High School Health
This course covers multiple health content areas including consumer health, environmental health, family life education, personal, mental and emotional health, prevention and control of disease and disorders, alcohol and tobacco use and abuse and nutrition. The class will participate in hands-on projects and interact with speakers from the community. Units from this course are named below.
First Aid/CPR
Basic First Aid
Apply Basic First Aid procedures
CPR
Administer CPR
Utilize AED
Personal safety
Recognizing an emergency
Responding to an emergency
Human Sexuality
Fertilization
Pregnancy
Birth
Reproductive Systems
Health issues related to reproductive systems
Birth defects
Sexually transmitted infections
Contraception
Abstinence
Healthy relationships
Violence Prevention
Safety in public settings
Physical violence
Bullying
Discrimination
Tolerance
Media messages
Domestic relationships
Abuse
Conflict resolution
Advocacy
Substance Abuse
Illegal drugs
Prescription drugs
Over the counter drugs
Alcohol
Smoking products
Community services
Physical and psychological effects of addiction
Strategies for prevention
Nutrition
Maintaining a healthy weight
Body mass index
Overweight
Obesity
Body image
Metabolism
Physical activity
Calorie
Risky fad diets
Eating disorders
Media's impact on nutrition choices
Food labels
Essential nutrients