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Health Education

 
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Health Education is required of all students as part of the graduation requirements.  Health is a one semester course receiving full academic credit.  It is taken during the sophomore year in lieu of Physical Education.  The course uses a wellness approach stressing prevention and self-responsibility through informed choices.  The inter-relationship of the physical, mental, emotional, and social dimensions of Health and their affect on the total person is emphasized.
 

Course Content 

1.  Introduction to Wellness 
  • Areas of Wellness
  • Decision-Making
  • Risk-Taking
  • Goal Setting
2.  Physical Wellness
  • Chronic Diseases
  • Nutrition
  • Weight Control
3.  Mental, Emotional, and Social Wellness
  • Self-Concept
  • Stress
  • Relationships
  • Assertive Behavior
  • Positive Coping
  • Mental, Emotional, Social Illnesses and Disorders
4.  Drug Awareness
  • Alcohol, Marijuana, and other Drugs
  • Addiction
  • Recovery
  • Codependency
5.  Healthy Sexuality
  • Reproductive Systems
  • Teen Pregnancy
  • Abstinence and Birth Control
  • Sexually Transmitted Disease
  • Healthy/Unhealthy Relationships