HE19.7.1.2
Predict the risk of injury or illness if engaging in unhealthy behaviors.
Predict the risk of injury or illness if engaging in unhealthy behaviors.
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Predict the risk of injury or illness if engaging in unhealthy behaviors.
Discuss how risky choices influence the likelihood of unhealthy behaviors, including tobacco use increasing the risk of using other drugs and peer pressure to consume alcohol.
Critique the positive and negative outcomes of a health-related decision.
Analyze the influence of external factors on health beliefs and behaviors.
Analyze how the perceptions of norms influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
Develop a thoughtful decision-making process in health-related situations.
Analyze the role of individual responsibility for enhancing health.
Analyze how health risk behaviors in the local school and community are influenced by family, peers and other factors.
Identify decision-making skills used in situations that put adolescents and teens at risk.