District 186: High School Health Education Syllabus Philosophy Statement: Health Education is a very important part of a high school students educational experience. Many students in high school do not have the awareness to recognize how their current behaviors will influence the rest of their lives. Our goal is to enhance awareness and encourage students to make behavioral changes that will help them develop habits to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Illinois Learning Standards of Physical Development and Health State Goal 22: Understand the principles of health promotion and the prevention and treatment of illness and injury. Learning Standard A: Learning Standard B: Learning Standard C: Explain the basic principles of health promotion, illness prevention and safety. Describe and explain the factors that influence health among individuals, groups, and communities. Explain how the environment can affect health. State Goal 23: Understand human body systems and factors that influence growth and development. Learning Standard A: Learning Standard B: Learning Standard C: Describe and explain the structure and functions of the human body systems and how they interrelate. Explain the effects of health-related actions on the body systems. Describe factors that affect growth and development. State Goal 24: Promote and enhance health and well-being through the use of effective communication and decision-making skills. Learning Standard A: Learning Standard B: Learning Standard C: Demonstrate procedures for communication in positive ways, resolving differences and preventing conflict. Apply decision-making skills related to the protection and promotion of individual health. Demonstrate skills essential to enhancing health and avoiding dangerous situations. ASSESSMENT Students will be graded on classwork, homework, participation, projects, quizzes, and tests. A point system will be used (not weighted) with greater emphasis on projects and tests. At the end of the semester a cumulative final exam will be given.
State Goal 22: Standards A, B & C State Goal 24: Standards A, B & C UNIT 1: Mental and Emotional Health Chapter 1: Understanding Health and Wellness Lesson 1: Your Total Health Lesson 2: What Affects Your Health? Lesson 3: Health Risks and Your Behavior Lesson 4: Promoting Health and Wellness Chapter 2: Taking Charge of Your Health Lesson 1: Building Health Skills Lesson 2: Making Responsible Decisions and Setting Goals Lesson 3: Being a Health-Literate Consumer Lesson 4: Managing Consumer Problems Chapter 3: Achieving Mental and Emotional Health Lesson 1: Developing Your Self-Esteem Lesson 2: Developing Personal Identity and Character Lesson 3: Expressing Emotions in Healthful Ways Chapter 4: Managing Stress and Coping with Loss Lesson 1: Understanding Stress Lesson 2: Managing Stress Lesson 3: Coping with Loss and Grief Chapter 5: Mental and Emotional Problems Lesson 1: Dealing with Anxiety and Depression Lesson 2: Mental Disorders Lesson 3: Suicide Prevention Lesson 4: Getting Help Chapter 6: Skills for Healthy Relationships Lesson 1: Foundations of a Healthy Relationship Lesson 2: Respecting Yourself and Others Lesson 3: Communicating Effectively Chapter 7: Family Relationships Lesson 1: Healthy Family Relationships Lesson 2: Strengthening Family Relationships Lesson 3: Help for Families Chapter 8: Peer Relationships Lesson 1: Safe and Healthy Friendships Lesson 2: Peer Pressure and Refusal Skills
12. Dealing with Sensitive Issues 13. Unit 1 Fast File: A Healthy Foundation 14. Unit 2 Fast File: Mental and Emotional Health 15. Unit 3 Fast File: Healthy and Safe Relationships 16. Teacher/School owned material
UNIT 2: Nutrition and Fitness State Goal 22: Standards A & B State Goal 24: Standards A, B & C Chapter 10: Nutrition for Health Lesson 1: The Importance of Nutrition Lesson 2: Nutrients Lesson 3: Healthy Food Guidelines Lesson 4: Nutrition Labels and Food Safety Chapter 11: Managing Weight and Eating Behaviors Lesson 1: Maintaining a Healthy Weight Lesson 2: Body Image and Eating Disorders Lesson 3: Lifelong Nutrition Chapter 12: Physical Activity and Fitness Lesson 1: Benefits of Physical Activity Lesson 2: Improving Your Fitness Lesson 3: Planning a Personal Activity Program Lesson 4: Fitness Safety and Avoiding Injuries 11. Dealing with Sensitive Issues 12. Unit 4 Fast File: A Healthy Foundation 13. Fitness Zone Heart Rate Activities 14. Teacher/School owned material
State Goal 22: Standards A, B & C UNIT 3: Personal Care and Body Systems Chapter13: Personal Health Care Lesson 1: Healthy Skin, Hair, and Nails Lesson 2: Health Teeth and Mouth Lesson 3: Healthy Eyes and Ears Chapter 14: Skeletal, Muscular, and Nervous Systems Lesson 1: The Skeletal System Lesson 2: The Muscular System Lesson 3: The Nervous System Chapter 15: Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Digestive Systems Lesson 1: The Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems Lesson 2: The Respiratory System Lesson 3: The Digestive System Lesson 4: The Excretory System Chapter 23: Communicable Diseases Lesson 1: Understanding Communicable Diseases Lesson 2: Common Communicable Diseases Lesson 3: Fighting Communicable Diseases Lesson 4: Emerging Diseases and Pandemics Chapter 25: Non-Communicable Diseases and Disabilities Lesson 1: Cardiovascular Disease Lesson 2: Cancer Lesson 3: Allergies, Asthma, Diabetes, and Arthritis Lesson 4: Physical and Mental Challenges 12. Unit 5 Fast File: Personal Care and Body Systems 13. Unit 8 Fast File: Diseases and Disorders 14. Teacher/School owned material
State Goal 22: Standards A, B & C State Goal 24: Standards A, B & C UNIT 4: Reproductive Health Chapter 8: Peer Relationships Lesson 3: Practicing Abstinence Chapter 9: Resolving Conflicts and Preventing Violence Lesson 1: Causes of Conflict Lesson 2: Resolving Conflicts Lesson 3: Understanding Violence Lesson 4: Preventing and Overcoming Abuse Chapter 16: Endocrine and Reproductive Health Lesson 1: The Endocrine System Lesson 2: The Male Reproductive System Lesson 3: The Female Reproductive System Chapter 17: The Beginning of the Life Cycle Lesson 1: Prenatal Development and Care Lesson 2: Heredity and Genetics Lesson 3: Birth Through Childhood Chapter 18: The Life Cycle Continues Lesson 1: Changes During Adolescence Lesson 2: Adulthood, Marriage, and Parenthood Lesson 3: Health Through the Life Cycle Chapter 24: Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Infections and HIV/AIDS Lesson 1: Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Infections Lesson 2: Preventing and Treating STDʼs/STIʼs Lesson 3: HIV/AIDS Lesson 4: Preventing and Treating HIV/AIDS
12. Dealing with Sensitive Issues 13. Unit 3 Fast File: Healthy and Safe Relationships 14. Unit 5 Fast File: Personal Care and Body Systems 15. Unit 6 Fast File: Growth and Development 16. Unit 8 Fast File: Diseases and Disorders 17. Human Sexuality 18. SIU School of Medicine Monica Jenot HIV/AIDS Education 19. Sangamon County Health Department Comprehensive Human Sexuality PowerPoint DVD 20. Contraception Kit: Various examples/types used for demonstration 21. Teacher/School owned material
UNIT 5: Drug Education State Goal 22: Standard B State Goal 24: Standards A, B & C Chapter 19: Medicines and Drugs Lesson 1: The Role of Medicines Lesson 2: Using Medicines Safely Chapter 20: Tobacco Lesson 1: The Health Risks of Tobacco Use Lesson 2: Choosing to Live Tobacco-Free Lesson 3: Promoting a Smoke-Free Environment Chapter 21: Alcohol Lesson 1: The Health Risks of Alcohol Use Lesson 2: Choosing to Live Alcohol-Free Lesson 3: The Impact of Alcohol Abuse Chapter 22: Illegal Drugs Lesson 1: The Health Risks of Drug Use Lesson 2: Marijuana, Inhalants, and Steroids Lesson 3: Psychoactive Drugs Lesson 4: Living Drug Free 12. Dealing with Sensitive Issues 13. Unit 7 Fast File: Drugs 14. Teacher/School owned material
State Goal 22: Standards A, B & C UNIT 6: Safety and Environment Time Allocation: 1 Week Chapter 26: Safety and Injury Prevention Lesson 1: Personal Safety and Protection Lesson 2: Safety at Home and in Your Community Lesson 3: Outdoor Safety Lesson 4: Safety on the Road Chapter 27: First Aid and Emergencies Lesson 1: Providing First Aid Lesson 2: CPR and First Aid for Shock and Choking Lesson 3: Responding to Other Common Emergencies Lesson 4: Emergency Preparedness Chapter 28: Community and Environmental Health Lesson 1: Community and Public Health Lesson 2: Air Quality and Health Lesson 3: Protecting Land and Water 12. Unit 9 Fast File: Safety and Environmental Health 13. Teacher/School owned material