Health behaviors. The student understands
that personal health decisions and behaviors affect health throughout the life
span. The student is expected to:
(1) Personal/interpersonal skills. The student
understands healthy and appropriate ways to communicate consideration and respect
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Health behaviors. The student understands
that personal health decisions and behaviors affect health throughout the life
span. The student is expected to:
(1) Personal/interpersonal skills. The student
understands healthy and appropriate ways to communicate consideration and respect
for self, family, friends, and others. The student is expected to:
(2) describe how to effectively communicate;
(A) express needs, wants, and emotions in healthy
ways;
(B) explain the benefits of practicing self-control;
(C) describe how to effectively respond to bullying
of oneself or others; and
(D) explain the benefits of treating friends,
teachers, family members, and peers with respect.
(E) Personal/interpersonal skills. The
student demonstrates critical-thinking, decision-making, goal-setting and problem-solving
skills for making health-promoting decisions. The student is expected to:
(3) explain steps in the decision-making process
and the importance of following the steps;
(A) describe how personal-health decisions affect
self and others;
(B) list the steps and describe the importance
of task completion and goal setting; and
(C) explain why obtaining help, especially from
parents/trusted adults, can be helpful when making decisions about personal
health.
(D) Personal/interpersonal skills. The student
understands that bullying behaviors result in negative consequences throughout
the life span. The student is expected to:
(4) identify negative consequences that result
from bullying behaviors; and
(A) identify ways to respond when made to feel
uncomfortable or unsafe.
(B) explain actions an individual can take when
not feeling well;
(C) describe and demonstrate personal health
habits such as brushing and flossing teeth and exercise;
(D) identify food groups and describe the effects
of eating too much sugar and fat such as knowing that sugar causes dental cavities;
(E) identify healthy and unhealthy food choices
such as a healthy breakfast and snacks and fast food choices;
(F) define stress and describe healthy
behaviors that reduce stress such as exercise;
(G) describe the importance of individual health
maintenance activities such as regular medical and dental checkups; and
(H) describe how a healthy diet can help protect
the body against some diseases.
