Ellen C. Essick

Fifteen years teaching experience at UNCG with a focus on professional preparation of elementary school health educators. Primary courses taught include HEA 341: Elementary School Health Methods and HEA 201: Personal Health with a concentration in interdisciplinary service with the School of Education, Residential College, and Freshman Learning Community. Contractual service with the North Carolina School Health Training Center providing in-service trainings for NC School Teachers. Three years community health adminstration experience in HIC/AIDS prevention/education in a local non-profit organization.

There are 1 included publications by Ellen C. Essick :

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Sexual behaviors and substance use behaviors among North Carolina’s high school students: Implications for health care providers wanting to reach teens at risk. 2013 1594 Parents of adolescents, health care professionals, teachers, school administrators, and community organizations are all concerned about health risk behaviors among adolescents. Use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, lack of physical activity, sexu...