GOAL FOR THE UNIT:
The goal of this unit is for students to demonstrate the ability to apply decision-making strategies and skills to enhance personal, family, and community health.
New York State Standard:
Decision Making: Sequential personal and social skills comprised of multiple subskills, that when performed together, enable an individual to make well informed choices that enhance personal, family and community health.
HEALTH CONTENT COVERED:
Natural Highs
Decision-Making Styles - Inactive, Reactive, & Proactive
STOP Decision-Making Strategy
Adolescent Brain Development
Natural Highs
Addiction
ATOD - Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drugs - Learning Labs
Brain Pruning & Myelination
Resources:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
The Prevention Council (Saratoga)
SADD - Students Against Destructive Decisions
DEA - Drug Enforcement Administration - Federal Drug Laws