Course Syllabus

Health

Lesson

Objectives

Quiz

Assignment

1: Introduction to Health

1.1 Explain what “health” is and discuss the benefits of good health.

1.2 Analyze factors that affect your health (e.g., heredity, environment, attitude, behavior, and media) and how your decisions will affect your health,

1.3 Explain prevention and risk, including ways to reduce your risk of health problems and develop health literacy to make informed, healthy choices.

1.4 Describe mental and emotional health, including its traits and importance.

1.5 Define stress and identify sources of stress, how they affect the body, and health management techniques.

1.6 Describe some common types of mental disorders, including signs of depression.

20 MCQ

N/A

2: Mental and Emotional Health

2.1 Describe mental and emotional health, including its traits and importance.

2.2 Explain the characteristics, traits, and importance of self-esteem, identity, and character, including how they relate to who you are and their effect on your mental health.

2.3 Define stress and identify sources of stress, how they affect the body and health management techniques.

2.4 Describe some common mental disorders, including signs of depression and suicide, and how to help.

20 MCQ

N/A

3: Body Systems

3.1 Describe the function of each body system: skeletal, muscular, nervous, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, and excretory.

3.2 Identify crucial structures for each of the body systems.

3.3 Identify behaviors to keep the body systems working properly.

3.4 Analyze the relationship between body systems.

3.5 Explain the importance of maintaining healthy body systems and ways to reduce their risk of disease.

20 MCQ

L3: Systems of the Body

4: Nutrition

4.1 Discuss the importance of nutrition and factors that affect personal food choices.

4.2 Explain and explore healthy food choices, with an emphasis on the five food groups,
natural vs. processed foods, and a healthy balance of nutrients.

4.3 Describe the six types of nutrients, including their functions and food sources.

4.4 Analyze a food label based on an estimated Daily Calorie Level.

4.5 Discuss ways to maintain a healthy weight and eating disorders that may interfere with healthy food choices.

4.6 Analyze a food diary and communicate your knowledge of how to make healthy food choices.  

20 MCQ

L4: Healthy Daily Menu

5: Exercise

5.1 Describe the components and benefits of a safe and effective exercise program (including the difference between anaerobic and aerobic exercise).

5.2 Analyze and assess your own activity patterns and levels, and develop an effective personal fitness plan.

5.3 Compare and contrast health-related and skill-related fitness.

5.4 Apply the principles of SPORT and FITT.

5.5 Describe basic safety precautions for participating in physical activity (including warm-up and cool-down) and reasons to avoid steroid use.

20 MCQ

N/A

6: Personal and Consumer Health

6.1 Identify and analyze personal care behaviors for improving health

6.2 Explain preventative health care practices

6.3 Evaluate the influence of media and advertising on health decisions

6.4 Apply decision-making strategies to evaluate and make a decision

20 MCQ

N/A

Midterm Exam - 2 Parts

Part 1: Objective Questions - 50 MCQ

Part 2: Journal Writing Assignment

7: Healthy Relationships

7.1 Describe and critically assess types of relationships and relationship traits.

7.2 Explain how to promote healthy relationships between yourself and others.

7.3 Evaluate types of communication and how to communicate effectively.  

7.4 Analyze and explore the importance of peer relationships and how our attitudes and decisions are affected by peer pressure.

7.5 Describe ways to deal with conflicts and apply intervention skills.

20 MCQ

N/A

8: Reproduction and Human Sexuality

8.1 Describe the structure and function of the endocrine and reproductive systems.

8.2 Identify problems of the reproductive system and routine exams to keep the system healthy.

8.3 Name and describe types of contraception.

8.4 Describe the stages of fetal development thru adolescence and how behaviors or heredity impact pregnancy.

8.5 Describe abstinence and STDs, including HIV; describe what they are, how to treat and avoid them, and ways to reduce the risk.

8.6 Understand biological sex, gender, and consent.  

20 MCQ

N/A

9: Alcohol, Tobacco Use, and Drug Awareness

9.1 Identify the differences between prescription and over-the-counter medications

9.2 Assess information to safely use medications

9.3 Identify the chemicals in tobacco, and explain its effects on the body.

9.4 Discuss strategies to stop smoking and ways to promote a smoke-free environment.

9.5 Describe alcohol's effects on the body (short-term and long-term), especially the effects of problem drinking and alcoholism.

9.6 Identify the physical, mental, social, and legal consequences of using illegal drugs, and discuss methods of treatment.

9.7 Discuss strategies to avoid illegal drug use and encourage a drug-free community.

20 MCQ

L9: Healthy People Podcast

10: Health Risks and Types of Disease

10.1 Identify causes of communicable diseases and methods of transmissions of communicable disease.

10.2 Analyze prevention methods for communicable diseases.

10.3 Explain the differences between genetic disorders and health traits.

10.4 Describe the disorders of obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes.

10.5 Analyze and describe the health risks of obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes.

10.6 Research the best ways to reduce the risk of, and to check for the development of,
a communicable or noncommunicable disease.

20 MCQ

L10: Research Interview

11: Environmental Health

11.1 Identify and analyze health risks and problems related to personal, local, and global environments.

11.2 Explore and describe some of the links between health issues in the three environmental areas: personal, local, and global.

11.3 Understand and explore ways that personal, local, and global environments can be changed to improve or maintain health.

11.4 Analyze some of the actions you can take to change your environment in ways that promote or maintain your health.

20 MCQ

N/A

12: First Aid and Emergency Situations

12.1 Identify practical safety procedures for everyday situations

12.2 Identify the steps to use in an emergency

12.3 Describe steps to practice safe behavior online

12.4 Evaluate and propose solutions to online bullying

12.5 Determine whether a situation requires first aid or emergency assistance

12.6 Identify common first-aid situations and problem-solve to find treatments and care

12.7 Identify safety procedures for severe weather situations.

12.8 Explain first-aid treatments for common situations (such as bleeding, shock, burns, and bites).

12.9 Describe the CPR steps to use with respiratory emergencies.

12.10 Describe the life-saving treatment to use with choking emergencies.

20 MCQ

N/A

Final Exam - 2 Parts

Part 1: Objective Questions - 50 MCQ

Part 2: Journal Writing Assignment