Focuses on clear health goals and related behavioral outcomes. An effective Is research-based and theory-driven. An effective curriculum has instructional strategies Addresses individual values, attitudes, and beliefs. An effective curri

THE 3 INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON PE, SPORT HEALTH 2013 Sport Science Faculty, Semarang State University - Gd F1 Kampus Sekaran Gunungpati Semarang, Indonesia 50229 Phonefax: +6224-858007 Page 9 the best clues for teachers to select their choice of didactical and methodical knowledge, both in theory and practice. All in all: a lot of relevant information and striking impressions. Likewise, the restoration of PE Curriculum is occurring also in the USA. Integrated with the effort of making use PE as the vehicle to educate children through movement, at the same time they also integrate the PE lesson as the combative tools to fight prevalence of the degenerative diseases and obesity among youth and children at the school age. So many state and school districts in the USA now integrate the school PE program with the wellness concept for the society. Nowadays, Wellness is a term that has gained in popularity in recent years. Wellness is used as a name for a variety of products and programs, and as a result the term is sometimes misused. The President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition Digest defines wellness as “a multidimensional state of being describing the existence of positive health in an individual as exemplified by quality of life and a sense of well- being.” Adopting healthy lifestyles, including being regularly active and eating well, are “processes” that lead to the “products” of health and wellness. Corporate America has adopted “wellness” programming in pursuit of a variety of goals including reduced health care costs, decreased absenteeism, improved job satisfaction, and improved health and wellness. Two recent reports from the Institute of Medicine IOM encourage wellness programming in schools. The first report 2010, that provides a national framework for reducing obesity in the U. S., notes that “children spend up to half their waking hours in school. In an increasingly sedentary world, schools therefore provide the best opportunity for a population- based approach for increasing physical activity among the nation’s youth.” The second IOM report, that provides evidence for physical education programs in schools, r ecommends “district and school administrators, teachers, and parents advocate for and create a whole-of-school approach to physical activity that fosters and provides access in the school environment to at least 60 minutes per day of vigorous or moderate-intensity physical activity more than half 50 percent of which should be accomplished during regular school hours.” Corbin, 2013 “Wellness Weeks” are designated several times each year in schools, and during these weeks the entire school focuses on promoting fitness, health, and wellness. Healthy lifestyles are promoted with a focus on physical activity and nutrition. Parents, administrators, and teachers conduct programs including exercise breaks in classrooms, special physical education activities, healthy foods in the cafeteria, school signs promoting healthy lifestyles, promotion of active play during recess, special art and music activities, and school newsletters. It is no doubt, that PE and Health Education should be integrated accordingly. An effective health education curriculum has to be created following such characteristics, according to reviews of effective programs and curricula and experts in the field of health education:

1. Focuses on clear health goals and related behavioral outcomes. An effective

THE 3 INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON PE, SPORT HEALTH 2013 Sport Science Faculty, Semarang State University - Gd F1 Kampus Sekaran Gunungpati Semarang, Indonesia 50229 Phonefax: +6224-858007 Page 10 curriculum has clear health-related goals and behavioral outcomes that are directly related to these goals. Instructional strategies and learning experiences are directly related to the behavioral outcomes.


2. Is research-based and theory-driven. An effective curriculum has instructional strategies

and learning experiences built on theoretical approaches for example, social cognitive theory and social inoculation theory that have effectively influenced health-related behaviors among youth. The most promising curriculum goes beyond the cognitive level and addresses health determinants, social factors, attitudes, values, norms, and skills that influence specific health-related behaviors. 


3. Addresses individual values, attitudes, and beliefs. An effective curriculum fosters

attitudes, values, and beliefs that support positive health behaviors. It provides instructional strategies and learning experiences that motivate students to critically examine personal perspectives, thoughtfully consider new arguments that support health-promoting attitudes and values, and generate positive perceptions about protective behaviors and negative perceptions about risk behaviors.


4. Addresses individual and group norms that support health-enhancing behaviors. An

effective curriculum provides instructional strategies and learning experiences to help students accurately assess the level of risk-taking behavior among their peers for example, how many of their peers use illegal drugs, correct misperceptions of peer and social norms, emphasizes the value of good health, and reinforces health-enhancing attitudes and beliefs.
 5. Focuses on reinforcing protective factors and increasing perceptions of personal risk and harmfulness of engaging in specific unhealthy practices and behaviors. An effective curriculum provides opportunities for students to validate positive health-promoting beliefs, intentions, and behaviors. It provides opportunities for students to assess their vulnerability to health problems, actual risk of engaging in harmful health behaviors, and exposure to unhealthy situations.


6. Addresses social pressures and influences. An effective curriculum provides