Health Education

Course Description

This course covers wellness; nutrition and healthy eating; individual growth and development; family living skills; infectious and non-infectious diseases; drug, alcohol, and tobacco use and abuse; consumer and community health; safety first aid; and environmental health. Since the course discusses the misuse of drugs, the human reproductive system, and sexually transmitted diseases, parental consent to take this course is required.

5 Credits: Available in Spanish

State Standards

Course Content

Wellness Unit I

• Maintain Physical Health
• Make Optimum Lifestyle Choices
• Stress Management
• Techniques to Deal with Depression
• Mental Health
• Physical Fitness

Nutrition and Healthy Eating Unit II

• Nutrition Counseling
• Food Guide Pyramid
• Reading Nutrition Labels
• Weight Management
• Eating Disorders
• Body Composition Assessment

Individual Growth and Development and Family Living Skills Unit III

• Human Growth and Development
• Puberty
• Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth
• Death and Dying
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Communication Skills and Self-Esteem
• Traditional and Non-traditional Families

Infectious and Non-Infectious Diseases and Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Use and Abuse Unit IV

• HIV and AIDS
• Heart Disease, Hypertension, High Cholesterol, Stroke, Cancer and Diabetes
• Drugs and Alcohol, and Tobacco Use and Abuse
• Addiction
• Support Groups and Rehabilitation Centers

Consumer and Community Health, Safety and First Aid, and Environmental Health Unit V

• Health Care Products
• Consumer Education
• Medical Services
• Public Health Organizations
• Accidents and Accident Prevention
• Pollution