Biomaterial Database

Children's literature in the school health education program. 1984

A L Manna

Children's literature covers a wide range of topics, themes and issues that can help children in the elementary school health education program develop an awareness of personal and public health. A model for selecting and evaluating fictional stories and informational books that deal with topics included in the health education curriculum, giving particular attention to book selections that treat nutrition and environmental issues, is presented in this paper.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008091	Literature	Writings having excellence of form or expression and expressing ideas of permanent or universal interest. The body of written works produced in a particular language, country, or age. (Webster, 3d ed)	Literatures
D003479	Curriculum	A course of study offered by an educational institution.	Curricula,Short-Term Courses,Course, Short-Term,Courses, Short-Term,Short Term Courses,Short-Term Course
D004777	Environment	The external elements and conditions which surround, influence, and affect the life and development of an organism or population.	Environmental Impact,Environmental Impacts,Impact, Environmental,Impacts, Environmental,Environments
D006266	Health Education	Education that increases the awareness and favorably influences the attitudes and knowledge relating to the improvement of health on a personal or community basis.	Community Health Education,Education, Health,Education, Community Health,Health Education, Community
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001634	Bibliographies as Topic	Works about lists of books, articles, and other publications.	Bibliography as Topic,Bibliographies as Topics,Bibliography as Topics,Topic, Bibliographies as,Topic, Bibliography as,Topics, Bibliographies as,Topics, Bibliography as,as Topic, Bibliographies,as Topic, Bibliography,as Topics, Bibliographies,as Topics, Bibliography
D012572	School Health Services	Preventive health services provided for students. It excludes college or university students.	Health Services, School,School Health Promotion,School-Based Health Services,School-Based Services,Services, School Health,Health Promotion, School,Health Promotions, School,Health Service, School,Health Service, School-Based,Health Services, School-Based,Promotion, School Health,Promotions, School Health,School Based Health Services,School Based Services,School Health Promotions,School Health Service,School-Based Health Service,School-Based Service,Service, School Health,Service, School-Based,Service, School-Based Health,Services, School-Based,Services, School-Based Health
D052756	Nutritional Sciences	The study of NUTRITION PROCESSES as well as the components of food, their actions, interaction, and balance in relation to health and disease.	Nutrition Science,Nutrition Sciences,Nutritional Science,Science, Nutrition,Science, Nutritional,Sciences, Nutrition,Sciences, Nutritional