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1. What will I be learning in Health Class?

What will I be learning in Health Class?

Health Education Course Outline


 
Unit I: Wellness & Making Healthy Choices
(Chapter 1)

Unit II: Mental Health
(Chapters 2, 3, 4 & 7)
-	Personality, self-concept and self-esteem
-	Recognizing stress, stress response, managing stress
-	Coping with depression, personality disorders
-	Treating mental disorders
-	Suicide
-	Crime prevention, avoiding violence, abduction, sexual assault 
          crimes, date rape

Unit III: Human Growth and development and Reproduction
(Chapters 18 & 19)
-	Reproductive systems male and female
-	Hormones and puberty
-	Pregnancy and birth process
-	Family planning, parenthood, birth control

Unit IV: Infectious Diseases
(Chapters 21 & 22)
-	Pathogens and transmission
-	Body defenses to fight disease and prevention HIV & AIDS
-	Sexually transmitted diseases

Unit V: Chronic Diseases and Disabilities
(Chapter 23)
-	Cardiovascular disease: types, prevention, cause & treatment
-	Cancer: causes, types, early detection and treatment
-	Diabetes & Arthritis

Unit VI: First Aid & Preventing Injuries
(Chapter 26 & �First Aid� Appendix)
-	Important first aid and first aid priorities
-	Wounds, control of bleeding
-	Burns, seizures, treating shock
-	Safety control

Unit VII: Substance Abuse
(Chapters 15, 16 & 17)
-	Legal &illegal drugs
-	Risk factors and preventing drug abuse
-	Alcohol and its effects on the body, addiction and alcoholism
-	Tobacco use and our health
-	Alternative to drug use

Unit VIII: Nutrition
(Chapters 8 & 9)
-	Nutrition and Nutritional needs
-	Reading food Labels and making good choices
-       Dieting and Balance Diet
-	Eating Disorders

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