Middle School
Students in middle school who meet this standard
will be able to:
- Describe current major chronic and communicable diseases
prevalent at different stages of life.
- Explore how good health behaviors, such as aerobic exercise
and proper nutrition, influence disease.
- Understand the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs), including HIV.
- Participate in regular health screenings, including scoliosis,
vision, and hearing.
The following tasks and assignments might be used
to determine whether the student is meeting the standard:
- Students will identify situations or behaviors that may lead
to STDs and HIV.
- Students will brainstorm and chart facts and myths of HIV
transmission.
- Students will describe behaviors that affect risk of chronic
disease, including heart disease, cancer, and osteoporosis.
- Students will research historically important infectious
diseases and discuss how prevention and treatment would occur
today.
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High School
Students in high school who meet this standard will
be able to:
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Identify and evaluate measures for the prevention
and control of communicable and chronic diseases (including
STDs such as HIV/ AIDS).
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Cooperate in regular health screenings, including
dental, vision, and hearing exams.
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Recognize the importance of breast and testicular
self-examination.
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Analyze the influence of family and cultural
factors on the treatment of disease.
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Communicate with a health-care provider about
the symptoms of disease and other personal health concerns.
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Evaluate food intake for nutritional adequacy
specific to one’s gender, age, and health condition.
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Explain to a pregnant woman the benefits of
prenatal care and the importance of care after the delivery,
especially for the newborn.
The following tasks and assignments might be used
to determine whether the student is meeting the standard:
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Students will complete a survey regarding participation
in regular health screenings.
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Students will evaluate a personal food log and
nutritional adequacy using computerized nutritional analysis
and
will propose alternatives to improve nutritional
quality as appropriate.
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Students will create a brochure about a specific
disease and include the following information: description of
the disease, the method of transmission, incubation period,
symptoms, treatment, and prognosis.
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Students will compile a list of questions concerning
individual health and role-play a visit to the doctor.
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Students will list myths concerning health and
disease and evaluate their validity.
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Students will compare two hypothetical pregnant
females with different backgrounds (e.g., marital status, age,
culture, and family support) through pregnancy, delivery, and
early infancy, addressing conception, fetal development, prevention
and detection of birth defects, and environmental health hazards.
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