Texas State Health Plan: 1987-88, Appendix A Page: 11
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State Efforts
Decisions to implement comprehensive school health education programs must
be made at the state and local level. A basic conflict in implementing
comprehensive school health education revolves around the primary
educational mission of the schools in contrast to the functions other
agencies believe they should perform. Yet, the Texas Education Agency and
the Texas Department of Health are working together to address school
health issues.
The Texas Education Agency, in recognizing this responsibility to improve
school health, has recently reorganized school health-related programs
into the Comprehensive School Health program. This program is organized
as follows:
Comprehensive School Health Program
Health Education
Health Services
Health Promotion
This iniative by T.E.A. is encouraging to the development of a state-level
environment supportive of comprehensive health education.
Local Efforts
Local input in the initial issue survey, indicated a desire to see
comprehensive school health education in their local schools. Fifteen of
twenty-four regional councils of government named this as a high
priority.
The responsibility for implementing comprehensive school health education
rests ultimately at the local level. Texas Education Code 21.101 states:
"The responsibility for enabling all children to participate actively
in a balanced curriculum which is designed to meet individual needs
rests with the local school districts."
The local school districts, however, cannot realistically implement
comprehensive school health education within their schools without
assistance. The intent of the regional and local level networks
(coalitions) would be to assist local school districts with this
implementation.
REFERENCES
American School Health Association, Journal of School Health, October,
1985.11
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Texas. Statewide Health Coordinating Council. Texas State Health Plan: 1987-88, Appendix A, report, 1986; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1586698/m1/17/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.