CDC developed a pre-service training guide, Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool: A Guide for Health Education Teacher Preparation Programs in Institutions of Higher Education, to help future health education teachers understand how they can improve health instruction and curriculum selection using the HECAT. To learn more, visit https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/hecat/hecat_ihe.htm.

All Go Further information throughout this course can also be found in the “Download Course” document provided under Go Further. A complete set of Go Further questions and answers and a complete Resource List are located at the end of the document.

Other courses in the series include:

• Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program: A Guide for Schools – provides a multicomponent approach by which school districts and schools can use all opportunities for students to be physically active, meet the nationally recommended 60 minutes of physical activity each day, and develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to be physically active for a lifetime.
• Parents for Healthy Schools – provides guidance on how to use and share the resources developed for the Parents for Healthy Schools initiative and provides strategies for how parents can become involved in school health.
• School Health Guidelines to Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity – serves as a reference guide to identify evidence-based practices that can be implemented in schools. The course includes extensive information on practices to achieve the guidelines.
• School Health Index: A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide – provides an approach on how to assess your school’s current status on its health and safety policies and programs.