8th Grade
Health Education

Recognizing a life threatening emergency

Stroke: recognizing, causes, treatment

Safety as it relates to a life threatening emergency

Choking: recognizing, causes, treatment

How to perform CPR/Heimlich technique

Healthy heart living (e.g., risk factors, exercise, and nutrition)

Risk factors for heart disease, stroke, choking

Learn the correct use of an AED

Heart attack symptoms/treatment

Vocabulary and terms relating to violence and communication

Recognize the cycle, effects and types of violence (e.g., domestic, dating/acquaintance, harassment, hate crimes)

Understand the elements of a healthy relationship

Resources for help

Active/passive listening

Refusal skills

Recognize assertive, aggressive, passive behaviors

Factors that influence communication (prejudice, perception, values)

Conflict resolution

Vocabulary relating to Growth and Development – STI / STD

Coping with the results of sexual behaviors

Male and female reproductive anatomy

STI/STD prevention, transmission, symptoms and short/long-term effects on the body

Pregnancy and birth

Physical, emotion, social, financial effects of sexual activity

Types of contraception (e.g., abstinence, pill, etc.)

HEAP—Interpersonal Communication

Recognizing and reacting to internal / external influences on sexual behaviors

Risk factors relating to sexual activity

Vocabulary and terms relating to consumer health

Effects of pesticides, bacterium, chemicals on the body

Analyze product safety

Factors that influence product choice

Analyze food safety

Use vetted websites to research and analyze products

Resources for help

Vocabulary and terms relating to ATOD use, misuse and abuse

The effects of drugs on the brain

Recognize / resisting peer pressure (refusal skills)

Long/short-term effects of ATOD use on self and others

Effects of ATOD use, misuse and abuse on the body

Recognize protective and risk factors that influence use and non-use

Recognize the addictive process

Decision making process