Health
Course Summary
Everyone needs to take care of their body, but we aren’t necessarily born with the knowledge of how to go about it. It’s important to invest time and energy into understanding what it means to be healthy. There are many activities you can engage in which are dangerous for your long-term health, so you need to know how to identify and avoid these activities. It’s also important to identify lifestyles which will lead to a longer, more enjoyable life.
Course Pacing Guide
Unit 1: Personal Health, Nutrition, and Fitness
Activity- Syllabus and Student Orientation
Your Lifestyle and Your Health
Your Role in Maintaining Your Health
Guidelines for a Healthy Diet
Dietary Guidelines and Nutritional Facts
Nutrition and Chronic Diseases
Individual Caloric and Nutritional Needs
Benefits of Physical Activity
Sedentary Lifestyle and Chronic Diseases
Posttest-Unit 1
Unit 2: Preventing Disease and Injury
Activity- Immunity and Preventing
Lifesaving and Emergency Care Procedures
Strategies for Preventing Accidents
Posttest—Unit 2
Unit 3: Growth, Development, and Sexuality
Activity- Human Reproduction and Development
Benefits of Healthy Sexual Practices
Peer Pressure and Sexual Activity
Family Planning Strategies
Sexual Mistreatment
Posttest—Unit 3
Unit 4: Substance Abuse
Activity- Health Effects of Using Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
Harmful Effects of Dietary Supplements and Anabolic Steroids
Effects of Medicines and Illegal Substances
Effects of Medicines and Illegal Substances
Sources of Help for Substance Abuse
Posttest – Unit 4
Unit 5: Mental Health and Community Health Issues
Activity- Stress and Health
Mental and Emotional Health Issues
Maintaining Your Mental and Emotional Health
Strategies for Effective Communication
Strategies for Effective Communication
Public Health Policies
Judging the Validity of Health Products and Services
Healthcare Services
Influences of the Environment on Health
Posttest—Unit 5
Health Course Project
Activity- Course Project: Stress and Health
Semester Review
End-of-Semester Test