Health Education HE (2019) Grade: 6 | 6.7.2) Describe practices to avoid to reduce health risks to self and others.
Examples: smoking or vaping, drinking alcohol, using illegal drugs, texting while driving |
Health Education HE (2019) Grade: 7 | 7.1.2) Predict the risk of injury or illness if engaging in unhealthy behaviors.
Examples: riding in the bed of a pick-up truck, biking without a helmet, riding without a seat belt
a. Give examples of dangers associated with the use of alcohol, tobacco or other drugs. |
Health Education HE (2019) Grade: 7 | 7.2.5) Discuss how risky choices influence the likelihood of unhealthy behaviors, including tobacco use increasing the risk of using other drugs and peer pressure to consume alcohol. |
Health Education HE (2019) Grade: 9-12 Health Education | HE.5.2) Develop a thoughtful decision-making process in health-related situations.
a. Predict the potential short-term and long-term impact of various alternatives on self and others.
b. Identify warning signs of suicide in self and others and discuss effective coping skills.
c. Demonstrate refusal skills and explain when to use them in high risk situations.
Examples: Saying no to sex, alcohol, and other drugs |
Health Education HE (2019) Grade: 10-12 Leaders in Health Advocacy | HA.2.1) Analyze how health risk behaviors in the local school and community are influenced by family, peers and other factors.
Examples: availability of alcohol and drugs; trends in adolescent sexual behavior; availability of fast food; access to fitness and recreational facilities. |
Health Education HE (2019) Grade: 10-12 Leaders in Health Advocacy | HA.5.1) Identify decision-making skills used in situations that put adolescents and teens at risk.
Examples: recording a fight and posting it on a social media; seeing a friend smoking marijuana or drinking alcohol; hearing a friend talk about shoplifting; hearing plans about a weekend party that will include drugs and/or alcohol; pressure to have sexual relations
a. Identify consequences of making poor decisions to join in or ignore risky situations.
b. Recognize the differences between situations in which one has control vs. a lack of control.
c. Review the importance of successfully managing decision-making skills when confronted with uncomfortable, risky, or dangerous situations. |