Teaching Health (grades K-12)

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Specialization Requirements for Certification in Health (Grades K-12) – Academic Class. (1) Plan One. A bachelor’s or higher degree with an undergraduate or graduate major in health; or (2) Plan Two. A bachelor’s or higher degree with thirty (30) semester hours in health to include credit in each of the areas specified below: (a) Mental and emotional health; (b) Substance abuse which includes alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; (c) Advanced first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training as specified below: 1. Credit in advanced first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation; or 2. A valid instructor’s first aid certificate and a valid instructor’s cardiopulmonary resuscitation certificate issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross; (d) Personal, community, or environmental health; (e) Human anatomy and human physiology; (f) Nutrition; (g) Human sexuality; and, (h) Disease control for diseases such as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), and Sexually Transmissible Diseases (STDS).