Michigan Model for Health
The Michigan Model for Health™ is a comprehensive, skills-based, Pre K-12 health education curriculum that addresses the major youth health risk behaviors at every grade level, with age-appropriate instructional activities. Health skills taught include: personal health and wellness, social and emotional health, nutrition and physical activity, alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, safety and HIV/sex ed.
The goal of this program is to motivate and assist students to maintain and improve their health, prevent disease, and reduce health-related risk behaviors while creating a partnership between home, school, community groups, and government.
The Michigan Model for Health™ is designed for Pre K-12 teachers to implement in their own classrooms. For a teacher to become trained in Michigan Model for Health™, they must attend a regional training where they would receive the required curriculum materials for implementation. All trainings, materials and technical assistance are provided for free by your Regional School Health Coordinator, Kelly Johnson-Sager.
After MMH lessons students
demonstrate the following:
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Better interpersonal communication skills, social/emotional skills, self-management skills
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Improve pro-health and pro-safety attitudes
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Stronger drug and tobacco refusal skills
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Reduced intention to use alcohol and tobacco
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Increased knowledge and skills in physical activity and nutrition
To register for a MMH training please visit: MARESA Wisdom Where
Health & PE Resources:
MDHHS Medicaid
Medicaid provides free or low-cost health coverage to millions of Americans, including eligible low-income adults, children under the age of 19, pregnant women of any age, elderly adults, and people with disabilities.
For more information, call the MI Child and Healthy Kids hotline at 1-888-988-6300,
apply online at www.michigan.gov/michild,
visit https://www.insurekidsnow.gov/
or contact: ksager@maresa.org
