HEALTH, PART 1

In this module, students gain a comprehension of the following:

• The value of managing personal health behaviors.
• The signs and symptoms for seeking health care for some common illnesses as well as the importance of regular medical care.
• Differences between communicable and non-communicable diseases.
• To analyze risk factors that affect our personal and community health.
• To assess ways to be a responsible consumer of health information.
• The basics of nutrition, food labels, body image, eating disorders, as well as the benefits of physical activity.
• To understand and cope with emotions, stress, and be able to recognize anxiety or depression either in self or a friend.
• The development of self-esteem and self-confidence, as well as personal identity and character.
• How to recognize mental disorders and to understand the basics of suicide prevention.
• The understanding of the perils of drugs and substance abuse, and the positives of living a drug free life.
• A working understanding of safety and environmental health, including safety at home, school, or outdoors, safety on the road, first aid basics, as well as emergency and disaster preparedness.
• To describe physical, social, and emotional changes associated with being a young adult.
• To explain how conception occurs, the stages of pregnancy and fetal development, childbirth, and the responsibilities of parenting.
• To understand the risks associated with sex and the benefits of abstinence, including pregnancy, and the prevention of HIV and other STD’s.
• The most common symptoms of various STD’s and their treatment.
• That there are individual differences in growth and development, physical appearance, gender roles, and sexual orientation.