Outline of the state of District of Columbia
State
District of Columbia
Addressed

Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Mental and Emotional Health—MS

Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Mental and Emotional Health—MS

State law addresses mental and emotional health.

2016 Health Education Standard

Formal, structured health education consists of any combination of planned learning experiences that provide the opportunity to acquire information and the skills students need to make quality health decisions. When provided by qualified, trained teachers, health education helps students acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and skills they need for making health-promoting decisions, achieving health literacy, adopting health-enhancing behaviors, and promoting the health of others. Comprehensive school health education includes curricula and instruction for students in pre-K through grade 12 that address a variety of topics such as alcohol and other drug use and abuse, healthy eating/nutrition, mental and emotional health, personal health and wellness, physical activity, safety and injury prevention, sexual health, tobacco use, and violence prevention.

Policy Type
Standard