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Is not curricula or instructional material – the sexual health and gender identity and expression terms used in the document are not used in classrooms unless they are deemed age-appropriate by a joint committee of educators and representatives of the community.
Contact:
Jason SemanoffDirector of Comprehensive Health and Physical EducationOffice: (410) 767-0327jason.semanoff@maryland.gov
Suzannah WardCoordinator of Comprehensive Health EducationOffice: (410) 767-0527suzannah.ward@maryland.gov
Frequently Asked Questions
National Health Education Standards
National Sexuality Education Standards
Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT)
Characteristics of an Effective Health Education Curriculum
The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Model
Youth Tobacco and Risk Behavior Survey (YTRBS)
Healthy Teen Dating: A Guide for Educators and Youth Service Providers
Preventing Opioid Use and Abuse
Vaping-Associated Lung Illness
School Wellness Policies
Four Steps to Accessing the Health Modules
Elementary and Secondary Health Modules
Maryland's Advisory Council on Health and Physical Education
Maryland State School Health Council (MSSHC)
Society for Health and Physical Educators Maryland (SHAPE Maryland)
Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America)
Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
American Public Health Association (APHA)
American School Health Association (ASHA)