{"id":62,"date":"2024-09-04T22:34:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T22:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:10:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T20:10:58","slug":"nutrition-health-wellness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/school-services\/nutrition-health-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"Nutrition, Health &amp; Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Health education supports students\u2019 health, resilience, total well-being and academic success so they may reach their aspirations, from early learning through college, career and citizenship.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Providing students with a high-quality, comprehensive health education equips and empowers them with the skills, knowledge and attitudes to address their current and future health needs and challenges. Health literacy is essential to students\u2019 social, emotional, mental, physical, and cognitive development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Health literate individuals are able to find, understand and use information and services to inform health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others. This contributes to resilience, well-being, healthy relationships and a positive quality of life as well as prevents and reduces the risk of disease, injury and death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthyschools\/sher\/characteristics\/index.htm\">\u02bbO ka ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao olakino o k\u0113ia l\u0101<\/a> e h\u014d\u02bbike ana i ka ulu \u02bbana o ke kino o ka noi\u02bbi e h\u014d\u02bbike ana:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>K\u0101ko\u02bbo \u02bbana i ke olakino, k\u016bpa\u02bba a me ka maika\u02bbi holo\u02bboko\u02bba o ke keiki holo\u02bboko\u02bba (e la\u02bba, ka ulu \u02bbana o ka pilikanaka, ka mana\u02bbo, ka no\u02bbono\u02bbo, ke kino a me ka no\u02bbono\u02bbo).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ka ho\u02bbomohala \u02bbana i n\u0101 m\u0101kau no\u02bbono\u02bbo olakino e pili ana i n\u0101 National Health Education Standards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ke k\u016bkulu \u02bbana i ka \u02bbike hana me ka \u02bbike pili a me ka hana e pili ana i n\u0101 kumuhana pilikia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ho\u02bboikaika i ka pilina me ka \u02bbohana a me ke kai\u0101ulu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ka ho\u02bboponopono \u02bbana i n\u0101 pono a me n\u0101 makemake o n\u0101 haum\u0101na ma o n\u0101 \u02bbike ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao pili a pilikanaka.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u02bbO ka m\u0101lama \u02bbana i n\u0101 \u02bbano, n\u0101 waiwai a me n\u0101 mana\u02bbo\u02bbi\u02bbo e k\u0101ko\u02bbo ana i n\u0101 \u02bbano olakino maika\u02bbi ma o n\u0101 leka palekana, komo a m\u0101lama a me n\u0101 wahi a\u02bbo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u02bbO ka <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/DOE%20Forms\/Health%20and%20Nutrition\/HealthStandards.pdf\/\">National Health Education Standards: Achieving Excellence (NHES)<\/a> are fused on developing students\u2019 health literacy skills to proficiency within and across grade levels:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>K\u016blana 1: Ho\u02bbomaopopo i n\u0101 Mana\u02bbo<\/strong> &#8211; Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>K\u016blana 2: Ka Ho\u02bbopili \u02bbana i n\u0101 Mana\u02bbo<\/strong> &#8211; Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology and other factors on health behavior.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>K\u016blana 3: Loa\u02bba i ka \u02bbike, n\u0101 huahana a me n\u0101 lawelawe<\/strong> &#8211; Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products and services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>K\u016blana 4: K\u016bk\u0101k\u016bk\u0101 Interpersonal<\/strong> &#8211; Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>K\u016blana 5: Ho\u02bboholo<\/strong> &#8211; Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>K\u016blana 6: Ho\u02bbonohonoho Pahuhopu<\/strong> &#8211; Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>K\u016blana 7: Ho\u02bboponopono pono&#039;\u012b<\/strong> &#8211; Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>K\u016blana 8: K\u016bk\u0101k\u016bk\u0101<\/strong> &#8211; Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family and community health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While the primary focus of Health Education is the development of health skills, these skills must be addressed in conjunction with functional information in the context of priority risk topics. Standards-based health education must be age and developmentally appropriate, medically accurate and provide factual information in all priority risk topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mental and Emotional Health.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Healthy Eating and Physical Activity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal Health and Wellness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safety (Unintentional Injury Prevention).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Violence Prevention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tobacco Use Prevention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alcohol and Other Drug Use Prevention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/TeachingAndLearning\/HealthAndNutrition\/sexed\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Sexual Health and Responsibility<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: Health Education in prekindergarten is aligned to the <a href=\"https:\/\/earlylearning.hawaii.gov\/hawaii-early-learning-and-development-standards-helds\/\">Hawai\u2018i Early Learning and Development Standards (HELDS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Requirements for Health Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pono ka ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao olakino ma n\u0101 papa ha\u02bbaha\u02bba a pau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Middle\/intermediate schools must offer courses that allow all students to meet Hawai\u02bbi\u055as Health Education standards and performance indicators for Grades 6-8. One semester (0.5 credits; 60 hours) of Health Education in each middle\/intermediate school grade is strongly recommended but not required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In high school, a one-semester course (0.5 credits; 60 hours) in Health Education is required for graduation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A variety of Health specialized elective courses (e.g., Peer Education) are available at the secondary school level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No ka ho\u02bboki\u02bbeki\u02bbe kula waena a me n\u0101 koi puka kula ki\u02bbeki\u02bbe, e n\u0101n\u0101 i <a href=\"https:\/\/boe.hawaii.gov\/policies\/Board%20Policies\/Academic%20Program.pdf\">Board Policy 105-1 Academic Program<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/boe.hawaii.gov\/policies\/Board%20Policies\/Middle%20Level%20Education%20Promotion%20Policy.pdf\">Board Policy 102-9 Middle Level Education Promotion Policy<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/boe.hawaii.gov\/policies\/Board%20Policies\/High%20School%20Graduation%20Requirements%20and%20Commencement.pdf\">Board Policy 102-15 High School Graduation Requirements and Commencement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wellness Guidelines for Health Education and Nutrition Promotion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Health education and nutrition promotion provide the instructional foundation that is necessary to prepare students to make lifelong healthy decisions and practice healthy behaviors. This component area of the Wellness Guidelines includes school-wide promotion of nutritious meals and snacks as well as quality health education. Click for more information about our <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/TeachingAndLearning\/HealthAndNutrition\/WellnessGuidelines\/Pages\/home.aspx\">N\u0101 K\u016blana Ola<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guidelines for health education and nutrition promotion are organized around four key components:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u02bbO n\u0101 ma\u02bbi\u02bbo a\u02bbo o n\u0101 papa ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao olakino e pili ana i ka n\u0101n\u0101 \u02bbana i ka \u02bbike a me n\u0101 m\u0101kau e k\u0101ko\u02bbo ana i ka \u02bbai olakino a ua k\u016blike me n\u0101 k\u016blana HIDOE no ka ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao olakino.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>H\u0101\u02bbawi \u02bbia ka ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao olakino i n\u0101 haum\u0101na ma n\u0101 papa ha\u02bbaha\u02bba ma kahi o 45 mau minuke i k\u0113l\u0101 me k\u0113ia pule a me n\u0101 papa ki\u02bbeki\u02bbe ma kahi o 200 mau minuke i k\u0113l\u0101 me k\u0113ia pule.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nutrition education includes culturally relevant activities that are \u2018\u0101ina-based and hands-on, such as food preparation, taste-testing, farm visits and school gardens.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pono n\u0101 hale k\u016b\u02bbai a pau o ke kula i n\u0101 mea\u02bbai a me n\u0101 mea inu <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/TeachingAndLearning\/HealthAndNutrition\/NutritionStandards\/Pages\/home.aspx\">N\u0101 K\u016blana Mea\u02bbai<\/a>. Loa\u02bba k\u0113ia, ak\u0101 \u02bba\u02bbole i kaupalena \u02bbia, n\u0101 puke kula, ka waho o n\u0101 m\u012bkini k\u016b\u02bbai aku, n\u0101 pepa, n\u0101 hae, n\u0101 k\u012bw\u012b i loko o ke kula a me n\u0101 papa helu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">N\u0101 ala e h\u0101pai ai n\u0101 kula i ka mea\u02bbai maika\u02bbi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>H\u014d\u02bbike \u02bbia n\u0101 memo maika\u02bbi e pili ana i n\u0101 mea\u02bbai mea\u02bbai ma ka p\u0101 kula.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ho\u02bbopiha \u02bbia n\u0101 m\u012bkini k\u016b\u02bbai no n\u0101 haum\u0101na i ka wai wale n\u014d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hana \u02bbia n\u0101 mea\u02bbai kula mai ka w\u0101 \u02bbu\u02bbuku e like me ka hiki, me n\u0101 mea\u02bbai palaoa piha i k\u0101lua \u02bbia.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u02bbA\u02bbohe mea\u02bbai i loko o n\u0101 momona trans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loa\u02bba ka wai inu i n\u0101 haum\u0101na i ka w\u0101 \u02bbai.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>K\u0101hea \u02bbia n\u0101 papa e kipa aku i ka lumi kuke hale \u02bbaina e a\u02bbo ai i ka ho\u02bbom\u0101kaukau \u02bbana i n\u0101 mea\u02bbai olakino.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ho\u02bbolaha \u02bbia ka \u02bbaina kakahiaka maika\u02bbi, ka \u02bbaina awakea a me n\u0101 mea\u02bbai i n\u0101 haum\u0101na a me ko l\u0101kou \u02bbohana.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>H\u014d\u02bbike n\u0101 m\u0101la ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao i ka ulu \u02bbana o ka mea\u02bbai.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want To Learn More About Health Education?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional information may be found in the following resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/DOE%20Forms\/Health%20and%20Nutrition\/HealthStandards.pdf\/\">National Health Education Standards in Hawai\u2018i<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learningdesign.hawaiipublicschools.org\/standards-based-content\/health\">Ho\u02bbol\u0101l\u0101 A\u02bbo no ke Ola<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/17YNnpq4M1Mmadx-GcJd2kNCLldSnUR-SId8dTfLyTCc\/preview\">Why Health Education Matters<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1D14ZQam7bi1bbxEsoEpzweez1i7yAMhItbBgsSPaUw0\/preview?slide=id.geb8b70341e_0_90\">Health Education Standards and Topics Overview<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1uBPoXzsQ8OD2bNwFLTlr-z6IafhPH__OD_emg-keBHQ\/preview\">Healthy Behavior Outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/DOE%20Forms\/Health%20and%20Nutrition\/ReviewingInstructionalMaterials.pdf\/\">Reviewing Instructional Materials for Health Education<br><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u02bbIke pili<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Papahana Hoonaauao Ola<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phone: (808) 784-6423<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>leka uila: <a href=\"mailto:health.education@k12.hi.us\">health.education@k12.hi.us<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">N\u0101 kumuwaiwai<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/DOE%20Forms\/Health%20and%20Nutrition\/HealthStandards.pdf\/\">National Health Education Standards in Hawai&#8217;i<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/DOE%20Forms\/Health%20and%20Nutrition\/ReviewingInstructionalMaterials.pdf\/\">Reviewing Instructional Materials for Health Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/DOE%20Forms\/Health%20and%20Nutrition\/WellnessGuidelines.pdf\/\">N\u0101 K\u016blana Ola<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/haw\/DOE%20Forms\/Health%20and%20Nutrition\/2022%20Hawai%CA%BBi%20School%20Health%20Profiles%20-%20Highlights%20Report.pdf\/\">2022 Hawai\u02bbi School Health Profiles &#8211; Highlights Report<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/TeachingAndLearning\/HealthAndNutrition\/WellnessGuidelines\/Pages\/home.aspx\">N\u0101 K\u016blana Ola Ola HIDOE<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/TeachingAndLearning\/HealthAndNutrition\/sexed\/Pages\/default.aspx\">HIDOE Sexual Health Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learningdesign.hawaiipublicschools.org\/standards-based-content\/health\">Ho\u02bbol\u0101l\u0101 A\u02bbo no ke Ola<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/k12.hi.us\/you-matter\">Pono \u02bboe! Punawai Ola<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hhdw.org\/health-reports-data\/other-reports\/\">Hawai\u2018i Youth Risk Behavior Survey<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/physical-activity-nutrition\/home\/school-health\/\">Ola Kula DOH<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthyschools\/index.htm\">CDC Healthy Schools<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/healthyyouth\/index.htm\">CDC Adolescent and School Health<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kohalacenter.org\/hisgn\">Hawai\u2018i Island School Garden Network<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/earlylearning.hawaii.gov\/hawaii-early-learning-and-development-standards-helds\/\">Hawai\u2018i Early Learning and Development Standards<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naeyc.org\/resources\/topics\">N\u0101 Punawai Lahui no ka Ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao \u02bbana i n\u0101 Keiki \u02bb\u014dpio (NAEYC).<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/peerprogramprofessionals.org\/programmatic-standards-setting-up-a-peer-helping-program.html\">\u02bbAhahui Lahui o n\u0101 \u02bbOihana Ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao Ho\u02bbona\u02bbauao (NAPPP) Programmatic Standards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health education supports students\u2019 health, resilience, total well-being and academic success so they may reach their aspirations, from early learning through college, career and citizenship.&nbsp; Providing students with a high-quality, comprehensive health education equips and empowers them with the skills, knowledge and attitudes to address their current and future health needs and challenges. 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