Standard 1: Core Concepts - Comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

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Number: HE.912.C.1
Title: Core Concepts - Comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
Type: Standard
Subject: Health Education
Grade: 912
Strand: Health Literacy Concepts

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Independent

HE.912.C.1.In.a
Explain how healthy behaviors can affect health status, such as healthy fast-food selections, regular medical screenings, and regular physical activity.
HE.912.C.1.In.b
Explain the interrelationships of mental/emotional, intellectual, physical, and social health, such as how drinking alcohol or sexual activity impacts physical, social, and mental/emotional dimensions of health.
HE.912.C.1.In.c
Explain how environment and personal health are interrelated, such as food options within a community and availability of recreational facilities.
HE.912.C.1.In.d
Describe strategies to reduce or prevent injuries and health problems, such as mandatory passenger- restraint and helmet laws, mandatory immunizations, and proper handling of food.
HE.912.C.1.In.e
Describe strategies for prevention, detection, and treatment of common communicable and chronic diseases, such as preventing and treating obesity, early detection of cancer, and getting adequate physical exercise to help prevent diabetes and heart disease.
HE.912.C.1.In.f
Identify the relationship between access to health care and health status, such as availability of sources of checkups for early detection and treatment of cancer, HIV, diabetes, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia.
HE.912.C.1.In.g
Explain how heredity and family history can impact personal health, such as drug use, family obesity, heart disease, and mental health.
HE.912.C.1.In.h
Predict the likelihood of injury, illness, or death from engaging in unhealthy behaviors, such as death from alcohol poisoning, cancer and chronic lung disease related to tobacco use, overdose from illegal drug use, or engaging in risky games.

Supported

HE.912.C.1.Su.a
Identify how healthy behaviors can affect health status, such as healthy fast-food selections, regular medical screenings, and regular physical activity.
HE.912.C.1.Su.b
Identify the interrelationship between healthy behaviors and the dimensions of health (physical, mental/emotional, social, and intellectual), such as how drinking alcohol or sexual activity impacts physical and social dimensions of health.
HE.912.C.1.Su.c
Identify ways selected environmental factors can affect personal health, such as food options within a community and availability of recreational facilities.
HE.912.C.1.Su.d
Identify strategies to reduce or prevent injuries and other adolescent health problems, such as mandatory passenger-restraint and helmet laws, mandatory immunizations, and proper handling of food.
HE.912.C.1.Su.e
Identify common strategies for prevention, detection, and treatment of common communicable and chronic diseases, such as preventing and treating obesity, early detection of cancer, and getting adequate physical exercise to help prevent diabetes and heart disease.
HE.912.C.1.Su.f
Recognize the relationship between access to health care and health status, such as availability of sources of checkups for early detection and treatment of cancer, HIV, diabetes, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia.
HE.912.C.1.Su.g
Describe ways personal health can be affected by heredity and family history, such as drug use, family obesity, heart disease, and mental health.
HE.912.C.1.Su.h
Describe the likelihood of injury, illness, or death from engaging in unhealthy behaviors, such as death from alcohol poisoning, cancer and chronic lung disease related to tobacco use, overdose from illegal drug use, or engaging in risky games.

Participatory

HE.912.C.1.Pa.a
Recognize ways personal health can be affected by healthy behaviors, such as healthy fast-food selections, regular medical checkups, and physical activity.
HE.912.C.1.Pa.b
Distinguish between healthy and unhealthy physical, mental/emotional, social, and intellectual behaviors, such as drinking alcohol or avoiding alcohol, and appropriate or inappropriate sexual behaviors.
HE.912.C.1.Pa.c
Recognize environmental factors and related personal health behaviors, such as having recreational facilities available and increased physical activity.
HE.912.C.1.Pa.d
Recognize a strategy to prevent injury and adolescent health problems, such as mandatory passenger- restraint/helmet laws, or proper handling of food.
HE.912.C.1.Pa.e
Recognize selected strategies for prevention of common communicable diseases, such as sanitization, avoiding direct contact with infection, and proper disposal of hygiene products.
HE.912.C.1.Pa.f
Associate access to health care with good health, such as obtaining screenings, having checkups, or receiving treatment.
HE.912.C.1.Pa.g
Recognize ways personal health can be affected by heredity or family history, such as drug use, family obesity, heart disease, and mental health.
HE.912.C.1.Pa.h
Recognize likely injuries or illnesses resulting from engaging in unhealthy behaviors, such as death or injury from drinking and driving, injuries resulting from fighting and bullying, and infections from poor hygiene.

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Text Resources

Metals: In Sickness and in Health:

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World Cup Raises Epidemic Questions:

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