Healthy Issues for Youth: A Resource Manual for Teacher Advisor Program

This page was reviewed or revised on Tuesday, May 13, 2003.

Manual's Foreward

The development of the manual was an idea of the Lambton County Student Wellness Committee (LCSWC) members.  Because health education is not a mandatory subject after grade 9, it was the committee's goal to see wellness messages delivered through TAP (Teacher Advisory Program) programs in their schools.  The author of this Resource, Christine Preece is also the Student Wellness Advisor for the Committee and she acknowledges the following students who brought this idea forward:

Introduction

The wellness manual has been specifically created for a teacher's use either in a classroom or in a Teacher Advisor Program (TAP). There are 6 sections, which focus on the following topics:

• General healthy living - Section 1
• Mental health - Section 2
• Healthy eating - Section 3
• Physical activity - Section 4
• Substance abuse prevention - Section 5
• Tobacco use prevention - Section 6

Each section has four components for the teacher to refer to.  They are:

1. In-Class Activities - This section consists of activities that a teacher can do with students in the class.
2. Other Supports - This section includes websites, personnel, and printed resources to complement the topic area.  It is in this section that you would find guest speakers, videos and other health information.
3. Community Service - This section lists agencies that a student can contact in order to do their 40 hours of community service work.
4. Extra-curricular Activities - This section offers idease that "TAP" groups can work on together throughout the school semester (somewhat similar to a group project).

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