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.
Anchor Standard 3: Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products, and services to enhance health. (Access to Information/ Products/ Services)
Distinguish between facts and myths of health information.
Examine beliefs concerning the transmission of HIV/AIDS; distinguish between fact and fallacy.
Demonstrate the ability to locate valid school and community health resources.
Examples: health clinic, school wellness committee, school nurse, local health department
Anchor Standard 4: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks. (Interpersonal Communication)
Discuss effective conflict management or resolution strategies.
Example: five steps to resolve conflict: calm down, state and understand the problem, apologize, promote solution finding, follow-up
Model refusal skills that avoid or reduce health risks.
Examples: role playing how to effectively handle bullying, harassment, and peer pressure situations
Demonstrate skills that avoid conflict.
Examples: asking someone respectfully not to smoke, practice active listening, reacting sensibly, communicating clearly, practicing patience
Anchor Standard 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health. (Decision-Making)
Distinguish when a self-decision should be made or if help should be sought from a responsible adult.
Examples: friends begin drinking, unsafe situation arises at school, suicidal friend, suspected abuse, seat belt use, suicidal thoughts
Determine when it is necessary to ask for assistance when making a health choice.
Examples: friend begins to self-harm, negative peer pressure
Analyze healthy alternatives over unhealthy alternatives when making decisions.
Examples: eating regular meals vs. skipping meals, choosing healthy snacks vs. junk food, getting proper exercise vs. too much screen time
Anchor Standard 6: Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health. (Goal-Setting)
Assess current personal health practices and set a goal to adopt, maintain, or improve one or more health practices.
Describe changing abilities, priorities, and responsibilities that impact personal health goals.
Examples: age, injuries, changing jobs, leaving active school life to work, sedentary to walking, walking to jogging, jogging to running; eating poorly to making healthy food choices leading to weight loss or weight gain
Anchor Standard 7: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks. (Self-Management)
State the importance of assuming responsibility for personal health behaviors and avoiding risky behaviors.
Examples: fast food vs. My Plate recommendations, screen time vs. active living
Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors that will maintain or improve the health of self and others.
Examples: practicing proper use of prescription medications, good nutrition, proper rest, regular exercise; avoiding driver distractions
Anchor Standard 8: Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health. (Advocacy)
Create ways to influence and support others in making positive health choices.
Examples: using social media campaigns, YouTube live campaign, posters; addressing local school board with the need for quality physical education and healthier food choices
Describe which advertising appeals are being used in various advertisements.
Examples: bandwagon appeal, brand loyalty appeal, sex appeal
Grade 8
Anchor Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health. (Health Promotion)
Explain how emotional, intellectual, physical, spiritual, mental, and social health affect each other.
Determine how social influences can affect physical health.
Describe how risky health behaviors affect the emotional, physical, and social health of adolescents.
Analyze how the environment, family history, personal behaviors, and health care can affect individual healthful living.
Describe ways to reduce or prevent injuries and illness in adolescents as it pertains to family history, personal behaviors, and health care.
Create a plan for eliminating personal unhealthy behaviors.
Examples: inappropriate use of needles, tobacco use, physical inactivity, sexual contact, alcohol consumption, inadequate sleep
Analyze the relationship between engaging in regular physical activity and healthy eating as ways to improve personal health.
Analyze family history to determine the effects of health conditions that may be chronic or acute diseases.
Examples: diabetes, high-cholesterol, high blood pressure, cancer, mental health issues
Anchor Standard 2: Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors. (Analyzing Influences)
Describe the influence of culture on health beliefs, practices, and behaviors.
Examples: religious beliefs, gang activity, family customs
Examine ways the school and community encourage students to use appropriate life skills to improve health.
Examples: participating in conflict resolution practices, Red Ribbon Week, Walk to School Day
