Standard/Goal One

STANDARD/GOAL ONE:

Students will understand health promotion and disease prevention concepts and practices.

INDICATOR 1: Students will evaluate how personal behavior can impact the health of self, peers, and family.

9-12 BENCHMARKS:

  1. model appropriate ways to express feelings when interacting with others.
  2. evaluate and model a variety of positive, personal hygienic practices.
  3. evaluate the impact of various health practices on self and family.

Sample Grade Level Objectives/Activities: (These statements are provided only as SAMPLES. There is one, (sometimes two) sample statement per benchmark. In the development of a comprehensive local curriculum, districts must articulate a variety of statements which support the benchmarks at each grade level.)

Ninth-Twelfth Grades
  1. analyze positive ways to manage emotions, e.g., mood swings, loneliness, hurt feelings.
  2. evaluate health practices which demonstrate an improved level of health for self and family, e.g., stress management, nutrition, exercise, rest.
  3. describe how personal actions can delay the onset and reduce the risks of potential health problems during adulthood.
  4. analyze the reasons for a comprehensive plan regarding the routine maintenance of personal hygiene, e.g., regular dental and eye exams, immunizations, breast self-exam, testicular self-exam, Pap smear.
  5. describe support systems which deal with emotional health issues, e.g., counseling groups, support groups, AA.
  6. analyze various ways people cope with family challenges, e.g., injury or death of family members, loss of a job, divorce.

STANDARD/GOAL ONE:

Students will understand health promotion and disease prevention concepts and practices.

INDICATOR 2: Students will evaluate the impact of mental, emotional, social, and physical health on various interrelated body systems.

9-12 BENCHMARKS:

  1. analyze the impact of personal health behaviors on the functioning of body systems.
  2. model practices which enhance personal, emotional, social, and physical well being.
  3. determine how to delay and/or reduce potential health problems during adulthood.

Sample Grade Level Objectives/Activities:

Ninth-Twelfth Grades
  1. analyze how the interdependence of the body systems can be altered or interrupted by personal behavior, e.g., alcohol use, tobacco use, STDs, sports injury, nutrition.
  2. analyze factors which affect lifelong personal wellness, e.g., assertiveness vs. aggressiveness, substance use.
  3. evaluate the interrelationship of mental, emotional, social, and physical health, e.g., the need for balance.
  4. model ways to avoid and reduce threatening situations, e.g., conflict resolution, assertiveness training.

STANDARD/GOAL ONE:

Students will understand health promotion and disease prevention concepts and practices.

INDICATOR 3: Students will analyze how medical research, government regulations, and public health policies influence health promotion and disease.

9-12 BENCHMARKS:

  1. evaluate the impact of national and international medical research.
  2. evaluate the impact of health requirements and policies which affect personal, family, and community health.
  3. analyze various genetic conditions and health practices which may influence the cause or prevention of diseases.

Sample Grade Level Objectives/Activities

Ninth-Twelfth Grades
  1. evaluate how medical research/advancements affect the prevention and control of health problems, e.g., genetic research, and aging.
  2. evaluate the ethical implications of current medical research or practice, e.g., doctor assisted suicide.
  3. evaluate the effects of public health policies and government regulations on society, e.g., HMO’s, immunization requirements, health certification.
  4. analyze the impact of family or ethnic genetic conditions on personal health, e.g., obesity, alcoholism, cancer, asthma, heart disease.
  5. describe ways public health laws protect consumer health, e.g., tainted food products, food handling procedures, FDA labeling and approval.
  6. use various technologies to explore recent medical advancements.