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May, 1945 - 22,
%pRIhTCIPLES DRAFTED FOR 'NISCOKSf V S SCHOOL HEP-LTH PROGRAM
' l isconsin 's S t a t e Board of H-al th , S t c t c Univors i ty , and S t a t e depa r t - nmt of Pub l i c I n s t r u c t i o n hkve d r a f t e d a coopera t ive program under which it i s hoped t o promote i m - proved h e a l t h educa t ion f o r t h e school ch i ld ren of t h e s t a t e from kindergar ten through t h e t w e l f t h grade, The p r i n c i p l e s se t up by t h e j o i n t committee as guides are a l l a s u l i c a b l e t o t h e teaching o f den ta l hea l th . They are as follows:
1. Henlth educat ion i s t h e devel- opment of d e s i r a b l e p a t t e r n s of be- havior Rn? u t i l i z e s t h e resources of every experience w i t h which an ind iv idua l comes i n contact .
2, The objec t ive of h e a l t h educa- t i o n i s t h e development of hea l thy , wel l -adjusted ind iv idua l s who have an understanding of t h e elements of eood h e a l t h and t h e p r a c t i c e s and condi t ions o f h e a l t h f u l l i v i n g ; and whose behavior i n a l l s i t u a t i o n s i s i n harmony w i t h t h e s e dnderstandings and condi t ions ,
3, Heclth educat ion begins i n t h e home and i s continued i n t h e home, i n t h e community, i n ~ l l school a c t i v i t i e s , and i n experiences i n one's vocation.
4. A h c c l t h f u l environment i s prs- r e o u i s i t o t o good heal th .
5, Rffec t iv s h o r l t h educat ion per-
meates the e n t i r e community and in- cludes a program of n d u l t educat ion,
6, Sound t e a c h e r h e a l t h i s funda- mental t o t h e h e a l t h educa t ion pro- gram, A l l t e a c h e r s sha re i n t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r h e a l t h educa t ion and a re themselves examples of he a l t h f u l l i v i n g .
7, Heal th educa t ion r e qu i r e s t eache r s who know t h e f i e l d of h e e l t h education. For beginning t e a c h e r s , t h i s presumes pre-serv ice t r a i n i n g . For t e a c h e r s i n s e r v i c o , t h i s means s p e c i a l s tudy and pre- p a r a t i o n i n t h e f i e l d of h e a l t h edu- ca t ion ,
8, Prime r e s p o n s i b i l i t y f o r i n i t i - a t i n g , planning, and d i r e c t i n g t h e func t ion ing of t h e h e a l t h educnt ion progrnm r e s t s upon t h e educa t iona l admin i s t r a to r s .
9. The well-rounded h e a l t h educa- t i o n program inc ludes the coopcra- t i o n of h e a l t h s p e c i a l i s t s , l o c a l boards of h e a l t h , c i v i c organiza- t i o n s , and a l l o the r agencies of so- ciR1 wel fare and hco l th so rv ico i n t h e community.
10. The r o s u l t s of h e a l t h educa- t i o n a r e demonstrated hy changes i n understemding , a t t i t u d e s , and per- formnncc on t h e p p r t of pup i l s , par- e n t s , and members of t h e community i n 311 s i t u a t i o n s .