Unit 1: First Aid

• Recognizing medical emergencies

• Responding to medical emergencies

• Surveying the scene in an emergency

• Basic knowledge of emergency action steps

• Decision-making in an emergency

• Basic care during an emergency

• Ways to prevent injury or illness

Unit 2: Human Sexuality

• Definition of human sexuality

• Anatomy of female and male reproductive systems

• Importance of self-exams

• Common sexual health issues

• Ways to keep the reproductive system healthy

• Accessing valid health information

Unit 3: Puberty

• Functions of the endocrine system

• Different hormones and their roles

• Secondary sex characteristics acquired during puberty

• Proper hygiene during adolescence

Unit 4: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)

• Causes of common STIs

• Transmission of STIs

• Symptoms of common STIs

• Abstinence to prevent STIs

• Curable versus non-curable STIs

• STIs as a silent epidemic

Unit 5: Abstinence and Sexuality

• Abstinence to avoid pregnancy

• Various methods of birth control (prescription and non-prescription)

• Impact of teen pregnancy on society and the teen

Unit 7: Suicide Prevention (Lifelines)

• Basic Facts About Suicide

• Personal reactions to a situation involving a peer’s suicidal behavior

• Ways our feelings about suicide influences our actions

• Basic suicide intervention steps

• Steps of successful peer intervention

• Traits of helpful people

• School resources for responding to a suicidal student

Unit 1: Sleep

• Insufficient sleep and health impacts

• Teens not getting enough sleep

• Sleep and stress relationship

• Amounts of sleep needed at life stages

• Body system for sleeping and waking

• Five stages of sleep

• Dreams and health

• Effect of sleep on the body systems

• Importance of sleep schedule

• Napping guidelines

• Exercise as a sleep strategy

• Substances that interfere with sleep

• Environment conducive to sleep

• Using light to regulate sleep cycle

Unit 2: Physical Fitness

• Components of fitness

• Goal setting to improve health

• Fitness related injuries

• Physical activity versus exercise

• Benefits of physical activity

• Health related versus skill-related fitness

• Active versus sedentary behaviors

• Integration of physical activity into daily life

• FITT Factors

• Increasing muscle strength and endurance

• How to start with physical activity

• Ways to warm up and cool down

• Staying hydrated

• Activity in extreme conditions

• Ways to reduce health conditions and injuries from physical activity

Unit 3: Nutrition and Healthy Body Image

• Nutritional guidelines

• Choosing nutritious foods

• Strategies to maintain a healthy weight

• Influences on body image (media, society)

• Carbohydrates, proteins, minerals and fats

• Importance of water

• Hazards of poor nutrition

• Nutrition facts and food labels

• Following a recipe

• Factors that influence weight

• Ways to measure and determine ideal body weight

• Healthy and unhealthy methods of weight management

• Healthy strategies for weight loss and gain

• Impact of race and ethnicity on body image

• Impact of gender identity on body image

• Athletic activities and body image

Unit 4: Mental and Emotional Health

• Steps to develop a healthy self esteem

• Strategies to develop a positive mindset

• Self image versus self esteem

• Importance of self esteem

• Characteristics of healthy versus low self esteem

• Strategies to improve your self esteem

• Mindset and impact on happiness

• Optimism versus pessimism

• Ways to improve mindset

Unit 5: Stress Management

• Stress and negative impact to health

• Strategies to reduce, cope and relieve stress

• Difference between eustress and distress

• Acute, major and minor stressors

• Common stressors for teens

• Perception impact on stress

• How the body responds to stress

• Effect of stress on emotions

• Ways to reduce stress

• Expression of feelings during stressful times

• Relaxation techniques

• Mindfulness based stress reduction

• Importance of self care

• Assess when appropriate to seek professional help

Unit 6: Non-Communicable Diseases

• Factors leading to non-communicable diseases

• Cardiovascular disease impact to body

• Cancer’s impact to the body

• Common non-communicable diseases

• Diagnosis and treatment of non-communicable diseases

• Hypertension

• Stroke, heart attack

• Congestive heart failure

• Arrhythmias and mitral valve prolapse

• Steps to prevent cardiovascular disease

• Cancer development

• Benign versus malignant tumors

• Factors that influence cancer

• Ways to prevent cancer

• Type I and Type II Diabetes

• Alzheimer’s Disease and the brain

• Epilepsy

• Osteoporosis

• Allergic reactions

• Asthma

Unit 1: Family Dynamics

• Important Relationships

• Effective communication in relationships

• Family Structures

• Influence of families

• What Influences Family Dynamics

• 6 Traits of Good Character

• Roles and Responsibilities in a functional family

Unit 2: Reproductive Systems, Reproductive Disorders, and Self Exams

• Functions of male and female reproductive organs and hormones

• Accessibility to preventative health care

• Early detection in treatment of reproductive disorders

• Definition of sexuality

• Society’s impact on expression of sexuality

• Acceptance and tolerance of all sexual orientations and gender identity

Unit 3: Relationships, Dating and Interpersonal Relationships

• Attributes of a dating partner or life partner

• Dating limits and boundaries

• Exploitation of vulnerabilities of youth

• Self protection strategies

• Prevention of date rape

• Signs of an unhealthy relationships

• Elements of an “exit plan”

• Influence of technology, culture and media in decision-making

• Different types of date rape drugs

• Discussion of consent

Unit 4: Contraceptives and STIs

• Benefits of abstinence

• Unexpected consequences of sexual behavior

• Vasectomy and tubal ligation

• Education of various forms of birth control

• Emergency contraception and its laws

• Understanding of various STIs

• Signs and symptoms of various STIs

Unit 5: Marriage, Divorce, and Parenting

• Attributes of potential life partners

• Laws regulating marriage and divorce

• Qualities of a good parent

• Impact of divorce on family

• Factors of success in a commitment/marriage

• Choosing to be a parent

• Risk involved in teen marriage

• Supporting child from birth to age 5 as a parent

• Impact of dysfunctional family situations on children

• Child safety and motor vehicles

• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

• Effects of abuse

Unit 6: Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Importance of prenatal care

• Practices for healthy pregnancy and birth

• The process of conception

• Stages of fetal development

• Effect drugs, alcohol and environment have on fetal development

• Stages of labor

• Forms of delivery

• Common problems associated with childbirth

• Assessment of a newborn

• Multiple births and effect on parents

• Use of fertility drugs

• Types and availability of prenatal testing

• Postpartum depression

• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Unit 7: Teen Pregnancy, Costs Associated, Termination, Adoption, Safe Haven Infant Protection Act

• Options for unwanted pregnancy

• Challenges of teen pregnancy

• Responsibilities of teen mothers and fathers

• Costs associated with independent living

• Cost related to caring for children

• Communication as a resource for preventing teen pregnancy

• Teen parenting as life changing

• Impact of abortion

• Roe v. Wade and its impact

• NJ Laws of Abortion

• Care of newborn

• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

• Shaken Baby Syndrome

Unit 8: Lifelines Suicide Prevention

• Quality mental health services

• Ways to avoid mental health risks

• Influences on behaviors and decision making

• The impact of behavior on personal choices

• Ways to prevent and resolve personal conflict

• Coping strategies to promote mental health

• Interrelationship of physical, emotional, intellectual and social health

• Peer influence on healthy or unhealthy behaviors

• School and community’s influence on personal health practices

• Skills for effective communication with family, peers and others to enhance health

• Negotiation and collaboration skills

• Demonstrate how to ask for and offer assistance to enhance of self and others

• Barriers hindering healthy decision-making

Unit 9: Substance Abuse and Use

• Influences on drug use

• Types of treatment available

• Safety of medicine from doctor

• Effects of drug and alcohol use

• Message about drugs in the media

• Societal pressures and stigma related to addiction

• Short and long term consequences of drug and alcohol use

• Relapse as a part of recovery

• Overdose Prevention Act

• Effects of Narcan

• Obtainment of Narcan

• Tolerance, addiction and dependence

• Effects of drug and alcohol use during pregnancy