ABSTRACT
Health and wellbeing is a broad and diverse topic but is particularly relevant to teachers of biology in primary and secondary schools across the world. Teachers need to be well-versed and trained in the many aspects that this topic covers, from the effects of communicable and non-communicable diseases and the need to understand and maintain a healthy lifestyle by having a balanced diet and taking regular exercise, to the effects of drugs and alcohol on physiological functioning. In this chapter, we explore how health and disease are defined, some barriers to teaching the subject in schools and some misconceptions held by students. We outline some examples of successful interventions that support students’ knowledge, attitudes and possibly even behaviours relating to health.
