Rationale
Advocacy skills help students promote healthy norms and healthy behaviors. This standard helps students develop important skills to target their health enhancing messages and to encourage others to adopt healthy behaviors.
Performance Indicators
Utilize accurate peer and societal norms to formulate a health-enhancing message.
Demonstrate how to influence and support others to make positive health choices.
Work cooperatively as an advocate for improving personal, family and community health.
Adapt health messages and communication techniques to a specific target audience.