HEALTH CURRICULUM IN A NUTSHELL

· Recognize characteristics of a safe home and school, and identify ways to prevent accidents and play safely.

· Identify and distinguish between substances that are safe and unsafe for a healthy lifestyle.

· Recognize and respect differences and similarities in the ways people think, act, learn, look, and live.

· Discover positive qualities in self and others.

· Demonstrate how to respond to emergency or unsafe situations.

· Define and identify alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, and differentiate between healthy and unhealthy use.

· Identify strategies that promote positive interpersonal skills.

· Recognize and respect differences and similarities in ways people and families think, act, learn, look, and live.

· Define and practice good personal hygiene to promote healthy living.

· Identify the physiological and behavioral effects of nicotine, alcohol, and chemical dependency on individuals and their families.

· Practice respectful and responsible behaviors as a member of one’s school community through learned skills and behaviors.

· Establish and maintain healthy eating habits and a physically active life.

· Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate interactions with peers and adults, and identify ways to access help when needed.

· Describe the physical and behavioral effects of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, and develop strategies to avoid misuse of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

· Identify similarities and differences between one’s thinking, actions, appearance and lifestyles and those of others.

· Develop conflict resolution strategies.

· Identify the effects of drugs on one’s mind and body.

· Practice refusal and decision making skills.

· Determine the necessary procedures for basic first aid.

· Identify and practice strategies to improve one’s attitude and interpersonal relationships.

· Describe physical, social and emotional changes that occur during puberty.

· Identify cognitive, emotional and physical effects of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use or misuse. Practice refusal skills to ensure healthy lifestyles.

· Work cooperatively to develop positive attitudes, problem solving, and coping skills while respecting the differences, similarities, and the rights of others.