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National Health Education Standards

"Achieving health literacy for all students."

  1. Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention.
  2. Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid health information and health promoting products and services.
  3. Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks.
  4. Students will analyze the influence of culture, media, technology, and other factors on health.
  5. Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health.
  6. Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal setting and decision making skills to enhance health,
  7. Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

 

 

Connecticut Health Education Standards

Connecticut Guiding Questions

 

The National and State Standards are the basis for effective curriculum, instruction, and assessment.  The guiding questions help frame our work. 

 

 

 Standard

 Guiding/Essential Question

1 – Core Concepts

Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention.

 

 

What do I need to know to stay healthy?

 

2 – Accessing Health Information

Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid health information and health-promoting products and services.

 

How and where do I find information, products, and services?

 

 

3 – Self Management Healthy Behaviors

Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks.

 

 

What can I do to avoid or reduce health risks?

 

4 – Analyzing Internal and External Influences

Students will analyze the influence of culture, media, technology and other factors on health.

 

What influences my healthy behaviors and decisions?

 

5 – Communication Skills

Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health.

 

 

How can communication enhance my personal health?

 

 

6 – Decision Making Skills

Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

 

 

How do I make good decisions to keep myself healthy?

 

7-Goal-Setting

Students will demonstrate the ability to use the goal-setting process to enhance health.

 

 

How do I use the goal-setting process to improve my health?

8 – Advocacy

Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

 

What can I do to promote health information and healthy behaviors?

 

 

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