Nathan Matza, MA, DrPH(c), CHES, Academic Summary
Nathan Matza has worked for more than three decades as a
full-time high school teacher, health science teacher, and currently, a
lecturer in the Department of Health Science at California State University, Long
Beach. He holds a Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts Degree, (California
State University, Long Beach) and postgraduate for a Doctorate of Public
Health, DrPH, (Loma Linda University). He also holds credentials as a
Nationally Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES), and life credentials
in secondary teaching, standard supervision (administrative), and Specially
Designed Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE), from the state of California.
He also holds a certificate in computer technology from Boise State University.
He is a contributing author of The Health Framework for California Public
Schools: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve, (1994, 2003). He has written:
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Curriculum Guide For Health Education (1989, 1995), Contemporary
Health Education, (1995, 1998), contributing author of Project Teach
Pre-service Resource Manual for University Instructors of Health Education
(1993, 1999), Tobacco Use Prevention, in, The
Comprehensive School Health Challenge, Cortese, Middelton, eds. (1994,
ETR Associates), and two college textbooks for secondary educators, Health Science for Teachers (1998, Revised
edition 2004, 3rd ed., 2007, 4th ed., 2010), and Creative Health Science Lessons (1998).
He also serves as a contributing author to the Los Angeles Times. |
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He is a member of the executive
board of the California Association of School Health Educators (CASHE), and
has published articles in The
California Association of Health, Physical, Education, Recreation and Dance
Journal (CAHPERD) and the CASHE Newsletter. |
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He currently publishes a
comprehensive list of Health Education Internet Websites that can be accessed
at nmatza.net |
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He served as a policy board
member of the statewide California Physical Education-Health Subject Matter
Project (CPE-HP), and as a member of the peer nominated, statewide Leadership
Enhancement and Development in Health Forum (LEAD). |
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He has consulted for the
National Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, California State
Department of Education, Los Angeles County Department of Education, Los
Angeles Unified School District, Orange County Department of Education,
Huntington Beach Union High School District, San Diego Schools, Paramount
Unified and other districts throughout California. |
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He volunteers as a technical
consultant for the National Association of Hispanic Nurses and the California
School Nurses Association. |
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He volunteered as an activist
for the Smoke Free Workplace law in California and has lobbied for numerous health education issues related to kids, teacher
credentialing, and public health. |
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He has delivered numerous
workshops, lectures on health education and technology and has written many
curriculum materials, including a summary of the State Health Framework for
the Orange County Department of Education. |
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He has served on numerous
district, county and statewide committees on health education, and has taken
a leadership role for the advocacy of health education of all students. |
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He
is recognized as an expert in health education teaching and has served a
six-year assignment as a Mentor Teacher for health teachers and college
graduate students. He has been selected as a
teacher of the year and a finalist for the President's Award for Excellence
in Teaching. He has taught for nearly 40 years. |