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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
