component that focuses on psychomotor skills and provides opportunities for students to engage in regular physical activity, develop motor skills, and improve fitness levels. This helps students' health, learning, and makes physical activity a valued part of a healthy lifestyle.
2. Objectives
• To understand the role of physical education in coordinated school
health programs.
• To determine the goals of physical education in a coordinated school
health program.
3. Coordinated school health model : role of physical
education
A Coordinated School Health (CSH) program has been
recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Physical education is one of eight components of a CSH program.
This entry includes the goals of CSH, physical education's role in
helping schools meet those goals, and the need for physical
education.
4. Coordinated school health program : role of physical
Education
The main goal of physical
education is to lead youth to lifelong participation
in physical activity
5. Additional goals of physical education
encompass competence in motor skills
to perform a variety of physical
activities; applying movement
concepts, strategies, and tactics to
participate in a variety of physical
activities; developing a health-
enhancing level of physical fitness;
exhibiting appropriate personal and
social responsibility during physical
activities; and valuing physical
activity for health, enjoyment, and
social interaction.
6. Coordinated school health model: Role of
physical education
Physical education is relevant to the CSH program
and to school health because it is the only content
area in schools that focuses largely on the psycho-
motor domain, thus, helping improve student health
and learning.
7. Role of physical Education
• Physical education programs provide opportunities for
students to engage in regular physical activity, develop
fundamental motor skills and movement concepts,
and build their physical fitness
levels.
• helping improve student health
and learning.
8. Goals
There are four main goals of CSH programs:
(1) increase health knowledge, attitudes, and skills;
(2) Improve health behaviors and outcomes.
(3) enhance educational outcomes
(4) enhance social outcomes
9. Physical Education’s Role
in Meeting CSH Goals
With regard to CSH goals, physical education
has the potential to impact student behavior in
the Psychomotor, cognitive, and affective learning
domains.
One unique aspect of CSH is that physical education
targets physical activity, which is one predictor
of overweight and obesity.
10. A physical education teacher is an educator who
aims to engage students in moderate to vigor-ous
physical activity for at least 50% of class time.
Physical educators also teach knowledge of healthy
practices related to fitness and physical activity,
thus, helping students make more informed health
choices.