Abstract To develop a health education curriculum model with Chinese characteristics, literature method and comparative analysis method are used to interpret the U.S. health education curriculum analysis tool (HECAT). HECAT consists of an access component, a design component and an implementation component, which is able to provide a clear and complete analysis of health education curricula, and assists localities in selecting or developing health education curricula. HECAT is characterized by diversified participating entities, structured analysis content, scientific indicator establishment, and systematic practice process. Based on the experience of developing HECAT and building a systematic health education model in the United States, structured thinking to promote the analysis of health education courses, emphasizing the systematic and scientific development of health education courses and establishing an open system for promoting school health education should be applied in China.