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Standard 5 : Decision Making - Demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.Archived
Cluster Standards

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  • HE.8.B.5.1 : Determine when health-related situations require the application of a thoughtful prepared plan of action.
  • HE.8.B.5.2 : Categorize healthy and unhealthy alternatives to health-related issues or problems.
  • HE.8.B.5.3 : Compile the potential outcomes of each option when making a health-related decision.
  • HE.8.B.5.4 : Distinguish when individual or collaborative decision-making is appropriate.
  • HE.8.B.5.5 : Evaluate the outcomes of a health-related decision.
Cluster Information
Number:
HE.8.B.5
Title:
Decision Making - Demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.
Type:
Standard
Subject:
Health Education Archived Standards - Archived
Grade:
8
Strand
Health Literacy Responsible Behavior
Cluster Access Points

This cluster includes the following Access Points.

  • HE.8.B.5.In.0 : Describe health-related situations that require the application of a thoughtful, prepared plan of action, such as pressure to consume alcohol, sexual situations, and use of marijuana.
  • HE.8.B.5.In.1 : Describe differences between healthy and unhealthy alternatives to health-related issues or problems, such as alcohol consumption, sleep requirements, and physical activity.
  • HE.8.B.5.In.2 : Describe potential outcomes of each option when making a health-related decision, such as injury, addiction, and legal, social, sexual, and financial consequences.
  • HE.8.B.5.In.3 : Discriminate between the need for individual or collaborative decision making, such as pressure to consume alcohol, self injury, weight management, sexual activity, and mental-health issues.
  • HE.8.B.5.In.4 : Describe circumstances that can help or hinder healthy decision making, such as alcohol consumption; influences of media, peers, family, or community; access to health care; and mental-health condition.
  • HE.8.B.5.Su.0 : Identify health-related situations that require the application of a thoughtful, prepared plan of action, such as pressure to consume alcohol, sexual situations, and use of marijuana.
  • HE.8.B.5.Su.1 : Identify healthy and unhealthy alternatives to health-related issues or problems, such as alcohol consumption, sleep requirements, and physical activity.
  • HE.8.B.5.Su.2 : Identify the potential outcomes of each option when making a health-related decision, such as injury, addiction, and legal, social, sexual, and financial consequences.
  • HE.8.B.5.Su.3 : Discriminate between the need for individual or collaborative decision making in selected situations, such as pressure to consume alcohol, self injury, weight management, sexual activity, and mental-health issues.
  • HE.8.B.5.Su.4 : Identify circumstances that can help or hinder healthy decision making, such as alcohol consumption; influences of media, peers, family, or community; access to health care; and mental-health condition.
  • HE.8.B.5.Pa.0 : Recognize a health-related situation that requires a prepared plan of action, such as pressure to consume alcohol, sexual situations, and use of marijuana.
  • HE.8.B.5.Pa.1 : Recognize a healthy and an unhealthy alternative for selected health-related issues or problems, such as alcohol consumption, sleep requirements, and physical activity.
  • HE.8.B.5.Pa.2 : Recognize a potential outcome of each option when making a health-related decision, such as injury, addiction, and legal, social, sexual, or financial consequences.
  • HE.8.B.5.Pa.3 : Identify the need for individual or collaborative decision making in a selected situation, such as pressure to consume alcohol, self injury, weight management, sexual activity, and mental-health issues.
  • HE.8.B.5.Pa.4 : Identify a selected circumstance that can help or hinder healthy decision making, such as alcohol consumption; influences of media, peers, family, or community; access to health care; and mental- health condition.