High School Health I Course Outline

0.5 Credit

Health Education is designed to give students an awareness of the importance of one’s health in improving the quality of life. It is a subject of Grade-9 Online High Course that includes choosing and financing health services; communicable diseases; chronic disorders; abuse of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco; and other topics related to developing health-educated individuals.

1- Introduction

Welcome
Course Description
Understanding Plagiarism
Health and Wellness Links
MLA Formatting MSWord 2007
MLA Documentation updates
MLA Citation
MLA Incorporating Sources
Essay: Introduction

2- Understanding Health & Wellness

Welcome to Comprehensive Health Education!
Health status of a population
The Leading Health Indicator
Worksheet: Health Determinants and Health Status
What Impacts Your Health?
You Control Your Health!
Character
Quiz: Understanding Health & Wellness
Essay: Expository Writing

3- Eating for Health: Nutrition

The New Food Pyramid
Handout: MyPlate Community Toolkit
Assignment: Healthy Eating Presentation
Macronutrients
Nutrients
Eating Disorders
Choose Diet Low in Fat
Choose Diet Moderate in Sodium
Unhealthy Eating
Worksheet: Eating for Health: Nutrition
Quiz: Nutrition
Weight Management
Aim for Healthy Weight
Handout: Analyze your Diet
Essay: Advertising
Assignment: Analyze your Diet
Assignment: Community’s Impact on Health

4- Physical Activity

Overview
All About Exercising
Skeletal and Muscle Systems
Circulatory System
Fitness Plan
Handout: Develping Your Personal Fitness Plan
Worksheet: Developing a Personal Fitness Plan
Assignment: Create a Fitness & Strength Training Plan
Weight Training & Sports
Measuring Your Heart Rate
Handout: Heart Rate Activity
Assignment: Heart Rate Activity
Worksheet: Physical Activity

5- Mental and Emotional Health

Self-esteem
Self Responsibility
Human Emotions
Anxiety
Case Study
Essay: High Anxiety
Stress and Anxiety
Signs of Stress
Stressors
Types of Conflict
Comunication during Conflicts
Assignment: Communication
Other Sources of Stress
General Adaptation Syndrome
Long-Term Effects of Stress
Stress Management Program
Prevent Stress Overload
Quiz: Stress Management
Dealing with Trauma
PTSD & DID
Trauma Reactions
Therapy
Resources
Determinism
Worksheet: Mental and Emotional Health

6- Prevention: Skin, Hair, Nails, & Eyes

Protect Yourself
Acne is no fun
Dandruff
Fingernails and Eyes
Worksheet: Prevention: Skin, Hair, Nails, & Eyes
Essay: Learn about a Topic

7- ENT, Dental Care, & Digestion

The Common Cold
Pollen Allergy
Healthy Teeth
Digestive Problems
Worksheet: ENT, Dental Care, & Digestion

8- Alcohol & Tobacco

Alcohol
Smoking
What Is Spit Tobacco?
Worksheet: Alcohol & Tobacco

9- Relationships & Sexuality

Marriage
Making Marriages Work
Assignment: Relationships
Common Experiences
Quiz: Relationships
Boys And Girls Health
Making a Choice about Sex
Birth Control Methods
Worksheet: Sexuality
STDs
Types of STDs
What is AIDS
Essay: STDs
Preventing STDs
Worksheet: HIV, AIDS and STDs

10- Drugs

Illegal Drugs
OTC Drugs
Drug Education
Worksheet: Drugs

11- First Aid

What is First Aid?
First Aid Misconceptions
First Aid Overview
Essential Skills
Accident Scenes & Drowning
Heart Attack & Bleeding
Essay: AED’s
Choking: Adults and Babies
Burns & Seizures
Resuscitation & Poisoning
Asthma & Anaphylaxis
Worksheet: Reviewing First Aid
Quiz: First Aid

12- Using the Health Care System

Becoming an Informed Patient
Specialties
Midwives and Pharmacists
Worksheet: Using the Health Care System

13- Alternative Healthcare Options

Herbology
Acupuncture
Acupressure
Chiropractic Medicine
Biofeedback
Worksheet: Alternative Healthcare Options

14- Family, Friendship, & Peer Relations

Student Life
Society’s Problems
Essay: Society’s Impact
Different Kinds Of Families
Worksheet: Friendship and Peer Relations
Assignment: Family Patterns
What is Anger?
Everyday Anger
Is Anger Good for You?
Measure your Anger
Avoidance of Anger
Positive Anger Management
Quiz: Anger
Assignment: Keep a Hostility Log
Essay: Bullying

15- Growth and Development

Physical Development
Cognitive Development:
Psycho-Social Development
Worksheet: Growth and Development

16- Environmental Health

Resources
Essay: Resources
Environmental Threats
Personal Environmental Health
Recycling
Quiz: Environmental Health
Worksheet: Environmental Health

17- Death and Dying

1- Grief
Coping with the Death of a Family Member
Loss of a Pet
Supporting a Grieving Friend
Essay: Dealing with Loss
Worksheet: Death and Dying

18- Final Exam

Final Exam
Worksheet: Final Exam Part 1
Quiz: Final Exam Part 2
Assignment: Final Project

19- Course Survey

Course Survey
Handout: Course Survey
Assignment: Course Survey

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