Outline of the state of West Virginia
State
West Virginia
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Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Safety and Injury Prevention—HS

Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Safety and Injury Prevention—HS

State law addresses safety and injury.

Code of State Rules 126-21-3. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Resolution

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation instructional techniques be included in the essential competencies and learner outcomes being developed in physical and health education, so that be school year 1980-81 that cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction be available for all students prior to high school graduation.

Policy Type
Regulation

Code of State Rules 44E Next Generation Health Education 5-12 Content Standard and Objective for West Virginia Schools (252.5)

HE.34 Demonstrate basic first aid skills. HE.35 Complete training on the proper administration of CPR through hands-on practice that is based on an instructional program established by the American Heart Association, Red Cross or another program that is nationally recognized and used the most current national evidence-based CPR guidelines that incorporates psychomotor skills development.

Policy Type
Regulation

West Virginia Code 18-2-9. Required courses of instruction.

After July 1, 2015, the required instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation in subsection (b) of this section shall include at least thirty minutes of instruction for each student prior to graduation on the proper administration of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the psychomotor skills necessary to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Policy Type
Statute

West Virginia Code 18-2-9. Required courses of instruction.

The state board shall cause to be taught in all of the public schools of this state the subject of health education, including instruction in any of the grades six through twelve as considered appropriate by the county board, on: (1) The prevention,transmission and spread of acquired immune deficiency syndrome and other sexually transmitted diseases; (2) substance abuse, including the nature of alcoholic drinks and narcotics, tobacco products and other potentially harmful drugs, with special instruction as to their effect upon the human system and upon society in general; (3) the importance of healthy eating and physical activity to maintaining healthy weight; and (4) education concerning cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid, including instruction in the care for conscious choking, and recognition of symptoms of drug or alcohol overdose. The course curriculum requirements and materials for the instruction shall be adopted by the state board by rule in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Resources. The state board shall prescribe a standardized health education assessment to be administered within health education classes to measure student health knowledge and program effectiveness.

Policy Type
Statute