Promoting Personal Health and Safety through the Prevention of Injury and Violence

This course is designed for school health staff, consultants and community partners to provide a sufficient level of knowledge, skills and resources to teach in a school’s health curriculum and Injury and Violence Prevention Education Program. The aim is to prevent negative consequences of intentional and unintentional injury, and to prepare professionals to serve as resources for youth, families and school staff within the school’s health education and school health program. The course content, activities and the Course Project are aligned to the National Health Education Knowledge and Performance Standards and the VT Rules Governing the Licensing of Health Educators. Participants apply the course teachings in a school-based  project.