This is the first in a series of two combined pedagogy and health education content courses which provide students with knowledge along with general scope and understanding of current health issues which occur in the human lifecycle. This course also develops an understanding of the competencies essential for planning school health education programs. Students are given learning opportunities to develop sensitivity for the importance of integrating health education in various settings and to address the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education (Standards 2.1 through 2.4) Actual lesson planning and teaching experiences are required. Topics which will be addressed are Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs, Personal Growth and Development, Mental and Emotional Health, Aging and Death and Dying.