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The publisher lists a Health course for upper-grade students, in a second edition with a 2025 copyright and a grade level of 9 through 12. The Student Edition covers human anatomy and physiology, mental, physical, and social health, and ethical decision-making, with case studies, feature boxes, and hands-on activities. The publisher sells a Teacher Edition, Assessments, and an Assessments Answer Key, and bjupress.com lists digital editions. The publisher says the course is taught through the framework of a biblical worldview.
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BJU Press lists a Health course for upper-grade students: a second edition with a 2025 copyright and a grade level of 9 through 12. The publisher says the course works through health topics with the framework of a biblical worldview and presents the care of the body as a matter of stewardship.
Last updated: 2026-10-08 · Every Homeschool Editorial Team
At a glance
| Method | Textbook with feature boxes, case studies, section and chapter reviews, and hands-on activities |
| Worldview | Christian; the publisher says Health is taught through the framework of a biblical worldview. The publisher pages we reviewed do not name a denomination |
| Grades | 9 through 12 per the product page; the publisher's Health category lists seven products, all second edition, and none for middle school |
| Formats | Print student edition, teacher edition, and assessments with an answer key; the bjupress.com catalog also lists eStudent and eAssessment formats. The homeschool site sells a Health Subject Textbook Kit |
| Cost tier | Standard (Every Homeschool classification); current prices are on the publisher's homeschool store |
| Parent intensity | 3 (Every Homeschool rating, 1 to 5) |
| ESA-common | Not stated by the publisher; the homeschool pages we reviewed do not mention education savings accounts |
| Accredited | The publisher says textbooks cannot be accredited and only schools can be |
| Edition | 2nd edition, copyright 2025 |
| Website | bjupress.com |
Our scoreboard (1-5)
| Criterion | Score | One-line reason |
|---|---|---|
| Academic rigor | 4 | Our assessment. The publisher says students study anatomy and physiology of the nervous, reproductive, digestive, cardiovascular, and immune systems and that the text, assessments, and exercises develop critical thinking |
| Ease of teaching | 4 | Our assessment. The publisher says the student edition is designed to be worked through independently if desired and that the teacher edition includes student-led discussions, guided questioning, and hands-on activities |
| Content quality | 4 | Our assessment. The publisher says the book aligns with state standards and includes case studies and a range of feature boxes |
| Flexibility | 3 | Our assessment. The course is sold as separate components: a student edition, a teacher edition, and assessments |
| Value for money | 4 | Our assessment. The homeschool store sells the course as a subject textbook kit; see the cost section |
| Worldview scope | 2 | Written within one stated framework: the publisher describes stewardship of the body through a biblical worldview |
| Visual/design | 3 | Our assessment. The publisher lists feature boxes including Health and Ethics, Health and Media, Healthy Life Skills, Hands-on Health, and Global Health on Mission |
| Support resources | 4 | The publisher offers a free sample, a course overview PDF, an edition comparison chart, and a Biblical Worldview Scope PDF |
Who the publisher is
BJU Press describes itself as producing Pre-K through grade 12 educational materials with a biblical worldview and lists a main address in Greenville, South Carolina. The publisher's health materials sit in its science category, under the heading Guidance for Healthy Living.
The publisher's course for this subject is titled Health, and the Health category lists only the second edition for upper grades. The category page says the course teaches upper-grade students how to protect their health through knowledge of the human body, health, safety, and disease prevention.
BJU Press's Biblical Worldview Shaping page says the Bible should be central to education. For this course, the category page says Health is taught through the framework of a biblical worldview, that it challenges students to be good stewards of their bodies, and that it addresses many controversial health topics with that framework. The pages we reviewed do not name a denomination for BJU Press.
The core pedagogy
The student edition is a softbound text for grades 9 through 12. The publisher says students study human anatomy and physiology, covering the nervous, reproductive, digestive, cardiovascular, and immune systems; evaluate personal lifestyle choices regarding mental, physical, and social health; and learn to develop a healthy plan for their lifestyle. The product page lists case studies, Health and Ethics boxes on ethical issues in healthcare, Hands-On Health and Health Career boxes, Healthy Life Skills boxes, section and chapter reviews, and hands-on activities. The category page adds that each section starts with a preview of vocabulary terms and that the text is written on a grade 9 reading level.
The teacher edition is described as offering guidance for differentiated instruction and including student-led discussions, guided questioning activities, peer teaching, formative assessments, and hands-on activities. The category page lists videos, links, peer teaching, group learning, direct instruction, and Socratic questioning among the teaching methods. The assessments packet, per the same page, includes one test per chapter and a question bank teachers can use to create their own assessments, and an answer key is provided.
Signature mechanics: (1) Ethical decision-making as a theme. The publisher says the book focuses on making ethical decisions for physical, mental, and spiritual health. (2) Biblical worldview framework. The publisher says controversial health topics are addressed using the biblical worldview framework. (3) A chapter test and question bank. The assessments packet includes one test per chapter and a question bank.
A day in the life
The category page says the student edition is designed for students to work through independently if desired. Each section begins with a preview of vocabulary terms, and the student edition includes section and chapter reviews. The teacher edition adds student-led discussions, guided questioning, and hands-on activities, and the assessments packet provides one test per chapter.
What they do exceptionally well
A full set of components for one course. The publisher lists a student edition, teacher edition, assessments, and an assessments answer key for Health, along with digital formats on bjupress.com. A family can see each component before choosing what to buy.
Published course documents. The Health page offers a free sample, a course overview, an edition comparison chart, and a Biblical Worldview Scope document. In our assessment, a family can use these to review the content and worldview framing before buying.
A stated reading level. The publisher says the student edition is written on a grade 9 reading level and designed for independent work if desired.
What they do poorly
One stated worldview framework for health topics. The publisher says Health brings a biblical worldview to controversial health topics. In our assessment, families who want health instruction presented without a stated worldview, or from a different worldview, will be adapting the course rather than using it as designed. Reading the publisher's Biblical Worldview Scope document and sample before ordering is one way to see how the course treats a given topic.
No credit value stated. The publisher pages we reviewed do not state how much high school credit Health carries. Families who need a transcript entry should check their state's requirements and decide the credit themselves.
Check the format you are buying. The bjupress.com listings, such as the Health Student Edition page, serve Christian schools and label their prices as Christian School Pricing, and the homeschool store sells the course as a subject textbook kit. Families should buy from the homeschool store and confirm the components before ordering.
Who it fits / who it doesn't
Pick BJU Press Health if: you want a textbook-based high school health course with a teacher edition, chapter tests, and a question bank from one publisher; you want a biblical worldview framework stated for health topics; you want to review a sample, a course overview, and a worldview scope document first.
Skip BJU Press Health if: you want a health course without a stated worldview framework; you want a course for middle school, since the publisher lists none; you need a stated credit value from the publisher.
Cost honest assessment
The homeschool store lists a Health Subject Textbook Kit, 2nd edition for grades 9 through 12, described as covering human anatomy and physiology, ethical decision-making, and biblical principles. Every Homeschool does not quote prices for this publisher in this review; the current price of the kit is on the publisher's homeschool store. The prices shown on bjupress.com, for example on the Health Student Edition page, are labeled Christian School Pricing and are not homeschool prices.
ESA eligibility notes
The publisher pages we reviewed do not state that BJU Press participates in any state education savings account program, and the shipping and purchasing FAQ lists personal checks, money orders, and Visa, MasterCard, and Discover cards as accepted payments. Because the course is taught through a stated biblical worldview, families using an education savings account should confirm with their program administrator whether a religious health course and this vendor are eligible before ordering.
Alternatives
Signature products
- Health Student Edition, 2nd ed.
- Health Teacher Edition, 2nd ed.
- Health Assessments, 2nd ed.
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