Staying Healthy and Living Well
How to live to be 100 years old 

Staying Healthy and Living Well is a 10-session, cross-disability course for older adolescents.  For use by classroom teachers and youth leaders, these courses focus on helping young people learn to manage their own health care as they move from school to work. Evaluation measures student knowledge, attitudes, and behavior before and after taking the course. Homework is a key element of this course, and parents sign off on homework assignments and also complete surveys before and after the course.  

Who should take Staying Healthy?
This course will benefit those age 16-21 who will soon be making independent decisions about their lives.

Staying Healthy students learn about:

Interested in piloting Staying Healthy in your area?
Staying Healthy was developed by staff of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD), and is being piloted in schools and youth programs across Iowa. To learn more about hosting or facilitating this course, please contact the Living Well Program Consultant.