WHO Information Series on School Health: Skills-Based Health Education and Life Skills

By World Health Organization, Carmen Aldinger, and Cheryl Vince Whitman

This document can be used to orient education and health workers to improve health among youth through skills-based health education, including life skills. The document is designed to define key concepts and explain how skills-based health education, including life skills, fits into the broader context of what schools can do to improve education and health, and how skills can be taught in a participatory manner.

Contact Info: Carmen Aldinger (1-800-225-4276 x2362)

Published by: World Health Organization Order Info

Download a copy of WHO Information Series on School Health: Skills-Based Health Education and Life Skills (PDF, 550 KB): http://www.hhd.org/publications/global/skills_based_health_edu.pdf

Price: Free
(90 pp.) PDF

Arabic, Chinese, and Russian versions of this document are available on the WHO Web site: http://www.who.int/school_youth_health/resources/information_series/en/