Showing posts with label Importance of Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Importance of Health. Show all posts

Importance of Health and Media Literacy

Although research suggests that children's eating habits are formed even before they enter the classroom - children as young as two may already have dietary preferences based on their parents' food choices - health education can play a vital role in helping establish lifelong healthy patterns early. Research shows that health education has a positive impact on health behaviors as well as academic achievement, and that the most effective means of improving health literacy is ensuring that health education is included in curriculum at all levels of education. U.S. schools educate 54 million...