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national Health education standards

Lessons in the SDHW Written Curriculum that address all or part of these National Health Education Standards for SIXTH, SEVENTH and EIGHTH GRADES:

Standard 1 - Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

1.1 - Explain the relationship between positive health behaviors and the prevention of injury, illness, disease, and premature death.

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 1, 2, 3

1.2 - Describe the interrelationship of mental, emotional, social, and physical health during adolescents

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 2

1.3 - Explain how health is influenced by the interaction of body systems

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 2

1.4 - Describe how family and peers influence the health of adolescents

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 5 & 6

1.5 - Analyze how environment and personal health are interrelated

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 1, 2, 4, 5 & 6

1.6 - Describe ways to reduce risks related to adolescent health problems.

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 1, 2, 4, 5 & 6

1.7 - Explain how appropriate health care can prevent premature death and disability

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 3

1.8 - Describe how lifestyles, pathogens, family history, and other risk factors are related to the cause or prevention of disease and other health problems.

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 2, 5 & 6

 

Standard 2 - Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.

2.4 - Analyze how information from peers influences health.

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 5 & 6

 

Standard 3 - Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information and products and services to enhance health.

3.1 - analyze the validity of health information, products and services

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6

3.2 - demonstrate the ability to utilize resources from home, school, and community that provide valid health information

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 5 & 6

3.4 - demonstrate the ability to locate health products and services

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 3 & 4

3.5 - compare the costs and validity of health products

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 3

 

Standard 4 - Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

4.1 - Demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills to enhance health

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 5 & 6

4.3 - Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants and feelings

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 5 & 6

 

Standard 6 - Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting and decision-making skills to enhance health.

6.1 - Demonstrate the ability to apply a decision- making process to health issues and problems individually and collaboratively.

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 5 & 6

6.3 - Predict how decisions regarding health behaviors have consequences for self and others.

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6

6.4 - Apply strategies and skills needed to attain personal health goals.

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6

6.5 - Describe how personal health goals are influences by changing information, abilities, priorities, and responsibilities

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 5 & 6

6.6 - develop a plan that addresses personal strengths, needs, and health risks.

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 1, 4, 5 & 6

 

Standard 7 - Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks.

7.1 - Explain the importance of assuming responsibility for personal health behaviors

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 2, 4, 5 & 6

7.2 - Analyze a personal health assessment to determine health strengths and risks

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 1, 5 & 6

7.3 - Distinguish between safe and risky or harmful behaviors in relationships.

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6

7.4 - Demonstrate strategies to improve or maintain personal and family health.

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6

7.5 - Develop injury prevention and management strategies for personal and family health

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark:  2, 4, 5 & 6

7.6 - Demonstrate ways to avoid and reduce threatening situations.

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6

7.7 - Demonstrate strategies to manage stress

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 5 & 6

 

Standard 8 - Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

8.1 - Analyze various communication methods to accurately express health information and ideas

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 5 & 6

8.2 - express information and opinions about health issues

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 5 & 6

8.4 - demonstrate the ability to influence and support others in making positive health choices

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 5 & 6

8.4 - Demonstrate the ability to influence and support others in making positive health choices.

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.2, 3.4, 4.3, 4.4, Assessment

8.5 - demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively when advocating for health individuals, families, and school.

Lessons that address all or part of this benchmark: 5 & 6

 

 

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