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NAS: Education
Key to Health

Education plays what the Washington Post terms a "surprisingly important" role in good health according to the National Academy of Sciences. A new study says that education is central to understanding why and how to take medication, critical to good health care.

Integrating Health Acorss the Curriculum:  A Guide for Directors
This 46-page PDF training module, revised by SABES Northeast staffers in July 2001, is designed to encourage and support adult education programs in integrating health into all areas of their curriculum and connecting to other initiatives.  

NAS Study on Health and Education

Integrating Health Guide