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Commonwealth Games | Olympic Games | Health & NutritionCurriculum Information
- Health and Physical Education Key Learning Area Queensland Studies Authority site which includes .pdf files of the Years 1-10 HPE Curriculum Syllabus and support materials (also held at R 375 QUE)
- Health and Physical Education Key Learning Area Education Queensland Site
- Health & Physical Education Education Department of W.A. site
- NSW K-6 Personal Development, Health & Physical Education (PDHPE) Syllabus
- NSW 7-10 Personal Development, Health & Physical Education (PDHPE) Syllabus and Support Materials
Organisations
- Australia
- ACHPER: Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation
- ACHPER QLD
- Australian Sports Commission
- Active Australia Explains the changed approach to this program
- Building a Healthy, Active Australia
Access to practical information news for all groups on healthy eating, regular physical activity and active living.- Sport Information
- Sports Medicine Australia
- National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)
- Outdoor Education Australia
- Australian Journal of Outdoor Education (AJOE) -- Check Tropicat for access details
- Queensland Academy of Sport
- Queensland School Sport
- Recreation Training Queensland
- School Sport Australia
- Sport and Recreation Queensland
- Overseas
- AAHPERD: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
- CAHPERD :Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
- International Council for Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE)
The Council serves as an international "umbrella" organisation concerned with the promotion and dissemination of results and findings in the field of sport science and their practical application in cultural and educational contexts.General Resources
- Australian
- Health and Physical Education - Global Classroom Project
Interactive project that aims to encourage health, physical education, outdoor education and sport education teachers to share their resources and their good classroom practices.- Human Race
Physical Education, Sport and Health program for schools everywhere in the world. It engages students (aged 10 to 15 years) in physical activities and encourages achievement of personal best performances.- Kids Health and Fitness
Kellogg's site for nutrition and physical activity- National Sport Information Centre Australian Sports Commission program
- NSW Sport and Recreation coaching site
- PDHPE K-6 and PDHPE 7-12
These websites support Personal Development, Health and Physical Education in NSW schools- Statistics: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Select Statistics/Selected Main Features/Search/ and enter keyword, e.g. sport- Topics in Sport from the Australian Sports Commission
- Victorian Education Channel: Schools Choose a level, then select Health and Physical Education
- Overseas
- Coaches' Information Service
Initiative of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports and The University of Edinburgh- Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plans: Physical Education
Archived from AskERIC. Divided into Games, Gymnastics, Motor skills, Outdoor education, Skill-related, and Team sports- EveryRule.com Rules for a large number of games
- Exercise & Fitness Resources Listed by the Internet Public Library
- PE Central
"The premier Web site for health and physical education teachers, parents, and students."- Physical Education Lesson Plans
- Physical Education links From Education Index
- SPORTQuest
Search this collection of resources or browse by sport or topic. From the Canadian company that produces the SportDiscus database.- SportSafe From British Columbia: resources on preventing violence in sports
- Sport! Science@The Exploratorium
- Sports Coach Compiled by Brian Mackenzie, UK Athletics Senior Coach
- Sports Media
A tool for PE teachers, coaches, students and everyone who is interested in PE/Health/Fitness and Sports- Yahoo Sports Page
Databases
- AUSPORT
Australian Sport Database available via Informit | More information- SportDISCUS via OVID. Please logout when your search is ended.
- National Sport Information Centre Australian Sports Commission service responsible for AUSPORT. Also provides the Sports Periodicals Database, and Web access to full text of some items indexed on AUSPORT
- Electronic Databases
Alphabetical list of all databases available for JCU staff and students- Electronic Databases for Education
List of education-related databases
Electronic Journals
Please check Tropicat for the most up-to-date information on the following electronic journals. Subscription ejournals are available to JCU staff and students only.
N.B. This list is not complete.
- Coach and Athletic Director (was Scholastic Coach)
- Health Education Research
- JOPERD: The Journal of Physical Education
- Journal of Leisure Research
- Journal of School Health
- Journal of Sport Behavior
- Leisure Sciences
- Physical Educator
- Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
- Sport
- Sport Journal Open access journal
- Sports Illustrated
- Women's Sports and Fitness
Free journals not listed in Tropicat
- Athletic Search Archive of articles from the journals Athletic Management, Training & Conditioning, Coaching Management.
- Canadian Journal for Women in Coaching Free online journal
- Coaching Science Abstracts
- Coaching Youth Sports: An electronic newsletter for Coaches, Athletes, and Parents. Presents information about learning and performing sport skills.
- Available to JCU staff and students only. Print version held at TSV 306.48 P1.
- The Physician and Sportsmedicine Online
Commonwealth Games Sites
- Australian Commonwealth Games Association
- Commonwealth Games Topic from the Australian Sports Commission
- Commonwealth Games Federation
- Commonwealth Games 2002 Click on Manchester 2002
- Australian Olympic Committee
- Australian Sports Commission: Olympic Games section
- Cultural Olympiad
- Our Place: Indigenous Australia Now Australia's Olympic gift to the Greek people
- EdNA Online -- search for Olympic Games
- Education World: Gold Medal Olympics Activities
- Olympic Information Center
- Olympics Through Time
- Athens 2004 Olympics
- Beijing 2008 Olympics
- Special Olympics International
Program of year-round sports training and athletic competition for children and adults with mental retardation- Internet resources for the Olympics University of South Australia resource
Health and Nutrition Resources
- Adolescent and School Health
U.S. government site to help "prevent the most serious health risk behaviors among children, adolescents and young adults."- AIS Sports Nutrition
Information from the Australian Institute of Sport- Australian Health Promoting Schools Association
- Australian Sports Drug Agency
- British Nutrition Foundation Includes general and educational information
- CHDF: Children's Health Development Foundation "Visit the future of PE at the CHDF Web site."
- Child and Youth Health: Kids Only
Resource for 6-12 year old children developed by the Department of Human Services in the South Australian government- Healthy Eating Club Australian site with up-to-date resources on nutrition and food
- Galaxy-H U.K. government website aimed at children aged 7-11 years which covers the main areas of personal, social and health education and citizenship
- Health Hotlist Links for nutrition, fitness, diseases etc.
- Health of Young Australians
National health policy for children and young people- HealthOnline
Health Information Action Plan for Australia- Internet Resources on Drug Abuse
- KidsHealth Extensive information on childhood illnesses and health issues
- Kids' Help Line Telephone counselling service for children and young people in Australia. Resources available include Infosheets.
- Life Education Australia
- Life Education Network
Life Education is dedicated to the prevention of drug abuse, violence and AIDS- MyDr.com.au Provides a variety of informative pages related to health for parents and teachers
- SunSmart Provides sun protection advice to groups in the community including schools and child care
- World Health Organization: School health and youth health promotion
- WHOSIS
Health and health-related statistical information from the World Health Organization- A Winning Diet Australian Institute of Sport site
- Wired for Health
UK government site provides information to a wide range of topics- Youth Health Site
South Australian site looks at issues such as drugs, relationships, sexual health
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Links checked October 2004; Page updated March 2005 by lbcy,
Information and Research Support, James Cook University.