What will facilitate and be most effective for long term change in health behavior for elementary school children?
Effective long term learning is facilitated by reinforcement!!! Continued reinforcement after initial exposure. Something child will be encouraged or rewarded for when doing the positive health behavior long after you (the health care provider) have thoroughly taught the 'positive health habit'..,
Remember, in your lesson plans the 'Reinforcement' Category...& I always said you MUST give them something...leave something for them to do...that will continue to reinforce your 'objectives' long after u are gone!!!
Wellness scale is a continuum depicting a linear scale from complete health to death.