Substance Use & Disease Prevention

HPE Lesson Plans - Health - KHE, 1HE, 2HE, 3HE, 4HE, 5HE

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4TH GRADE VIRTUAL HEALTH

Substance Abuse & Disease Prevention

Medicines, Drugs, Your Health & Guarding Against Disease

PREVIEW

In this unit you will:

• learn to use over-the-counter medicines and prescription medicines safely.

• learn how medicines, caffeine, and inhalants can affect the body in harmful ways.

• find out that tobacco and alcohol are addictive drugs and learn the harmful effects of these drugs on the body.

• examine the reasons people use tobacco and alcohol.

• identify various types of tobacco and alcohol products.

• learn about some infectious and noninfectious diseases.

• learn ways to prevent the spread of pathogens.

• learn how lifestyle can reduce or increase the risks of contracting or developing various diseases.

LESSONS

Lesson 15 - Medicines Affect the Body

Lesson 16 - Common Substances That Can Be Harmful

Lesson 17 - How Tobacco Harms Body Systems

Lesson 18 - How Alcohol Harms Body Systems

Lesson 19 - Saying No to Alcohol & Tobacco

Lesson 20 - Why People Become Ill

Lesson 21 - Infectious Diseases

Lesson 22 - Fighting Infectious Diseases

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EXTRA - Noninfectious Diseases

EXTRA - Staying Well