Describe the various types of bullying and effects on the victim.
Examples: types–through social media; effects–depression, suicide, eating disorders
Demonstrate how to avoid conflict and explain when it is necessary for an adult to intervene.
Model refusal skills that avoid or reduce health risks.
Examples: role playing how to walk away, call for help, say no
Describe how to avoid dangerous situations involving strangers and Internet safety.
Example: refusing to go alone to meet online acquaintances
Research health-related situations that require a thoughtful decision.
Examples: food choices, drug use, alcohol consumption, smoking
Describe ways to put a plan into place to achieve a goal.
Identify resources to assist in achieving personal health goals.
Examples: YMCA, Boys/Girls Clubs, recreation center, school clubs
Demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to maintain and improve personal health.
Example: planning a daily menu based on the USDA food guidelines
Apply safety rules for engaging in outdoor physical activities requiring the use of special equipment.
Examples: using a baseball or bicycle helmet, catcher’s mask, knee pads
Describe health advocacy strategies.
Examples: writing and recording public service announcements for school or community broadcasts, writing letter or email to editors of local media
Draw conclusions about the relationship between healthy behaviors and personal health.
Utilize information on various food labels to determine nutritional value.
Research illnesses and diseases associated with the use and abuse of tobacco, drugs, and alcohol.
Develop strategies and skills used to promote personal hygiene.
Identify signs, symptoms, and risk factors for cancer, heart disease, obesity, and diabetes.
Design a personal and class safety plan.
Examples: home safety plan, fire drill, active shooter drill
Design a personal health plan utilizing the six dimensions of health.
Describe how the school and community can support personal health practices and behaviors.
Describe how positive and negative influences from family, peers, and culture affect adolescents’ body acceptance during the changes of puberty.
Describe ways that technology can influence personal health.
Example: step tracker device, heart rate monitor, blood sugar monitor
Collect information about health choices from home, school, and community.
Examples: DARE, SADD, MADD, health-related agencies
Research factors to consider when selecting health products.
Examples: cost, safety, effectiveness, side effects
Utilize effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to build and maintain relationships and enhance health.
Compare positive and negative ways to respond to conflict and bullying.
Develop a class plan to prevent bullying in the school.
Apply risk reduction behaviors to protect self and others from use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
Apply the practice of keeping personal information private while online.
Predict the potential outcomes of possible options when making a health-related decision.
Examples: sickness, death, suicide
Create a personal health goal and track progress toward its achievement.
Identify resources in the school that may assist with achieving personal health goals.
Implement a variety of healthy practices and behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks.
Example: executing a plan to manage academic, extracurricular, and family
Propose safety precautions for Internet use and electronic gaming.
Implement a school health improvement project.
Example: participating in the development of a school wellness policy, conducting survey of school health issues
Describe the interrelationship between social and emotional health in adolescence.
Identify how positive relationships can enhance each dimension of health.
