Rationale
Decision-making skills are needed in order to Identify, implement and sustain health-enhancing behaviors. This standard includes the essential steps that are needed to make healthy decisions as prescribed in the performance indicators. When applied to health issues, the decision-making process enables individuals to collaborate with others to improve quality of life.
Performance Indicators
Examine barriers that can hinder healthy decision making.
Determine the value of applying a thoughtful decision making process in health related situations.
Justify when individual or collaborative decision making is appropriate.
Generate alternatives to health-related issues or problems.
Predict the potential short and long-term impact of each alternative on self and others.
Defend the healthy choice when making decisions.
Evaluate the effectiveness of health-related decisions.