|
1 ) Describe resources that provide health care services. Examples: county health departments, American Red Cross, American Diabetes Association |
||||||||
|
2 ) Explain cultural influences on health behaviors, including social norms, family traditions, and stereotypes. Example: family eating habits |
||||||||
|
3 ) Describe how health is affected by the environment. Example: respiratory problems caused by second-hand smoke |
||||||||
|
4 ) Evaluate advances in technology that can improve environmental health. Examples: alternative energy sources, recycled products |
||||||||
|
5 ) Describe the influence of family history, culture, and environment on the causes and prevention of disease and other health problems. |
||||||||
|
6 ) Propose strategies for self-defense, including parking lot safety, Internet safety, and telephone safety. |
||||||||
|
7 ) Demonstrate decision-making skills as they relate to situations involving health risks. Examples: responding appropriately to sexual harassment, avoiding physical conflict, objecting to verbal and physical bullying, avoiding inappropriate electronic communication |
||||||||
|
8 ) Plan a healthy meal. • Comparing nutrient density in a variety of snacks and beverages
|
||||||||
|
9 ) Explain ways microorganisms can cause food-borne illnesses. |
||||||||
|
10 ) Describe diseases of the nervous, reproductive, circulatory, and respiratory systems. |
||||||||
|
11 ) Compare short- and long-term effects of risky behaviors that compromise adolescent health. • Predicting potential health consequences of popular trends, including tattooing, piercing, and self-mutilation
|
||||||||
|
12 ) Identify disease-causing agents. Examples: viruses, protozoa, bacteria, fungi |
||||||||
|
13 ) Recognize substance misuse, abuse, and dependence. • Recognizing the legal age to purchase tobacco and alcohol in Alabama
• Explaining psychological, legal, and financial consequences of substance abuse
|
||||||||