HE19.7.2.2
Explain how communities can affect personal health practices and behaviors.
Explain how communities can affect personal health practices and behaviors.
Overview
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than half of all Americans are overweight or obese. (An obese person has more body fat than what is healthy.) In 2010, 15 percent of America’s youth were obese. For people of color who live in economically depressed areas, it was nearly triple that number.
In this lesson, students will get the chance to think about what they might do to make their school a healthier place for all students. They will learn how to develop and present an evidence-based argument about a change they would like to see in order to help convince others to join the effort.
Content Standards
HE19.7.2.2
HE19.7.2.4
Explain how school and public health policies can influence health promotion and disease prevention.
Explain how school and public health policies can influence health promotion and disease prevention.
HE19.7.4.1
Discuss effective conflict management or resolution strategies.
Discuss effective conflict management or resolution strategies.
HE19.7.6.2
Describe changing abilities, priorities, and responsibilities that impact personal health goals.
Describe changing abilities, priorities, and responsibilities that impact personal health goals.
HE19.8.2.2
Examine ways the school and community encourage students to use appropriate life skills to improve health.
Examine ways the school and community encourage students to use appropriate life skills to improve health.
HE19.8.2.4
Explain how societal perceptions influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
Explain how societal perceptions influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
HE19.8.4.1
Analyze how strategies using verbal and nonverbal communication effectively can enhance health.
Analyze how strategies using verbal and nonverbal communication effectively can enhance health.
HE19.8.6.1
Apply strategies and skills needed to attain a personal health goal.
Apply strategies and skills needed to attain a personal health goal.
HE19.HE.8.1
Utilize accurate peer and societal norms to formulate a health enhancing message.
Utilize accurate peer and societal norms to formulate a health enhancing message.
HE19.HE.8.2
Formulate and implement a list of innovative ways to influence and support others in making positive health choices.
Formulate and implement a list of innovative ways to influence and support others in making positive health choices.
HE19.HE.8.4
Adapt health messages and communication techniques to a specific target audience.
Adapt health messages and communication techniques to a specific target audience.
Interdisciplinary Connection(s)
Link to Resource
URL (web address)
Content Type / Source
CR Resource Type
Lesson/Unit Plan
Resource Provider
WGBH
Resource Provider other
WGBH
Accessibility
Accessibility
Video resources: includes closed captioning or subtitles
License
License Type
Public Domain
