Health Education Standards & Benchmarks

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VISION

Health education is that continuum of learning experiences which enables people, as individuals and as members of social structures, to make informed decisions, modify behaviors, and change social conditions, in ways which are health enhancing. Students learn to obtain, interpret, and apply health information and services in ways that protect and promote personal, family, and community health.

A health educated person will be able to:

apply health promotion and disease prevention concepts and principles to personal, family, and community health issues;
assess, achieve, and maintain health enhancing behaviors throughout life;
identify and manage controllable health risks;
respect and promote the health of others; and
select, access, and use health services, products and information.

CONTENT STANDARDS

All students will:
Core Concepts	1.	Apply health promotion and disease prevention concepts and principles to personal, family, and community health issues.

*Accessing Information*	2.	Access valid health information and appropriate health promoting products and services.

*Health Behaviors*	3.	Practice health enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks.

*Influences*	4.	Analyze the influence of cultural beliefs, media, and technology on health.

*Goal Setting*	5.	Use goal setting skills to enhance health.

Decision Making	6.	Use decision-making skills to enhance health.

*Social Skills*	7.	Demonstrate effective interpersonal communication and other social skills which enhance health.

*Advocacy*	8.	Demonstrate advocacy skills for enhanced personal, family and community.