Standard/Goal Three

STANDARD/GOAL TWO:

Students will access and evaluate health information, products, and services.

INDICATOR 1: Students will evaluate the impact of culture, media, and technology on personal health decisions and practices.

6-8 BENCHMARKS:

  1. describe the influence of cultural beliefs on health behaviors and practices.
  2. analyze the media impact on personal and family health decisions and practices.
  3. analyze the impact of technology on personal and family health decisions and practices.

Sample Grade Level Objectives/Activities:

Sixth Grade

Seventh Grade

Eighth Grade
  1. explore connections between cultural philosophy and health, e.g., old family remedies.
  2. examine why people often select health products on the basis of family habits and advertising claims.
  3. explore the impact of technological advances on medicine, e.g., space research, artificial joints.
  1. analyze connections between cultural philosophies and health practices, e.g., herbal medicine, acupuncture.
  2. determine why people often select health products on the basis of family habits, impulse, and advertising claims.
  3. investigate technological advances and the impact on medical practices and procedures, e.g., pace maker, robotic arms.
  1. evaluate parallels between cultural philosophies and health practices.
  2. evaluate reasons why people often select health products on the basis of personal preferences, family habits, impulse, and advertising claims.
  3. analyze ways technological advancements have influenced medical practices and procedures, e.g., laser surgery.

STANDARD/GOAL TWO:

Students will access and evaluate health information, products, and services.

INDICATOR 2: Students will evaluate community, state, regional, and global resources that provide health services, products, and information.

6-8 BENCHMARKS:

  1. investigate the role and organization of various community, state, and regional health agencies/services.
  2. analyze the effectiveness of local, state, and regional health resources.
  3. investigate the availability of health products and services at the local, state, and regional levels.

Sample Grade Level Objectives/Activities:

Sixth Grade

Seventh Grade

Eighth Grade
  1. list health-organization activities at the international, national, state, and local level, e.g., American Heart Association, Red Cross.
  2. evaluate claims made by promoters of health care products and services.
  3. outline the medical services available from clinics, hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories, and private offices and at the workplace, e.g., community health nurse.
  1. describe health-organization activities at the international, national, state, and local level, e.g., Cancer Society, Lung Association.
  2. develop criteria for selecting health specialists and products from various available sources.
  3. determine the medical services available from clinics, hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories, private offices and at the workplace.
  1. evaluate health-organization roles and activities at international, national, state, and local levels, e.g., Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
  2. analyze criteria for selecting health specialists and products from various sources.
  3. compare the medical services available from clinics, hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories, private offices and at the workplace, e.g., Department of Health.

STANDARD/GOAL TWO:

Students will access and evaluate health information, products, and services.

INDICATOR 3: Students will analyze and evaluate situations requiring professional health services.

6-8 BENCHMARKS:

  1. analyze various personal situations to determine when professional health services are necessary.
  2. describe options for contacting/obtaining health services.
  3. describe the effects of following or rejecting prescribed/recommended treatment.

Sample Grade Level Objectives/Activities:

Sixth Grade

Seventh Grade

Eighth Grade
  1. identify situations requiring professional health services for self and family, e.g., treating injuries.
  2. identify various home, school, and community health services, e.g., support groups.
  3. explore treatments for a variety of health conditions, e.g., sprains: rest, ice, compression, elevation (RICE).
  1. explore situations requiring professional health services for self and family members, e.g., handicapped family member, abuse.
  2. determine ways to access home, school, and community health services.
  3. describe the necessity of using prescribed and over-the-counter drugs appropriately, e.g., adhering to the prescribed dosage, duration.
  1. describe personal and family situations requiring professional health services, e.g., eating disorders, and depression.
  2. access various home, school, and community resources which address specific health needs, e.g., library, Internet.
  3. describe the effects of improper use of prescribed and/or over-the-counter drugs medications, e.g., taking someone else’s medication.