Standards
Connect causative factors, symptoms, treatment and preventive measures to their appropriate non-communicable diseases.
Generate resourceExplain the patterns of transmission, treatment (past and present), and prevention of HIV/AIDS.
Generate resourceDescribe the body's lines of defense and the stages of disease progression (e.g., incubation).
Generate resourceIdentify and select appropriate consumer protection agencies that address various specific consumer issues.
Generate resourceRecognize problems in daily living that may contribute to self-destructive behaviors and apply strategies to reduce the risks of harm to self and others.
Generate resourceDescribe ways in which the environment and ecosystems can be damaged and disrupted such as overpopulation, overuse of resources, and pollution.
Generate resourceAnalyze marketing and advertising techniques that influence consumer decisions (e.g., bandwagon, beautiful people, good times, status symbols/well known characters).
Generate resourceIdentify societal problems (assault, homicide, rape, robbery, gangs, personal safety risks).
Generate resourceExplain how risk behaviors can contribute to the development of chronic disease (e.g., relationships between smoking and emphysema or alcohol consumption and cirrhosis).
Generate resourceDistinguish between problems that can be solved independently and those that need the help of a peer, adult, or professional.
Generate resourceEvaluate potential results of an environmental solution considering aesthetics, ethics, societal responsibility.
Generate resourceRecognize adolescent health issues and select appropriate strategies to solve or prevent problems (e.g., Anorexia, bulimia, acne, scoliosis) including knowing symptoms and causes, early diagnosis and treatment, self-care and management.
Generate resourceDemonstrate strategies to prevent, manage, or report social problems related to abuse, exploitation, harassment, or bullying.
Generate resourceIdentify cancer signs and symptoms and explain the importance of monthly self-examinations.
Generate resourceRelate a function of each endocrine gland (e.g., thyroid-metabolism; pituitary-master hormonal gland and height; adrenal-fight or flight; pancreas-insulin; ovaries-eggs; testes-sperm) and how it is impacted by lifestyle choices.
Generate resourceAnalyze the impact non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and asthma, could have on adolescents physical, social, and emotional development.
Generate resourcePrioritize and demonstrate the steps involved in assessing an emergency situation including 911 format, check, call, care.
Generate resourceAnalyze how the Department of Health and Senior Services, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and other public health agencies are responsible for disease reduction and control prevention, research, education, and enforcement of laws (e.g., food inspection, safe food storage and handling, distributing flu vaccines, and no smoking ordinances).
Generate resourceExamine the viewpoints and efforts of individuals, communities, and government regarding societal health issues in order to make decisions that are informed and responsible: managing waste, conserving energy and water, pollution control, tobacco free facilities.
Generate resourceCreate a meal plan (s) through the selection of appropriate food based on energy needs, food preferences and nutrient requirements as represented in "My Pyramid".
Generate resourceIdentify and analyze consumer health issues and products to make wise decisions.
Generate resourceIdentify career opportunities in health-related professions and how these roles meet the needs of the health consumer (e.g., exercise physiologist, sports therapist, dietician, tertiary care).
Generate resourceDevelop an informed decision regarding the use of smoked and smokeless tobacco based on knowledge of short and long-term effects on the body, individual, and society.
Generate resourceAnalyze ways individuals can respond to the various needs and characteristics of diverse people including those with different abilities, chronic diseases, different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
Generate resourceInvestigate resources available to cope with social problems related to abuse, exploitation, harassment, or bullying (e.g., school, police, peers, hotlines, counselors).
Generate resourceExamine existing and potential environmental health problems within their community and create solutions to address them.
Generate resourceDetermine a cause and effect relationship regarding body system functions (i.e., muscular, excretory, nervous, digestive, circulatory, respiratory) and the use of TAOD (e.g., alcohol and impaired judgment, marijuana and short term memory loss, smoking and low birth weight babies).
Generate resourceAnalyze why the processes are used in sequential order (i.e., ABC of emergencies).
Generate resourceAnalyze how learning is influenced by the brain's short term and long term memory, environmental learning styles and learning strategies (e.g., multiple intelligences, cooperative learning, hypothesis, inquiry.
Generate resourceDescribe the impact heredity and lifestyle choices have on the reproductive system functions and disease formation.
Generate resourceDetermine the cause and effect relationship between the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other substances and emergency situations (e.g., motor vehicle accidents, overdose, accidental death, binge drinking).
Generate resourceAssess personal health needs during adolescence and apply strategies to address those needs or problems.
Generate resourceStudents will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.
Generate resourceStudents will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.
Generate resourceStudents will demonstrate the ability to access valid information and products and services to enhance health.
Generate resourceStudents will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
Generate resourceStudents will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
Generate resourceStudents will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
Generate resourceStudents will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.
Generate resourceStudents will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.
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