Rationale
Health is affected by a variety of positive and negative influences within society. This standard focuses on identifying and understanding the diverse internal and external factors that influence health practices and behaviors among youth including personal values, beliefs and perceived norms.
Performance Indicators
Analyze how family influences the health of individuals.
Analyze how the culture supports and challenges health beliefs, practices and behaviors.
Analyze how peers influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
Evaluate how the school and community can impact personal health practice and behaviors.
Evaluate the effect of media on personal and family health.
Evaluate the impact of technology on personal, family and community health.
Analyze how the perceptions of norms influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
Analyze the influence of personal values and beliefs on individual health practices and behaviors.
Analyze how some health risk behaviors can influence the likelihood of engaging in unhealthy behaviors.
Analyze how public health policies and government regulations can influence health promotion and disease prevention.