HEALTH
EDUCATION
In addition
to offering advice to schools on Health Education issues support will
also focus on the key areas of:
-
The Health Promoting Schools Award
This scheme challenges schools to consider how they promote health through out the school and encourages them to take steps towards becoming more health promoting. It is an annual event with Gold and Silver awards. The Awards reflect the extent to which the school promotes moral, intellectual, social, emotional and personal development of all its pupils.
A pilot scheme will be run during 2000-2001 with wider participation in the following years.
- Drugs Education
Money has been assigned from the NI Office for the secondment of two officers to work in each Board to support work in schools and youth settings on the issue of drugs education.
- Relationships
and Sexuality Education
At present schools are awaiting guidance materials from the Department of Education and CCEA
- Reduction
of the Incidence of Smoking among Young People
This smoking prevention initiative in the Downpatrick area promotes the aims of the Smokebuster's club which are to:
1.Encourage young people to reject the smoking habit by increasing their defences against pressures to experiment with cigarettes.
2.Provide information to children about the harmful consequences of smoking.
3.Encourage young people to get involved in enjoyable activities to promote a smoke free environment in the school, home and community.
