Health Department

Course Title       Credit               Length

Health I .5 20 Weeks

Health II .5 20 Weeks

Emergency Medical Training 1 40 Weeks

HEALTH I (HE01)

Credit: 1/2 Length: 20 Weeks Grade: Recommended in Grade 10 Prerequisite: None

The High School Health program is designed to provide opportunities for students to achieve the skills, knowledge, and attitudes of life through the development and maintenance of total well-being.  Emphasis is placed on the three aspects of Health (Physical, Mental/Emotional, and Social).  Each unit taught is connected to each side of the health triangle.  We emphasize developing healthy habits that can be sustained throughout one's life as well as differentiate between risk factors and lifestyle factors. There will also be a focus on teaching prevention to help inform students how to keep free from disease and injury and how that affects our life expectancy.  A big emphasis is placed on Mental/Emotional Health, which involves stress management, personality types, health and unhealthy relationships (with an emphasis on dating violence, sexual harassment and bullying).  Other units include alcohol and drug abuse prevention, violence prevention, physical activity and nutrition, sexual behaviors and the reproductive system, tobacco and vaping education, and human growth and development. The Final Exam is an extended performance task done independently outside the classroom. Success of this course is required for graduation.

HEALTH II (HE02)                                    

Credit: 1/2               Length: 20 Weeks      Grade: 11-12

Prerequisite:  Students who wish to participate in the Health II program must have taken the required Health I course and successfully completed it.  The student must also have parent guardian consent to take the course.  Those who do not have permission slips will not be allowed in the course.  

Health II includes a study of sexuality, self awareness, and understanding of others.  Students will increase their knowledge about sexuality, dispel myths about sexuality, the messages they receive about sexuality, and what influences their beliefs about sex and sexuality.  Students will understand the difference between sex, sexuality and sexual orientation. Students will also evaluate how growth and development, relationships, and sexual behaviors are affected by internal and external influences and how culture, media, and other people influence perceptions about body image, gender roles, sexuality, attractiveness, relationships and sexual orientation.  Learning will also focus on making positive and healthful choices about sexual behaviors. The knowledge gained and the attitudes developed in this course are designed to contribute to the student’s ability to cope with the increasing complexities of relationships. 

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRAINING (HE03)              

Credit: 1     Length: 40 Weeks     Grade: 12 Prerequisite: Health I & Exemplary Attendance Record

Students will be exposed to practical as well as textbook experiences. Advanced first aid techniques can lead to New York State Emergency Medical Technician certification. The program offers field trips observations, guest speakers and instructors dealing in allied medical professions. Students who pass the course and who are 18 years of age by June may sit for the State certification examination. This course is offered in conjunction with Hamburg High School, at Hamburg High School.