The document provides resources for a health education course, including textbooks, articles, videos, and websites. It outlines chapters and sections from two textbooks that provide overviews of the health education profession and present theories and models for behavior change and planning health education. A video is described that gives an overview of career options for health educators. Websites and an article are listed that can help students understand the role of nutrition in cancer prevention and explore various health topics. The resources are intended to help students learn about the health education field and complete course assignments.

1. Text
Cottrell, R. R., Girvan, J. T., McKenzie, J. F., & Seabert, D.
(2014). Principles and foundations of health promotion and
education (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
· Chapter 1: A Background for the Profession
· This chapter provides an overview of the health education
profession.
· Chapter 4: Theories and Planning Models
· This chapter presents behavior change theories and models
used to plan health education.
Multimedia
Society for Public Health Education [Sophie US]. (2010,
December 22). The health education specialist: Promoting a
healthy world [Video file]. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErBECLCWNOk&feature=pl
ayer_embedded
· This video provides a broad overview of what individuals with
health education degrees are doing in healthcare and what
careers are possible.
· This video only contains visual images and instrumental music
· This video is for public use and has no limited distribution
beyond the terms of YouTube.
Recommended Resource
Article
United States Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor
Statistics. (2012). Occupational employment statistics (Links to
an external site.)Links to an external site.. Retrieved from
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211091.htm
· This website will help students to see that health educators are
in demand throughout the United States.

2. T
ext
Cottrell, R. R., Girvan, J. T., McKenzie, J. F., & Seabert, D.
(2014).
Principles and foundations
of health promotion and education
(6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
·
Chapter 1: A Background for the Profe
ssion
o
This chapter provides an overview of the health education
profession.
·
Chapter 4: Theories and Planning Models
o
This chapter presents behavior change theories and models used
to plan health
education.
Multimedia
Society for Public Health Education [Sop
hie US].
(2010, December 22).

3. The health education
specialist: Promoting a healthy world
[Video file].
Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErBECLCWNOk&feature=pl
ayer_embedded
·
This video provides a broad overview of what individuals with
health ed
ucation degrees
are doing in healthcare and what careers are possible.
·
This video only contains visual images and instrumental music
·
This video is for public use and has no limited distribution
beyond the terms of YouTube.
Recommended Resource
Article
Un
ited States Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(2012).
Occupational

4. employment statistics
(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
.
Retrieved from
http://w
ww.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211091.htm
·
This website will help students to see that health educators are
in demand throughout the
United States.
Text
Cottrell, R. R., Girvan, J. T., McKenzie, J. F., & Seabert, D.
(2014). Principles and foundations
of health promotion and education (6th ed.). Boston, MA:
Pearson Education, Inc.
o This chapter provides an overview of the health education
profession.
o This chapter presents behavior change theories and models
used to plan health
education.
Multimedia
Society for Public Health Education [Sophie US]. (2010,
December 22). The health education
specialist: Promoting a healthy world [Video file]. Retrieved
from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErBECLCWNOk&feature=pl
ayer_embedded

5. with health education degrees
are doing in healthcare and what careers are possible.
nd instrumental
music
beyond the terms of YouTube.
Recommended Resource
Article
United States Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics.
(2012). Occupational
employment statistics (Links to an external site.)Links to an
external site.. Retrieved from
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211091.htm
are in demand throughout the
United States.
Required Resources
Text
Cottrell, R. R., Girvan, J. T., McKenzie, J. F., & Seabert, D.
(2014). Principles and foundations of health promotion and
education (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
· Chapter 8: Agencies, Associations, and Organizations
Associated with Health Education/Promotion
· This chapter focuses on the different types of health agencies
as well as the organization that is responsible for certifying
health education specialists.
· Chapter 9: The Literature of Health Education/Promotion
· This chapter provides an overview of the literature found in
this field and describes the process of critically evaluating such
literature.
Articles

6. Holman, D., & White, M. C. (2011). Dietary behaviors related
to cancer prevention among pre-adolescents and adolescents:
The gap between recommendations and reality. Nutrition
Journal, 10, 60-67. doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-60
· The full-text version of this article can be accessed through
the PubMed Central database in the Ashford University Library.
In this article, Holman and White discuss how nutrition may
play a role in cancer prevention. You will utilize this article to
answer this week’s assignment questions and identify the key
sections of a peer-reviewed scholarly article.
Center for Young Women's HealthLinks to an external
site.. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.youngwomenshealth.org
· This website is provided so that students can complete the
assignment and is one of three options to choose from, this
particular website focuses on young women’s health issues.
EmpowHERLinks to an external site.. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.empowher.com
· This website is provided so that students can complete the
assignment and is one of three options to choose from, this
particular website focuses on a broad array of women’s health
issues.
Young Men’s HealthLinks to an external site.. (n.d.). Retrieved
from http://www.youngmenshealthsite.org
· This website is provided so that students can complete the
assignment and is one of three options to choose from, this
particular website focuses on young men’s health issues.
Recommended Resource
Website
National Commission for Health Education Credentialing,
IncLinks to an external site.. (http://www.nchec.org)
· Link to NCHEC homepage. This source helps students to
realize that the work they are completing in this course is
aligned with the national health education credentialing body.

7. Required Resources
Text
Cottrell, R. R., Girvan, J. T., McKenzie, J. F., & Seabert, D.
(2014).
Principles and foundations
of health promotion and education
(6th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.
·
Chapter 8: Agencies, Associations, and Organizations
Associated with Health
E
ducation/Promotion
·
This chapter focuses on the different types of health agencies as
well as the organization
that is responsible for certifying health education specialists.
·
Chapter 9: The Literature of Health Education/Promotion
·
This chapter provides an
overview of the literature found in this field and describes the
process of critically evaluating such literature.
Articles

8. Holman, D., & White, M. C. (2011). Dietary behaviors related
to cancer prevention among pre
-
adolescents and adolescents: The gap bet
ween recommendations and reality. Nutrition Journal,
10, 60
-
67. doi:10.1186/1475
-
2891
-
10
-
60
·
The full
-
text version of this article can be accessed through the PubMed
Central database
in the Ashford University Library. In this article, Holman and
White discu
ss how
nutrition may play a role in cancer prevention.
You will utilize this article to answer this
week’s assignment questions and identify the key sections of a
peer
-
reviewed scholarly
article.
C
enter for Young Women's Health

9. Links to an external site.
.
(n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.youngwomenshealth.org
·
This website is provided so that students can complete the
assignment and is one of three
options to choose from, this particular website focu
ses on young women’s health issues.
EmpowHER
Links to an external site.
. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.empowher.com
·
This website is provided so that students can complete the
assignment and is one of
three
options to choose from, this particular website focuses on a
broad array of women’s
health issues.
Young Men’s Health
Links to an external site.
.
(n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.youngme
nshealthsite.org
·

10. This website is provided so that students can complete the
assignment and is one of three
options to choose from, this particular website focuses on young
men’s health issues.
Required Resources
Text
Cottrell, R. R., Girvan, J. T., McKenzie, J. F., & Seabert, D.
(2014). Principles and foundations
of health promotion and education (6th ed.). Boston, MA:
Pearson Education, Inc.
Associated with Health
Education/Promotion
as well as the organization
that is responsible for certifying health education specialists.
provides an overview of the literature found in
this field and describes the
process of critically evaluating such literature.
Articles
Holman, D., & White, M. C. (2011). Dietary behaviors related
to cancer prevention among pre-
adolescents and adolescents: The gap between recommendations
and reality. Nutrition Journal,
10, 60-67. doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-60
-text version of this article can be accessed through
the PubMed Central database
in the Ashford University Library. In this article, Holman and
White discuss how
nutrition may play a role in cancer prevention. You will utilize
this article to answer this
week’s assignment questions and identify the key sections of a
peer-reviewed scholarly

11. article.
Center for Young Women's HealthLinks to an external site..
(n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.youngwomenshealth.org
assignment and is one of three
options to choose from, this particular website focuses on young
women’s health issues.
EmpowHERLinks to an external site.. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://www.empowher.com
assignment and is one of three
options to choose from, this particular website focuses on a
broad array of women’s
health issues.
Young Men’s HealthLinks to an external site.. (n.d.). Retrieved
from
http://www.youngmenshealthsite.org
assignment and is one of three
options to choose from, this particular website focuses on young
men’s health issues.