| Health
Education
1.0
credit for Health Education required for graduation
Grade
9 |
Grade 10 |
Grade 11 |
Grade
12 |
¼ credit |
¼ credit |
¼ credit |
¼ credit |
Health Education
I |
Health Education II |
Health Education III |
Health Education IV |
HEALTH COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
HEALTH EDUCATION (1 credit total required
for graduation)
A required course for graduation, Health Education provides
the basis for continued methods of developing knowledge, concepts,
skills, behaviors, and attitudes related to health and well-being. The
course includes the major content areas in a planned, sequential,
comprehensive health education curriculum as stated in the Connecticut
State Department of Education’s Healthy and Balanced Living
Curriculum Framework: Nutrition, Injury Prevention, Wellness,
Substance Abuse Prevention, Disease Prevention, Mental Health,
Fitness and Human Growth and Development.
Students
are provided with opportunities to explore the effect of health
behaviors on an individual’s quality of life. This
series assists students in understanding that health is a lifelong
responsibility by analyzing individual risk factors and health
decisions that promote health and prevent disease.
HEALTH EDUCATION I (¼ credit)
Students will develop an understanding of the relationship between
physical, mental, and social health. Using the Centers for
Disease Control Risk Factors as a lens, students will explore
how knowledge and behavior contribute to reducing one’s
risk for unintentional injury and disease. Topics of
study include: self-esteem and bullying; stimulants,
depressants, inhalants, and the refusal skill; the
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, My Pyramid™ and the
6 essential nutrients; communicable, non-communicable, and
sexually transmitted diseases; components of fitness, caloric
intake vs. energy expenditure, and metabolism; and the endocrine
system, male and female reproductive systems.
HEALTH EDUCATION II (¼ credit)
Students will expand their knowledge of relationship between
physical, mental and social health through the application
of skills. Students will examine key concepts through
the application of the decision-making and goal setting skills. Topics
of study include: feelings and emotions; stress management
and communication; club drugs, addiction, and chemical dependency
and the family; types of relationships, methods of contraception,
and abstinence; HIV/AIDS; and eating disorders.
HEALTH EDUCATION III (¼ credit)
Students will apply their knowledge and skills learned in Health
Education I and II to examine the impact of one’s behavior
and how the behaviors of others influence one’s life. Topics
of study include: conflict resolution, anger management,
and violence prevention; abuse of prescription medications
including steroids and drug intervention; the importance of
building healthy relationships, identifying abusive relationships,
and sexual harassment; pregnancy and childbirth; hygiene and
food borne illnesses; fad diets and fitness activities.
HEALTH EDUCATION IV (¼ credit)
Students will synthesize the knowledge and skills learned in
Health Education I, II, and III to examine physical, mental,
and social health in a global context. Students will
explore the effect of drugs on society, the impact of media/internet
on sexual decision-making; coping skills necessary to contend
with aging, death and dying; utilize reliable, valid health
resources to develop personalized fitness and eating plans;
and acquire basic information on first aid and safety.
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