Standard/Goal Five

STANDARD/GOAL FIVE:

Students will contribute to the health of their families, peers, schools, communities, and the environment.

INDICATOR 1: Students will analyze various community and environmental issues based on valid and reliable information.

9-12 BENCHMARKS:

  1. analyze and prioritize community and environmental health issues
  2. evaluate information/data to support or refute the cause/effect and significance of health issues
  3. analyze the impact/magnitude of national and international medical breakthroughs

Sample Grade Level Objectives/Activities:

Ninth-Twelfth Grades
  1. debate the prioritization of health issues in society based on a variety of criteria, e.g., cost, human need, gender.
  2. analyze how medical and scientific advancements impact the health of society.
  3. research and analyze global health issues and the impact on personal health, e.g., HIV/AIDS, nutrition, global warming.
  4. compare and contrast various viewpoints regarding critical health issues, e.g., environmental health, culture.
  5. investigate a variety of health information sources using modern technologies relating to reliability, validity, or usefulness.

STANDARD/GOAL FIVE:

Students will contribute to the health of their families, peers, schools, communities, and the environment.

INDICATOR 2: Students will evaluate the impact of strategies used to address community and environmental health issues.

9-12 BENCHMARKS:

  1. create, modify, or expand plans to address various community and environmental health issues.
  2. select and obtain appropriate resources needed to implement community and environmental plans/strategies.
  3. analyze the impact various health plans/strategies may have on future populations and environments.

Sample Grade Level Objectives/Activities:

Ninth-Twelfth Grades
  1. investigate the financial, human, and governmental resources needed to address a world health and/or environmental issue, e.g., natural disasters.
  2. debate health and environmental protection policies, e.g., effectiveness, cost, feasibility.
  3. investigate global strategies used to address health issues, e.g., National Institute of Health, World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control.
  4. select and evaluate a current community strategy to address health issues.
  5. investigate reasons prohibiting individuals from addressing health issues, e.g., financial resources, fear, enormity of the problem, cultural/religious views.

STANDARD/GOAL FIVE:

Students will contribute to the health of their families, peers, schools, communities, and the environment.

INDICATOR 3: Students will advocate and support practices which promote a healthy community and environment.

9-12 BENCHMARKS:

  1. model positive behaviors which influence and support others in making healthy choices.
  2. evaluate and modify health advocacy strategies for families, schools, and communities.
  3. collaborate with others to develop policies/ regulations which support equitable health care for all.

Sample Grade Level Objectives/Activities:

Ninth-Twelfth Grades
  1. design a web page to communicate and support health-related community accomplishments and efforts.
  2. develop and implement a collaborative project which promotes health for families and peers, e.g., a community health fair.
  3. serve as mentor by articulating to others the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, e.g., DARE program, Improv, peer education
  4. select and implement a plan to address an environmental health issue, e.g., recycling.
  5. Evaluate and support a current community health program/project, e.g., suicide prevention efforts, Earth Day activities, wellness programs.
  6. Investigate policies/regulations which affect an individual’s access to quality health care, e.g., minority populations, economically disadvantaged.