Analyze the influences of technology on personal and family health.
Examples: screen time, video game addictions, activity trackers, diabetes monitor, heart monitor, fitness assessment tools
Explain how societal perceptions influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
Examples: acceptance of teenage smoking and teenage pregnancy by peers, certain communities, and cultures
Give examples of how substance abuse can increase the likelihood of other health risk behaviors.
Examples: alcohol consumption lowering inhibitions, e-cigarettes or vaping leading to smoking
Analyze the validity of health claims made concerning health products and services.
Examples: use of herbal medicines, nutritional supplements, weight loss supplements, steroids use
Identify situations that may require professional health services, including self-harm, suicidal thoughts, substance abuse, sexual abuse, and harm toward others.
Analyze how strategies using verbal and nonverbal communication effectively can enhance health.
Examples: verbal – using positive interpersonal communication to avoid conflict
non-verbal – shaking hands, displaying positive facial expressions, making eye contact
Demonstrate negotiation skills which help resolve conflict in bullying situations.
Demonstrate effective communication when confronted with mental or emotional problems in others.
Examples: respect vs. disrespect, empathy vs. complacency, calmness vs. excitability, confronting vs. non-confrontational
Predict the impact on self and others when making a health-related decision.
Examples: following a time-management plan, walking to school, limiting caffeine intake, riding with an impaired driver
Analyze options as well as outcomes, when pressured by peers to perform illegal acts.
Examples: underage drinking leading to being arrested, injury or death when not wearing a seat belt, riding a motorcycle without a helmet resulting in head injury
Critique the positive and negative outcomes of a health-related decision.
Examples: positive – keeping calendar to manage time, reading food labels, getting adequate sleep
negative – tobacco use, eating disorders, drug use
Apply strategies and skills needed to attain a personal health goal.
Analyze how keeping an activity record will help an individual to attain a personal health goal.
Examples: using food journal to track nutritional intake, My Fitness Pal, Fitbit, digital tracking device, track daily activity with activity log
Perform overall self-assessments and identify behaviors that will impact personal health.
Examples: assessing sleeping, eating, and exercising patterns
Document healthy practices and behaviors that will improve the health of self and others.
Example: maintaining a personal health journal
Demonstrate ways to influence and support others in making positive health choices.
Examples: public service announcements, persuasive writing, YouTube videos, skits
Work collaboratively to advocate for healthy individuals, families, and schools.
Examples: designing healthy recipes, supporting the school wellness policy, school newscasts, school newsletters
Predict how health literacy and behaviors can affect health status.
Describe the interrelationships of emotional, mental, physical, social, spiritual, and environmental health.
Identify symptoms and methods of treatment of mental health disorders, including depression, and stress.
Identify warning signs and prevention strategies for suicide.
Analyze how genetics and family history can impact personal health.
Examples: family history of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, or addictions
Propose ways to prevent, reduce, and treat injuries and other health problems.
Determine when professional health services may be required for injury or disease.
Perform CPR, AED techniques, and First Aid procedures, including the principles of RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation).
Analyze the relationship between access to health care and health status.
Examples: relationship between health insurance coverage and life expectancy; access to medical care including primary care physician, hospital, vaccines
Compare and contrast the benefits of and barriers to practicing a variety of healthy behaviors.
Identify factors that impact nutritional choices.
Examples: planning healthy meals, accessibility of healthy and unhealthy foods
Analyze the potential susceptibility to and severity of injury or illness if engaging in unhealthy behaviors.
Examples: possible consequences of driving under the influence, distracted driving, not taking required medications
Explain the progression of HIV and AIDS.
Explain the progression of Type II diabetes.
Analyze the influence of external factors on health beliefs and behaviors.
Analyze how family, culture, school, and community influence the health practice and behaviors of individuals.
Examples: explaining how holiday celebrations and traditions such as over indulgence in eating and consuming alcohol affect health behaviors; explaining how extra-curricular activities and schedules result in over-consumption of fast food
Examine how peers influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
Critique the effect of media on personal and family health.
Example: influence of media on teen body image, sexual activity, drugs, alcohol, violence, cyber-bullying
