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The purpose of health education is to establish an understanding in terms of overall healthy living based on the connection to personal wellness. The curriculum is designed into four parts for a balanced diversity of issues to address both state and national standards in: Too Good for Drugs and Violence, First Aid/CPR, Nutrition Basics, and Human Sexuality.
Drugs & Violence Unit
The lessons in this unit target individual students. The lessons include activities to strengthen knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and skill effective for drug and violence prevention. The Lifelines Suicide Prevention Program has been incorporated into this unit.
CPR / First Aid Unit
Students will reviewing and expanding upon the CPR and basic First Aid skills as covered in the 7th grade health curriculum. A more in depth look will continue into the various types of first aid practices and techniques that are used by Red Cross Certified care-givers in order to give proper care for an injured individual. Students have the option to get certified as a Schools and Community Level First Aid and CPR Responder validated by the Red Cross (all of our staff at NHS are certified First Aid Trainers).
Nutrition Basics Unit
Concepts in keeping a healthy level of nutritious intake can be confusing in today's market of fad diets and express schedules that require continued eating of fast food and other unhealthy practices. Students will learn about reading food labels, how to analyze serving sizes and appropriate amounts of various nutrients according to their specific dietary needs.
Human Sexuality Unit
Students covered a number of these types of topics in 8th grade health, however given societal trends both locally and nationally there is great importance in reviewing these topics and addressing new pertinent topics for students in our current age. A depth of material will encompass the subject matter beyond the typical surface value found in the 8th grade health curriculum to encompass a wider range of issues.
Identify core vocabulary terms for each particular unit displayed through meaning identification assessment taken in class or online where students are expected to know all terms covered in each individual unit.
Demonstrate knowledge of the concepts taught in each portion of the unit as displayed through group activity, periodic mini-evaluations (quizzes) and through summative formal assessment.
Clarify major health concerns in society through directed (prompt) response in written form or through guided discussion participation in class with peers based on specific components of the PA Writing Rubric or through participation and point system for responses and debate contributions during class discussion.
Create and organize information for a variety of projects that allow students to orchestrate a demonstration of their comprehension and understanding in the various health concepts and principles adapted primary for variant learning apart from formal assessment using student choice and freedom of expression as motivators to reaching positive learning goals.
