Michigan Model for Health
Students are more likely to succeed academically and socially when they are healthy.
The Michigan Model for Health is an exemplary, evidence-based, health education program for students in kindergarten through grade 12. The Michigan Model includes two parts:
- The curriculum is based on Michigan's health education standards and addresses the grade level content expectations (GLCEs) for kindergarten through grade 8 and the Michigan Merit Curriculum guidelines for high school. The lessons were developed with input from parents, educators, students, and experts in health promotion and risk prevention.
- The statewide infrastructure of health coordination sites provides professional development, curriculum, educational resources, and technical assistance.
To learn more about the Michigan Model curriculum and statewide network of regional health coordinators, read the 
"Michigan Model for Health...The Model for Healthy Kids" fact sheet.
Kindergarten Through Grade Six
The Michigan Model for Health curriculum for kindergarten through grade 6 is organized into a teacher manual for each grade. Lessons teach the knowledge and develop the skills students need to support and enhance healthy lifestyles in six topical units:
- Social-emotional health
- Nutrition and physical activity
- Safety
- Alcohol, tobacco and other drugs
- Personal health and wellness
- HIV (only at 4th and 5th)
The K-6 Scope and Sequence provides a concise overview of the lessons. Review the comprehensive health framework, to see the specific student learning objectives for each grade in each topic. The students learning objectives are the GLCEs, so schools that implement the Michigan Model are completely addressing the Michigan Health Education Standards and GLCEs.
Pre- and post-tests for Grades 2 through 6 and Correlations to English Language Arts and Social Studies GLCEs are now available for teachers' use.
Grades Seven Through Twelve
The Michigan Model for Health curriculum for grades 7-12 is organized into topical modules for middle school and high school. Lessons teach the knowledge and develop the skills students need to support and enhance healthy lifestyles. The 7-12 Scope and Sequence provides a concise overview of the modules.
Middle School and High School modules address:
- Violence Prevention
- Tobacco Prevention
- Substance Abuse Prevention
- Nutrition
- Physical Activity
- HIV and other STD Prevention
- HIV, STI, and Pregnancy Prevention (only at high school)
- Character Education
- Service Learning
- Gambling Prevention
- Sun Safety
The Michigan Model for Health is constantly being revised and updated to reflect current health trends and issues, and to incorporate new research and best practice strategies for teaching health education.
The Michigan Model is published by the Educational Materials Center.
