Health Education
Unit 1
- Concept and examples of health choices and their consequences
- Influences on health choices (peers, media, family, community, culture)
- Elements of and reasons for good personal hygiene
- Types of nutrients and healthy choices for food
- Reasons to get enough sleep and relaxation
- Strategies for a personal health plan
- Basic structures and functions of the human body
Unit 2
- Symptoms of common illnesses; causes of diseases
- Ways body defends against germs
- Measures to prevent spread of disease
- Practicing procedures for response to emergencies, including using telephone
- Getting out of house or school in event of fire
- Appropriate skills to identify, avoid, and cope with potentially dangerous situations
- Identify safe behaviors around strangers
Unit 3
- Harmful effects of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs on health
- Understanding of human development and changes
- Development of self-confidence and self-esteem
- Respect and consideration for all individuals
- Ways to identify, express, and manage feelings appropriately
- Positive social practices with peers, in home, and community
- Differences between tattling and reporting
Unit 4
- Bullying, alternative behaviors to bullying, and appropriate responses to bullying
- Strategies for resolving conflicts with peers and others
- Skills for meeting people, making friends, and being a good friend
- Getting personal support from family; communication with family
- How and where to get help in making health decisions
- Fire and arson prevention and safety
- Highway safety and traffic regulations