Health 6.8

Influencing factors. The student understands how factors in the environment influence individual and community health. The student is expected to:

(A) identify how environmental influences may affect an individual's substance misuse and substance use disorder;

(B) identify factors that affect an individual's physical, emotional, and social health such as school climate and safety measures; and

(C) make healthy choices from among environmental alternatives such as leaving a smoke-filled room or selecting healthy snacks from vending machines.