HEALTH
Program Goals: The health education curriculum supports the following state goals as outlined by Maryland State Department of Education:
Health Content Concepts: Students will demonstrate an understanding of health promotion and disease prevention concepts to establish a foundation for leading healthy, productive lives.
Accessing Information: Students will demonstrate the ability to access, analyze, and evaluated health information, products, and services in order to become health literate consumers.
Health Behaviors: Students will demonstrate the ability to identify and practice healthy- enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks to live safer, healthier lives.
Communication Skills: Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively use communication skills to enhance personal, family, and community health.
Goal Setting and Decision Making: Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting and decision-making skills to address issues related to personal, family, and community health.
Health Content Concepts: Students will demonstrate an understanding of health promotion and disease prevention concepts to establish a foundation for leading healthy, productive lives.
Accessing Information: Students will demonstrate the ability to access, analyze, and evaluated health information, products, and services in order to become health literate consumers.
Health Behaviors: Students will demonstrate the ability to identify and practice healthy- enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks to live safer, healthier lives.
Communication Skills: Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively use communication skills to enhance personal, family, and community health.
Goal Setting and Decision Making: Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting and decision-making skills to address issues related to personal, family, and community health.
useful websites
http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/
http://www.stressfree.com/
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/