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9 Steps to Promote a Healthy Immune System - A Reflection in the Face of COVID-19 Grade 9-Lifelong"Short of living in a bubble or moving off the planet, it’s next to impossible to avoid exposure to toxins. So what can we do to detox our bodies? Here are nine recommendations." -
A School Checkup - How Good is Your Health Program? Kindergarten-LifelongHow healthy is your school? Seven effective steps are outlined for Adventist teachers and administrators wanting to re-evaluate the health program in their school by using education research procedures. A sample survey for gathering information from parents... -
A Study of the Health Status of Filipino Workers in Selected Seventh-day Adventist Institutions in the Philippines Lifelong"The Adventist health message is unique among religious groups. For that reason, Adventists have been part of many health studies in developed countries. This small study focuses on the health of Adventist employees in a developing country. Many of the... -
Adventist Healthcare - A Qualitative Study of 19th Century Founding Governing Principles in 21st Century Adventist Hospitals Tertiary-LifelongThis study identified Adventist healthcare founding principles in Ellen G. White's early health visions and explored how Adventist healthcare leaders perceived these principles as governing principles applied to current Adventist healthcare practices. Based... -
Adventist HealthyYOU Kindergarten-Lifelong"A newly refurbished approach to healthy living through community engagement! Adventist HealthyYOU is about YOU, and the better health God has planned for you. We all have our own journey to take, but we don’t have to do it alone. Stay tuned for... -
An evaluation of health behavior change during a general education health course TertiaryProblem: There have been no studies as to the effectiveness of the one-credit general education health course at Andrews University, Fit for Life, in promoting the adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviors. Because behavior change is a process that occurs... -
Answers for Me - Free Support for Life's Questions and Issues! Grade 9-LifelongRead nuggets of practical common sense tips for holistic Christian living, organized by topic: family life, healthy living, spiritual growth, life notes, spirit renew, Bible bay, and story harvest, or search for more. -
Are Adventist Nursing Schools Really Different? Tertiary-LifelongWhat is the advantage in attending a Seventh-day Adventist nursing school? The difference is not the teaching techniques or the high standards, nor just the required religious courses and extensive opportunities to worship with others. The difference is not... -
Breakfast for Academic Performance Kindergarten-Tertiary"Breakfast has long been shown to be an important part of a healthy lifestyle. But recent changes in society find ever larger numbers of individuals choosing not to eat in the morning. Studies show connections between breakfast eating and various aspects... -
Breakfast Study Unit Grade 5-Grade 8In this project-based learning unit, students will study biblical and Spirit of Prophecy references to God's interest in our physical health. Students will research what constitutes a "good" breakfast and what the benefits of eating a good breakfast,... -
Capturing the Lifestyle Practices of University Students - A Case Study in Zimbabwe Tertiary"Unhealthy lifestyle practices are fast becoming a global challenge and affecting most university students. A review of literature revealed that a relationship exists between lifestyle practices and academic performance. Identified related studies... -
CELEBRATIONS Presentations and Videos Grade 5-Lifelong"CELEBRATIONS® is an acronym for 12 healthful living principles: (1) choices, (2) exercise, (3) liquid, (4) environment, (5) belief, (6) rest, (7) air, (8) temperance, (9) integrity, (10) optimism, (11) nutrition, and (12) social support and services."... -
Childhood Obesity - An Emerging Epidemic Kindergarten-Grade 8This article discusses the worldwide problem of obesity in children, citing research on nature and long-term effects, factors contributing to, and choices Adventist schools can make to help children avoid obesity. -
College Students’ Perception of Family Influence Impacting their Health and Lifestyle TertiaryThe purpose of this cross-sectional, non-experimental study was to determine the level of influence college students perceived their families having on their health and lifestyle. -
CREATION Life Tertiary-LifelongPreviously known as CREATION Health, "CREATION Life is a faith-based wellness plan for those who want to live healthier and happier lives and share this unique, whole-person health philosophy. By consistently practicing the principles of CREATION Life,... -
Developing a Holistic Lifestyle Curriculum Model - A Case Study in Zimbabwe Tertiary"The existing studies on lifestyle lack a holistic approach to a healthy lifestyle among university students in Zimbabwe. A qualitative case study was conducted to discover the lifestyle practices of university students and create a lifestyle curriculum... -
Developing Autonomy in Primary School Aged Children with Type 1 Diabetes Kindergarten-Grade 8"This review considers literature on the self-care of children with type 1 diabetes and applies it to the primary school classroom. It reports that by allowing children to have self-care with their health at an early age, they develop a healthy foundation... -
Diet and Academic Performance Grade 9-Lifelong"The purpose of this study was to collect quantitative data that would affirm or reject the researcher’s null hypothesis of there being no association between a person’s diet and his or her subsequent academic performance." -
Effects of Educational Obesity Prevention Program on Lifestyle Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Among Adults Lifelong“Lack of knowledge, poor attitude, and negative practices are the barriers to preventing overweight and its co-morbidities. There is a need to increase the knowledge, attitude, and practice(KAP) of obese individuals to ensure effective weight reduction.... -
Faith for Today Ministry Grade 9-Lifelong"Faith For Today is a television ministry committed to sharing God's grace with the world through broadcast media. Today, Faith For Today produces a family of programs, including Lifestyle Magazine, The Evidence, Faith For Today, and McDougall, MD, and... -
Fitness & Exercise for a Better You - Unit Plan Grade 9-Grade 12"This unit introduces the five elements of fitness; cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition...We will explore the importance of exercise, its benefits, how to plan a fitness program, avoid misconceptions,... -
Get Wild About Fitness and Health - Integrating Content with Fun! Kindergarten-Grade 5In this 2012 NAD Teachers Convention handout, discover standards-based comprehensive lessons to teach and reinforce learning while having fun, through demonstrated activities from the Fab 5 Physical Activity Program. See how easy it can be to teach fitness... -
Health & Nutrition Kindergarten-LifelongThe Adventist Book Center sells many books on the subject of health and nutrition. Titles may include: 60 Ways to Energize Your Life; A Woman's Walk With God; Control Your Weight; Counsels on Diet and Food; Drugs Close to Home; Dynamic Living; High Performance... -
Health and Temperance Mini Lesson Grade 2-Grade 12This health and temperance mini-lesson draws on eight health tips from the Spirit of Prophecy. -
Health Beliefs, Behavior, Spiritual Growth, and Salvation in a Global Population of Seventh‑day Adventists Tertiary-LifelongThis research examined Adventist members’ views, from a global survey, about the Adventist health message, personal adherence, and belief that adherence ensures salvation. The data suggested that church leadership has been successful in obtaining global... -
Healthy Choices and Living Options Tertiary-LifelongProper health choices lead to better quality of life. This article talks about the results of poor choices and presents steps in making healthy choices. -
Healthy Foods Unit Plan Grade 3-Grade 8This healthy food choice unit provides materials to guide learning about issues such as organic food, GMOs (genetically modified organisms), and food labeling. Students research what the Bible says about food and compare and contrast that to the dietary recommendations... -
Healthy Kids Expo Unit Plan Grade 1-Grade 8This "service-learning unit includes resources that will teach your students about their own health and then use their knowledge to bless others. Students first complete a webquest on childhood obesity, and then go on to learn more about the importance... -
Helping Children to Be Effective Partners in Their Own Health Care Preschool-Grade 12Martin notes that “this article outlines a practical framework for understanding what drives engagement in personal health and provides specific recommendations for helping children and teens to develop their skills in these areas.” The specific... -
Helping Students Experience the Healthful Benefits of Exercise Grade 7-Tertiary“Educators, school personnel, and parents need to be aware of the warning signs and behaviors of exercise addiction in order to plan a timely intervention. Schools can provide students with guidelines regarding balancing healthy exercise amounts with... -
How to Have an A Plus PE Program With or Without a Gymnasium Kindergarten-Grade 5Using the NAD curriculum, this 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation is filled with fun and exciting ideas, yearly themes, easy to teach physical, spiritual, social, and mental health-related activities for the elementary classroom teacher as well as the... -
HPCI - Health Promoting Churches Initiative Tertiary-LifelongDesigned for South Pacific Division churches but adaptable to other settings, this "initiative is about promoting healthy lifestyles to our people in the local church and community setting by generating an awareness and interest in Health, providing health... -
JAE: Of Interest to Teachers Kindergarten-LifelongThis Journal of Adventist Education column features current news, reports, and updates of interest to educators. In this issue: Adventist educators are invited to join Adventist Professionals' Network (APN); Teens' Beliefs Surveyed; Record Enrollment... -
Life 101 - Integrating Healthy Balance Into a University's Curriculum Tertiary-LifelongThe author shares Loma Linda's three portfolio courses in personal and professional wholeness, that help students address 12 goals including academic and the skills, abilities, and characteristics needed by the idea healthy professional graduate (eg. ethics,... -
Life and Health, It’s Your Choice Tertiary-Lifelong"The Creator knew that our decisions impact not only our health, but also that of our descendants." -
Lifestyle the Best Medicine - Annual Appeal Supporting Research into Health and Wellbeing Lifelong"One of the world’s leading health and exercise scientists describes the power of 'low tech' for remedying problems created by 'high tech' as one of the most exciting medical discoveries of the past few decades." -
Light for Living, Part 2: Choosing a Healthy Lifestyle Preschool-Grade 12This article provides an overview of health principles to reduce the risk of disease, stress and burnout, the benefits of vegetarian and vegan diet, the relationship between and sources of specific vitamins and minerals, and factors contributing to the epidemic... -
Looking at Your School Health Program, Part 1 Kindergarten-Grade 8Some teachers often do double duty as the school nurse. Anna Selk gives advice on how to identify signs of abuse and neglect; how to deal with communicable diseases such as colds, rashes, and pinkeye; and, how to conduct an immunization assessment and health... -
New Perspectives in Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle Grade 9-Tertiary"The dramatic increase in so-called chronic or “lifestyle-related” diseases in most countries today has become one of the greatest threats to our health. These major lifestyle-related diseases share common risk factors such as smoking, lack... -
New Start Health Curriculum and Wacky...but true! Magazine Kindergarten-Grade 6In this resource review, Lighthouse Christian College shares their health and nutrition curriculum for Australian primary school (Prep to Year 6). NEWSTART is an acronym which stands for: Nutrition, Exercise, Water, Sunlight, Toxin-free, Air, Rest, and Trust... -
Nutrition Today - What You Should Know Kindergarten-LifelongThese practical guidelines will “help you make informed decisions regarding personal nutrition.” -
Physical Activity - A Critical Component of a Complete Education Kindergarten-TertiaryThe role of physical activity has always had a vital place in the Seventh-day Adventist philosophy of education. Adventist schools should continue to propagate the values of health promotion and healthful practices, which not only increase longevity but also... -
Pivio Health Grade 9-LifelongPreviously known as CHIP, Pivio is rooted in evidence-based research and provides individuals a comprehensive framework to pivot away from chronic disease and towards optimal health. Lifestyle Medicine Institute "partners with employers, health care systems,... -
Preventing Food Addiction in Adolescents Grade 5-TertiaryThis article provides an overview of research on addictive-like eating, including criteria for food addictions in children. A variety of strategies for addressing maladaptive eating behaviors are described, including developing positive relationships between... -
Promoting Healthful Habits and Food Preferences in Young Children 0-2 years-KindergartenMy Little Friends Director Rocio Velzaquez explains techniques that have been successful in helping children and their families develop a taste for vegetarian food and healthful eating in their childcare center at Montemorelos University in Mexico. -
Promoting Nutrition Education in Seventh-day Adventist Schools Kindergarten-Grade 12"Seventh-day Adventist schools were established to foster wholistic development in learners. Effective school-based nutrition education is essential to this development. Nutrition education in Adventist schools should teach students how to care for their... -
Promoting Plant-Based Diets in Seventh-day Adventist Schools Preschool-Grade 12"Adventist education promotes wholistic mental, physical, social, and spiritual development. Learning about food and nutrition at school helps students understand God’s plan for their overall health. Schools can also help parents learn how to provide... -
Protection Against End-Time Pandemics - A Reflection on the Role of Individual Behavior Tertiary-Lifelong"The role of individual behavior is often overlooked in protecting health from pandemics. Moral, spiritual, and physical health are strengthened by understanding and living in harmony with God’s moral and natural laws." -
Relationships Effecting College Students’ Perception of Family Influence Impacting their Health and Lifestyle Grade 11-Tertiary"Investigating the extent of family influence on college students’ perception of health and lifestyle was the focus of this research. Students felt their family influenced their idea of health and for most this was a positive influence with... -
School Health Program - Essential for Building a Healthy Community Kindergarten-Grade 12"This paper deals with the importance of the most neglected program of the school, the school health program. The writer will help everybody get involved in educating young children to understand that there is a great correlation between health, learning... -
Sharing Books Grade 1-LifelongThe Adventist Book Center has books on Adventist Beliefs, for Children/Teens, on Christian Living/Spiritual Growth, Healthful Living, Marriage/Family, and other topics that can be used as gifts for students, teachers, and volunteers. They can also be used... -
Some Considerations in Promoting Healthy Lifestyles Lifelong"This paper argues that the effectiveness of the approach used by the Seventh-day Adventist church to propagate its health message has been compromised by its failure to take full account of social determinants of health, and its apparent inability to... -
Stressed-out Faculty May Need a NEWSTART! TertiaryWith an abundance of literature supporting the relentless pressures that educators face, the authors of this article decided to explore potential strategies that might help reduce faculty stress. The Seventh-day Adventist Church has advocated the adoption... -
Students' Intention and School Programs as Predictors Toward Health-risk Behaviors TertiaryThis study assessed the predictors toward students’ intention on health. This study also investigated the predictors toward reported students’ health-risk behaviors. The Predictors of Students’ Intention Being a male... -
Sugar-Coated Mornings 0-2 years-LifelongThis article looks at the importance of good nutrition. A good breakfast is important for students' growth and learning! -
Talking to Your Students About HIV/AIDS Kindergarten-Grade 12The AIDS causing virus HIV infects approximately 60 million people worldwide, and this number grows by 16,000 everyday. Discussed are guidelines for effective school health education to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. Schools have a responsibility to teach... -
The Adventist Advantage Tertiary-LifelongBeeson talks about the Bible being a manual for the proper care and treatment of our bodies. Health study examples are given comparing Adventists and non-Adventists. -
The Biochemical and Pathophysiological Effects of Alcohol Consumption Tertiary-Lifelong"While the stance of some conservative Christian (and other) groups advocating abstinence from alcohol intake may not be popular, contemporary research into alcohol and its effects on the body may lend weight to such a position. The consumption of... -
The Effects of Health and Wellness on Academic Achievement and Cognitive Ability in Students Attending Seventh-day Adventist Schools Grade 3-Grade 8"Healthful living has been a cornerstone of Seventh-day Adventist belief and practice almost from the very beginning of the church's history. The problem was that no one had studied the role healthful practices play in Seventh-day Adventist education... -
The Fit Between Adventist Health Principles and Discoveries in Modern Biomedical Science Tertiary-Lifelong"Many of our beliefs and practices, especially as they relate to health, are rooted firmly in scientific principles, and some of these are now being discovered." Bailey-Penrod examines some of these beliefs and practices, and the scientific discoveries... -
The Need For Nature Kindergarten-Grade 12This article summarizes some of the benefits of spending time in nature, as educators with learners, as revealed in current research and the counsel of Ellen White. -
The Seven-Step Model (7SM) - An Alternative Health Behavior Change Model for the General Public Tertiary-Lifelong"The major causes of death in the world are heart attack, stroke, and cancer. The main contributing factors for chronic diseases complications are unhealthy behaviors; so, health behavior change has become imperative in the world today. There are several... -
Time for Bed 0-2 years-LifelongThis article explains why proper sleep is so important for children and adults. -
Urijah's on a Mission - Lifestyle Medicine Graduand Responds to Health Crisis at Home Tertiary-Lifelong"The influence of his father and an advertisement for a scholarship encouraged Urijah Lilligeto to begin his journey as a healthcare professional who is now helping his country make choices to improve its quality of life." -
Vibrant Life Kindergarten-LifelongA magazine for healthful living. Includes features on health, stress, family life, kids, recipes, herbs, diet, exercise, sleep and more. Visit their website to order or read the online edition. -
Words That Still Speak Tertiary-Lifelong"When a prophet’s words are disliked, debated, and discarded in the name of science, what should be the stand of those who believe in the inspiration of the Word?" -
Youth Alive - Building Resilience Against At-risk Behaviors Grade 7-Tertiary"Promoting healthful behaviors during adolescence and taking steps to better protect young people from health risks are critical to preventing health problems in adulthood."