Health (Grades 5–12) Subtest 1
Subarea I.1. Health Promotion and Risk Reduction
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Understand principles, methods, and techniques for enhancing safety and preventing and reducing the risk of accidents and injuries.
- recognizing safe and unsafe conditions in the home, school, and community and strategies for promoting safe environments and safe behaviors
- applying knowledge of principles, rules, and precautions related to traffic and pedestrian safety, fire prevention, poisoning prevention, water safety, and safety during recreation and play
- determining causes and effects of accidents, factors that contribute to accidents, and principles and practices for accident prevention
- analyzing behaviors and perceptions (e.g., alcohol use, fatigue, poor judgment) that can lead to intentional and unintentional injuries and strategies for reducing and preventing risk-taking behaviors
- identifying procedures for life-threatening respiratory and cardiac emergencies (e.g., resuscitation, CPR, clearing an airway obstruction, AED)
- applying knowledge of principles and procedures for first aid and emergency medical care (e.g., for shock, bleeding, burns, poisoning, broken bones)
- recognizing sources of help and procedures for obtaining assistance in an emergency or crisis
0002
Understand health risks associated with tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs and strategies and skills for preventing the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.
- analyzing the short- and long-term effects of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs on personal health and the functioning of body systems
- recognizing ways in which various factors (e.g., media messages, affiliations, family, peers) influence decisions related to the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs
- applying knowledge of health-enhancing principles and skills that help prevent or reduce the risk of tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use
- demonstrating knowledge of health education strategies and activities designed to prevent the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs (e.g., role playing, anticipating pressure situations, identifying healthy alternatives)
- demonstrating knowledge of how using tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs influences the likelihood of engaging in other unhealthy behaviors (e.g., taking physical or sexual risks, being prone to conflict and violence, driving under the influence)
- demonstrating familiarity with issues and laws related to the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs and types and characteristics of programs and methods for treating addictions to tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs
0003
Understand the nature, control, and prevention of illness and disease.
- evaluating the role of proper hygiene and personal health practices in maintaining health and preventing illness and disease
- demonstrating knowledge of types and characteristics of diseases
- recognizing causes, modes of transmission, and signs and symptoms of common illnesses, diseases, and disabling conditions
- applying knowledge of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention concepts and practices
- analyzing personal susceptibility to illness and disease and socioeconomic and environmental factors that influence the incidence and prevalence of various diseases
- demonstrating knowledge of principles, strategies, and behaviors for preventing, managing, and controlling illness and disease
- applying knowledge of methods of health screening and early detection used by individuals, public schools, and medical professionals
- evaluating the effects of public policies, research, health-care resources, and medical advances on the prevention and control of diseases, including emerging diseases
0004
Understand human sexuality and strategies for promoting sexual and reproductive health.
- recognizing the emotional, physical, and physiological changes that accompany puberty and the ways in which bodily changes during puberty affect personal self-care
- demonstrating knowledge of factors that influence sexuality (e.g., values, peer pressure, emotions, physical maturity, media messages)
- applying knowledge of responsibilities associated with dating and characteristics of healthy and unhealthy dating relationships
- recognizing how to use health-enhancing principles and behaviors to avoid sexual health risks and counteract pressure to engage in sexual activity (e.g., setting limits, avoiding unsupervised gatherings at which alcohol is present, practicing assertive refusal skills)
- demonstrating knowledge of types, characteristics, and modes of transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
- recognizing ways in which HIV is transmitted, effects of HIV on the immune system, current treatments for HIV, and differences between HIV and AIDS
- recognizing strategies, methods, and resources for preventing and reducing the risk of HIV infection and AIDS, STIs, and unintentional pregnancies (e.g., consultation with professionals, abstinence, contraception, accurate information)
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