7802 Health Education
Grade: 10-12
Exam: Local
Prerequisite: None
Offering: 20 weeks, both semesters
Reading Level: Mixed
Health is a one-semester course (1/2 unit) that is required by New York State for graduation. Given the fact most of our modern-day health problems represent poor decisions rather than medical failures, the primary goal of this course is to provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge that they can intelligently use to ultimately live a lifetime of appreciating and attaining wellness. The content in this course deals with knowledge (concepts, facts, generalizations and understanding); attitudes (values, appreciations); and skills (communications advocacy, decision making, planning and goal setting, and self management) in the areas of:
- Foundations of health
- Coping strategies
- Disease and disability
- Respect and nonviolence
- Teen sexuality, which includes HIV/AIDS education and parenting
- Drugs, medicine and alternative therapies
- Nutrition
- Mental Health