Who can use the HECAT?
The HECAT is designed to be used by state, regional and local education agency staff and others responsible for selecting, supervising, developing or using health education curricula in schools. For example, • Curriculum committees or educators at school districts, schools, or community-based organizations that work with schools can use the HECAT, in conjunction with the state standards and health education frameworks or other locally determined requirements, to • Develop new or improved courses of study, frameworks, learning objectives, or curricula. • Guide the selection of curricula available for purchase. • Examine curricula currently in use. • State or regional educational agency staff can use the HECAT to inform the development or review of • State health education standards or frameworks. • Recommendations for conducting state or local curriculum review. • State-recommended health education curricula. • Developers of nationally disseminated and packaged-curricula, such as nongov
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