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Aligning the Junior Master Wellness Volunteer Program to the Educational Standards for Career and Technology Education

Publication Number: M2293

Mississippi State University Extension offers the Junior Master Wellness Volunteer (JMWV) program statewide. It is an educational enhancement to various secondary courses, including family and consumer science, contemporary health, and CTE health science programs. Program development specialists have collaborated with the Research and Curriculum Unit at Mississippi State University to align the JMWV program to current state curricula. The Junior Master Wellness Volunteer program connects CTE and general secondary education teachers and MSU Extension agents. This collaboration provides educational and community outreach opportunities for teens interested in creating a culture of wellness in their communities. The following tables align the current state curriculum and the JMWV program.

Health Science Core Units

JMWV Topic

Units Covered

Volunteer Guide

  • 1: Course Orientation and Professional Organizations
  • 4: Communication and Teamwork

Social Media Toolkit

  • 1: Course Orientation and Professional Organizations
  • 4: Communication and Teamwork
  • 5: Body Organization, Covering, Support, and Movement
  • 7: Intake and Elimination
  • 9: Reproductive and Health Maintenance Practices

Privacy/Health Literacy/Cultural Competency

  • 1: Course Orientation and Professional Organizations
  • 3: Healthcare Systems, Legal and Ethical Practices
  • 4: Communication and Teamwork

High Blood Pressure/Diabetes

  • 6: Vital Organs and Protection
  • 8: Control, Regulation, and Coordination
  • 9: Reproductive and Health Maintenance Practices

Obesity/Healthy Eating

  • 9: Reproductive and Health Maintenance Practices

Oral Health

  • 7: Intake and Elimination
  • 9: Reproductive and Health Maintenance Practices

Asthma Awareness

  • 6: Vital Organs and Protection

Bullying Prevention

  • 4: Communication and Teamwork

Mental Health Awareness

  • 9: Reproductive and Health Maintenance Practices

Heat/Sun Safety

  • 5: Body Organization, Covering, Support, and Movement
  • 9: Reproductive and Health Maintenance Practices

Substance Misuse Prevention

  • 9: Reproductive and Health Maintenance Practices

Functional Foods

Teen Relationships

  • 9: Reproductive and Health Maintenance Practices

Health Care and Clinical Services

JMWV Topic

Units Covered

Volunteer Guide

  • 1: Course Orientation, Safety Review, Clinical Policies, and Employability
  • 4: Rehabilitative Services

Social Media Toolkit

  • 1: Course Orientation, Safety Review, Clinical Policies, and Employability
  • 7: Pharmacological and Diagnostic Services

Privacy/Health Literacy/Cultural Competency

  • 1: Course Orientation, Safety Review, Clinical Policies, and Employability
  • 8: Information Technology and Health Informatics

High Blood Pressure/Diabetes

  • 2: Emergency Services and Technical Skills 5: Medical and Nursing Services
  • 6: Therapeutic Services
  • 8: Information Technology and Health Informatics

Obesity/Healthy Eating

  • 6: Therapeutic Services

Oral Health

  • 7: Pharmacological and Diagnostic Services

Asthma Awareness

  • 6: Therapeutic Services

Bullying Prevention

  • 6: Therapeutic Services

Mental Health Awareness

  • 6: Therapeutic Services

Heat/Sun Safety

  • 6: Therapeutic Services

Substance Misuse Prevention

  • 6: Therapeutic Services
  • 7: Pharmacological and Diagnostic Services

Functional Foods

Teen Relationships

Sports Medicine

JMWV Topic

Units Covered

Volunteer Guide

  • 1: Orientation

Social Media Toolkit

  • 1: Orientation
  • 5: Nutrition in Sports
  • 6: Pharmacology and Drugs in Sports
  • 7: Physical Fitness Conditioning and Assessment

Privacy/Health Literacy/Cultural Competency

  • 1: Orientation
  • 2: The Sports Medicine Team and Health Care Administration

High Blood Pressure/Diabetes

  • 5: Nutrition in Sports
  • 7: Physical Fitness Conditioning and Assessment

Obesity/Healthy Eating

  • 5: Nutrition in Sports
  • 7: Physical Fitness Conditioning and Assessment

Oral Health

Asthma Awareness

  • 3: Assessment and Evaluation of Injuries and Emergencies
  • 6: Pharmacology and Drugs in Sports

Bullying Prevention

Mental Health Awareness

Heat/Sun Safety

Substance Misuse Prevention

  • 6: Pharmacology and Drugs in Sports

Functional Foods

Teen Relationships

Contemporary Health

JMWV Topic

Units Covered

Volunteer Guide

  • 3: Family/Social Health

Social Media Toolkit

  • 1: Personal and Consumer Health
  • 2: Mental Health
  • 3: Family/Social Health

Privacy/Health Literacy/Cultural Competency

  • 1: Personal and Consumer Health
  • 3: Family/Social Health

High Blood Pressure/Diabetes

  • 5: Disease Prevention and Control
  • 6: Nutrition and Fitness
  • 8: Community and Environmental Health

Obesity/Healthy Eating

  • 5: Disease Prevention and Control
  • 6: Nutrition and Fitness

Oral Health

  • 1: Personal and Consumer Health

Asthma Awareness

  • 8: Community and Environmental Health

Bullying Prevention

  • 2: Mental Health
  • 3: Family/Social Health

Mental Health Awareness

  • 2: Mental Health

Heat/Sun Safety

  • 8: Community and Environmental Health

Substance Misuse Prevention

  • 2: Mental Health
  • 7: Substance Abuse Prevention

Functional Foods

  • 4: Human Growth and Development
  • 6: Nutrition and Fitness

Teen Relationships

  • 1: Personal and Consumer Health
  • 2: Mental Health
  • 3: Family/Social Health
  • 9: Safety and First Aid

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

JMWV Topic

Units Covered

Volunteer Guide

Social Media Toolkit

  • T1: Empowered Learner
  • T2: Digital Citizen

Privacy/Health Literacy/Cultural Competency

  • T1: Empowered Learner
  • T2: Digital Citizen

High Blood Pressure/Diabetes

Obesity/Healthy Eating

Oral Health

Asthma Awareness

Bullying Prevention

Mental Health Awareness

Heat/Sun Safety

Substance Misuse Prevention

Functional Foods

Teen Relationships

Family and Consumer Science

JMWV Topic

Units Covered

Volunteer Guide

  • Family Dynamics 1: Orientation
  • Family Dynamics 2: Discovering You
  • Nutrition and Wellness 1: Orientation and Lab Safety
  • Child Development 1: Orientation
  • Resource Management 1: Orientation

Social Media Toolkit

  • Family Dynamics 3: Discovering Relationships

Privacy/Health Literacy/Cultural Competency

  • Family 3: Discovering Relationships
  • Family Dynamics 4: Discovering Family Growth

High Blood Pressure/Diabetes

  • Nutrition and Wellness 3: Exercise and Diet
  • Nutrition and Wellness 4: Science of Food

Obesity/Healthy Eating

  • Family Dynamics 2: Discovering You
  • Nutrition and Wellness 2: Meal Planning and Preparation
  • Nutrition and Wellness 3: Exercise and Diet
  • Nutrition and Wellness 4: Science of Food
  • Nutrition and Wellness 5: Healthy Food Choices

Oral Health

Asthma Awareness

  • Nutrition and Wellness 4: Science of Food

Bullying Prevention

  • Nutrition and Wellness 3: Exercise and Diet

Mental Health Awareness

  • Family Dynamics 3: Discovering Relationships

Heat/Sun Safety

Substance Misuse Prevention

Functional Foods

  • Family Dynamics 2: Discovering You
  • Family 3: Discovering Relationships
  • Family Dynamics 4: Discovering Family Growth

Teen Relationships

  • Family Dynamics 2: Discovering You
  • Family 3: Discovering Relationships
  • Family Dynamics 4: Discovering Family Growth

21st Century Skills

JMWV Topic

Units Covered

Volunteer Guide

Social Media Toolkit

  • CS3: Civic Literacy
  • CS6: Creativity and Innovation
  • CS7: Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving
  • CS8: Communication and Collaboration
  • CS9: Information Literacy
  • CS13: Initiative and Self-Direction
  • CS14: Social and Cross-Cultural Skills
  • CS15: Productivity and Accountability
  • CS16: Leadership and Responsibility

Privacy/Health Literacy/Cultural Competency

  • CS3: Civic Literacy
  • CS4: Health Literacy
  • CS8: Communication and Collaboration
  • CS9: Information Literacy
  • CS10: Media Literacy
  • CS11: ICT Literacy
  • CS13: Initiative and Self-Direction
  • CS16: Leadership and Responsibility

High Blood Pressure/Diabetes

  • CS4: Health Literacy
  • CS9: Information Literacy

Obesity/Healthy Eating

  • CS4: Health Literacy
  • CS9: Information Literacy

Oral Health

  • CS4: Health Literacy
  • CS9: Information Literacy:

Asthma Awareness

  • CS4: Health Literacy
  • CS9: Information Literacy

Bullying Prevention

  • CS4: Health Literacy
  • CS9: Information Literacy

Mental Health Awareness

  • CS4: Health Literacy
  • CS9: Information Literacy

Heat/Sun Safety

  • CS4: Health Literacy
  • CS8: Communication and Collaboration
  • CS9: Information Literacy

Substance Misuse Prevention

  • CS4: Health Literacy
  • CS9: Information Literacy
  • CS12: Flexibility and Adaptability
  • CS14: Social and Cross-Cultural Skills

Functional Foods

  • CS4: Health Literacy
  • CS9: Information Literacy

Teen Relationships

  • CS4: Health Literacy
  • CS9: Information Literacy

Prepared in collaboration with the MSU Research and Curriculum Unit. For more information about mapping to units in Career and Technology Education, contact Melissa Luckett, Project Manager, Research and Curriculum Unit, Mississippi State University, 662-546-4515, mjh5@msstate.edu.

M2293 (07-23)

Department: Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion
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Authors

Portrait of Ms. Ann Sansing
Extension Instructor II
Rural Medical Scholars Program Director/Community Health Coordinator
Portrait of Ms. Jasmine Raniece Harris-Speight
Extension Instructor

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Portrait of Dr. David Buys
Associate Professor
Portrait of Ms. Jasmine Raniece Harris-Speight
Extension Instructor
Portrait of Ms. Ann Sansing
Extension Instructor II

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