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State Funded Comprehensive Health Education
New Report! Per House Bill 23-1009, the Secondary School Student Substance Use Committee developed a report with a practice that secondary schools may implement to identify students who need substance use treatment, as well as interventions, resources, and referrals. Click here to learn more about the report.
About Comprehensive Health Education
The "Colorado Comprehensive Health Education Act of 1990" encourages every school district to provide a pre K-12th grade planned, sequential health education program. Parental and community involvement in the program is stressed. Parents and guardians have the right to exempt from any or all of the health education program. Local health advisory councils are encouraged and should be representative of the norms and values of the community.
Comprehensive Health Education Quick Links
Health and Wellness Fact Sheets
Contact the Health and Wellness Team
News and Announcements
CPR/AED Implementation of Senate Bill 23-023
The legislation state that: The comprehensive health education curriculum guidelines develop by CDE must include a training and education program included on the list maintained by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Office of Cardiac Arrest management pursuant to section 25-53-202, and the instruction must:
Health Education Coordinators E-mail list
If you would like to receive information about the grant and other health education resources, sign up for our Health Education Coordinators e-mail list
Health Education Coordinators E-mail List
Colorado Department of Education Health Education Moodle Course
The Colorado Department of Education has collectively created a comprehensive course to support educators teaching health education. The goal of health education is for students to gain knowledge and become proficient in skills that will help them adopt and maintain healthy lives. The module course will equip educators to develop skills around implementing high impact teaching strategies and effective health education practices. Each of the course modules focuses on one important aspect of health education. The modules are set up to be viewed sequentially; however, they are self-contained, meaning there is flexibility to review the modules individually at your leisure. Modules have been created by Colorado health educators with support from the Colorado Education Initiative, and funding from the Colorado Health Foundation.
Current Grantees
- East Grand
- Harrison 2
- Telluride R-1
- CSI -Kwiyagat Community Academy
- CSI - New American School
- Jefferson County School District
- Center Consolidated School District
- Steamboat Springs School District
- Boulder Valley School District
- Montezuma County Mancos School District
Resources
- Colorado Comprehensive Health Education Act (CHEA)
- Policies and Guidelines for Colorado Comprehensive Health and Physical Education Standards and Instruction
- Comprehensive Health Education Fact Sheet
- Drug Prevention Instructional Sample Units
- Marijuana Use Prevention Resource Bank
- Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Resources
- Mental Health Resource Bank
Professional Development
Community and State Partners
Previously Funded Districts
Archuleta School District 50JT
Boulder Valley School District
Canon City Schools Fremont RE-1
Center Consolidated Schools 26JT
Colorado Springs School District 11
Douglas County School District RE-1
East Grand School District RE-2
Harrison School District 2
Hayden School District
Jefferson County Public School District
Lake County School District
La Veta School District RE-2
Las Animas School District RE-1
North Routt
Poudre School District
South Routt School District
Steamboat Springs School District RE-2
Steamboat Springs School District RE-2
Thompson School District R2-J
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