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High
School
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PERSONAL
& MENTAL HEALTH
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- skills for promoting
resiliency
- values clarification
- effectively using
support systems
- demonstrating
personal characteristics that contribute to self confidence
- communication
skills
- identifying risk
factors for negative behaviors
- resisting negative
influences
- avoiding self-destructive
behaviors
- setting personal
goals
- involving others
in health-promoting efforts
- wellness projects
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NUTRITION
& FITNESS
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- making healthy
food choices
- eating disorders
- nutritional value
of foods
- analyzing personal
diets for variety and balance
- analyzing marketing
influences on food choices
- using effective
consumer purchasing skills to purchase healthy foods
- choosing foods
low in fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and salt
- analyzing food
choices and exercise routines to maintain a healthy weight
- participating
in regular physical activity
- developing personal
fitness plans
- adapting physical
routines to fit in changing schedules
- principles of
fitness
- observing safety
rules during physical activities
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ALCOHOL,
TOBACCO, & OTHER DRUGS
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- short and long-term
effects of drugs on the body
- identifying and
resisting outside influences on drug use
- impact of drug
use on the individual, family and society
- legal implications
of drug use
- prescription
and over-the-counter drugs
- choices and consequences
- exercising self
control
- children of
alcoholics
- stages of alcoholism
- critical thinking
skills
- prevention skills
- refusal, assertiveness, coping
- communication
skills
- participating
in drug-free events
- obtaining help
to resist pressure to use drugs
- demonstrating
support of the school no-use policy
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STRESS
MANAGEMENT/ SUICIDE PREVENTION
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- recognizing the
stress response
- identifying physiologic
and psychologic responses to stress
- identifying short
and long-term effects of stress
- recognizing the
impact of long-term stress
- identifying common
adolescent stressors
- using effective
coping skills
- monitoring personal
stressors
- warning signs
of depression
- seeking help
when depressed
- risk factors
and warning signs of suicide
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HUMAN
GROWTH & SEXUALITY
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- promoting gender
respect
- reproductive
health
- fostering healthy
relationships
- analyzing appropriate
behavior in dating relationships
- sexual identity
- love and infatuation
- preventing stereotyping
- promoting sexual
responsibility
- analyzing media
influence to be sexually active
- using assertiveness
skills to avoid negative pressure
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FAMILY
LIFE
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- relating positively
to peers and adults
- peer and parental
influences
- supporting and
valuing all family members
- communication
and bonding
- participating
in group activities
- coping with family
change
- using support
systems
- expressing emotions
appropriately
- conflict resolution
skills
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DISEASE
PREVENTION/ HIV/AIDS
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- communicable
and noncommunicable diseases
- chronic diseases
- lifestyle diseases
- symptoms of common
illness
- causes, detection,
and prevention of cancer
- sexually transmitted
diseases
- eliminating high
risk behaviors
- HIV transmission
- preventing HIV
transmission
- social and legal
implications of HIV testing
- preventing the
spread of HIV
- self-examination
procedures
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SAFETY
& INJURY PREVENTION
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- sexual harassment,
date rape
- proper handling
of body fluids
- safe recreational
behavior
- using protective
equipment
- obtaining assistance
in emergency situations
- following rules
prohibiting possession of weapons at school
- treatment and
intervention resources
- CPR and basic
life support
- obstructed airways
- handling emergencies
- identifying appropriate
use of local emergency services
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VIOLENCE
PREVENTION
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- preventing sexual
abuse, including date rape
- monitoring personal
stressors
- media influences
on violence
- nonviolent conflict
resolution
- coping skills
and other prevention skills
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COMMUNITY
& CONSUMER HEALTH
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- environmental
factors that affect health
- healthy interactions
with the community
- community projects
- principles of
consumer health
- choosing health
products and services
- purchasing skills
- seeking reliable
advice
- consumer complaints
- analyzing advertisement
techniques
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