TILE Realth Education for Speciarchildren: Primary' EMR INSTITUT:9N Cortland-Madison Board of Cooperative Edu.Cational
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 12j 445. EC 090 199 AUTHOR* Allen,'Linda;.And Others 1 TILE Realth Education for SpeciarChildren: Primary' EMR INSTITUT:9N Cortland-Madison Board of Cooperative Edu.cational %,ericiogs, Homer, N.Y. SPO-NS.. AGENCY New York State Education Dept:, Albany. Div. of Drug and Health Education Services; PUB DATE Jan 76 . NOTE 4 .,98p.; For related documents, see.EC 01Q 196-205 ..EDRS PR=CE HC -$U.67 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Alcoholism; *CurriculumGuides;;Dentel ffealth4. 6tug r"-- Abude; *Educable Mentally Handicapped; ExcePtional' Child Education; Family J'Sociological Unit) ;*Health Education; Mental Heaith;Mentally Handicapped; NAtrition; Perception,; Prevention; Primary Education; Public Health; Safety Education; *Special Education NBSTRACT- . Intended for teachers and aministretors in special s- education, the curriculum guide offers information.on planning a health education program for primary level educable mentally retarded students. Sections preceding the actualguide include' information on spgcific_goals of and elements necessary for a successful health - education .program,, the philosophy and implementation of a scho-61-- health program, and a'curriculum overview. Units are presented in outline form for the following topics: nutrition; sensory perception; dental health; health status and disease prevention and control; drugs, alcohol, and tobacco; mental health; family life; consumer, env'ironmental, and public health; and safety and first aid. Each topiced unit consists of five 'basic parts--overview and objeCtives (a brief orientation to the philosophy regarding the unit), concepts (ndcesdary background material for behavioral change), content outline, learning and evaluative activities, and resources '(including books, films, pamphlets, ,and (SB) * **************************************************:****************** * \ .Documents acquired byERIC includemany, informal unpUblished * Materials not available from other sources.
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