Health Syllabus
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The High School Health Education Course is designed to enhance the awareness and knowledge of healthy lifestyle choices. Students will learn about adolescent behaviors with regards to the following: tobacco use, dietary patterns that contribute to disease, nutrition, sedentary lifestyles, mental and emotional health, relationships, pregnancy prevention, alcohol and drug use, HIV & other STI’s, and behaviors that result in intentional and unintentional injury. Students will also take active roles in the classroom in order to address essential questions relating to health.
The High School Health Education Course is designed to enhance the awareness and knowledge of healthy lifestyle choices. Students will learn about adolescent behaviors with regards to the following: tobacco use, dietary patterns that contribute to disease, nutrition, sedentary lifestyles, mental and emotional health, relationships, pregnancy prevention, alcohol and drug use, HIV & other STI’s, and behaviors that result in intentional and unintentional injury. Students will also take active roles in the classroom in order to address essential questions relating to health.
COURSE GOALS: …students will be able to…
A. Identify Risk Factors and behaviors among youth according to the CDC
a. Unhealthy Eating
b. Physical Activity
c. Tobacco Use
d. Injury & Violence (suicide)
e. Alcohol Related Traffic Crashes
f. STI’S
B. Develop Practical Skills
a. Personal
b. Social
C. Determine Social and Media influences in daily life in order to make educated alternatives to health.
D. Obtain, understand and use basic health information and services in ways that enhance healthy living.
A. Identify Risk Factors and behaviors among youth according to the CDC
a. Unhealthy Eating
b. Physical Activity
c. Tobacco Use
d. Injury & Violence (suicide)
e. Alcohol Related Traffic Crashes
f. STI’S
B. Develop Practical Skills
a. Personal
b. Social
C. Determine Social and Media influences in daily life in order to make educated alternatives to health.
D. Obtain, understand and use basic health information and services in ways that enhance healthy living.
Essential Questions
o What do I need to do to stay healthy?
o How and where do I find health information and resources?
o What can I do to avoid or reduce health risks?
o What influences my health behaviors and decisions?
o How can communication enhance my personal health?
o How do making good decisions keep myself healthy?
o How do I use the goal-setting process to improve my health?
o What can I do to promote accurate health information and healthy behaviors?
o What do I need to do to stay healthy?
o How and where do I find health information and resources?
o What can I do to avoid or reduce health risks?
o What influences my health behaviors and decisions?
o How can communication enhance my personal health?
o How do making good decisions keep myself healthy?
o How do I use the goal-setting process to improve my health?
o What can I do to promote accurate health information and healthy behaviors?