Sarah Benes
Biographic Data
| ID | 9513710 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Benes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Benes |
| SIGNATURE | BENES S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Merrimack College, North Andover, MA. |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4314-0340 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Need for Accessible Health Education
Health education in preschool through 12th grade is an essential component of a well-rounded education and can positively impact student health and well-being. All school-age students deserve access to high-quality, effective health education. However, students with disabilities may not be receiving the health education they are entitled to for many reasons, including that there is not a clearly defined understanding of health education for stude…
Moving Toward More Inclusive, Affirming, and Health-Promoting Nutrition Education
Nutrition units are a staple in many health education courses. While nutrition units can support the acquisition of critical functional knowledge and the development of important skills, there is also the potential for harm and the potential to perpetuate beliefs, ideas, and norms that can lead to disordered eating, the development of unhealthy relationships with food, or shaming of self and others (e.g., fat shaming). The purpose of this article…
What the Hete/Pete
The K-12 health and physical education professions are largely guided and supported by three entities. They include state departments of education, national and state professional associations, and teacher education programs (i.e., health education teacher education [HETE] and physical education teacher education [PETE]). From the outside looking in, it may seem that HETE and PETE programs are not dissimilar, yet both disciplines continue to oper…
Trends in Teaching Sexual and Reproductive Health Skills in US Secondary Schools in 35 States, 2008 to 2018
BACKGROUND: Little is known about trends in implementing skills-based instruction in US schools, specifically for sexual and reproductive health (SRH). We examined state-level trends in the percentage of US secondary schools teaching SRH skills in a required course in grades 6 to 8 and 9 to 12. METHODS: Representative data from 35 states participating across 6 cycles of School Health Profiles (2008-2018) was analyzed. The prevalence of teaching f…
Trauma-Sensitive Practices in Health Education
Two of the most important aspects of a health education teacher’s work are to meet the needs of all students in their classes and to create a safe space in which those students feel supported and valued. This charge often brings to mind ensuring safe spaces for students related to aspects of their identity, such as their gender identity, sexuality, race/ethnicity, religious beliefs, or ability. While health educators must continue to address thes…
Preparing the Next Generation of Health and Physical Educators through Trauma-Informed Programs
As Physical Education Teacher Education and Health Education Teacher Education faculty members, it is essential to help our students acquire the skills to handle the traumas/stress in their lives. It is also important to provide appropriate pedagogical practices so they are prepared to support the P–12 students they will eventually teach as they will have their own adversities they are navigating. For those students in P–12 who are trying to surv…
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Trauma-Sensitive Practices in Health Education
Two of the most important aspects of a health education teacher’s work are to meet the needs of all students in their classes and to create a safe space in which those students feel supported and valued. This charge often brings to mind ensuring safe spaces for students related to aspects of their identity, such as their gender identity, sexuality, race/ethnicity, religious beliefs, or ability. While health educators must continue to address thes…
Preparing the Next Generation of Health and Physical Educators through Trauma-Informed Programs
As Physical Education Teacher Education and Health Education Teacher Education faculty members, it is essential to help our students acquire the skills to handle the traumas/stress in their lives. It is also important to provide appropriate pedagogical practices so they are prepared to support the P–12 students they will eventually teach as they will have their own adversities they are navigating. For those students in P–12 who are trying to surv…
Trends in Teaching Sexual and Reproductive Health Skills in US Secondary Schools in 35 States, 2008 to 2018
BACKGROUND: Little is known about trends in implementing skills-based instruction in US schools, specifically for sexual and reproductive health (SRH). We examined state-level trends in the percentage of US secondary schools teaching SRH skills in a required course in grades 6 to 8 and 9 to 12. METHODS: Representative data from 35 states participating across 6 cycles of School Health Profiles (2008-2018) was analyzed. The prevalence of teaching f…
What the Hete/Pete
The K-12 health and physical education professions are largely guided and supported by three entities. They include state departments of education, national and state professional associations, and teacher education programs (i.e., health education teacher education [HETE] and physical education teacher education [PETE]). From the outside looking in, it may seem that HETE and PETE programs are not dissimilar, yet both disciplines continue to oper…
Moving Toward More Inclusive, Affirming, and Health-Promoting Nutrition Education
Nutrition units are a staple in many health education courses. While nutrition units can support the acquisition of critical functional knowledge and the development of important skills, there is also the potential for harm and the potential to perpetuate beliefs, ideas, and norms that can lead to disordered eating, the development of unhealthy relationships with food, or shaming of self and others (e.g., fat shaming). The purpose of this article…
The Need for Accessible Health Education
Health education in preschool through 12th grade is an essential component of a well-rounded education and can positively impact student health and well-being. All school-age students deserve access to high-quality, effective health education. However, students with disabilities may not be receiving the health education they are entitled to for many reasons, including that there is not a clearly defined understanding of health education for stude…
Psychology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Health education (3 works) · Health educators (3 works) · Medical education (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Physical education (2 works) · Physical Education and Pedagogy (2 works)