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Health

What does it mean to be healthy? This course will examine the emotional, social, and physical aspects of health and wellness. Emphasis is placed on healthy decision-making, understanding teen risk behaviors, and looking into the future to estimate one’s quality of life. Students will analyze healthy behaviors and develop a plan for the prevention of future health problems.

This Health course is designed to provide an opportunity for students to develop skills, attitudes, and behaviors that enable them to make responsible decisions about health and avoid health-related risks. Using valid sources, students will interpret data to investigate trends of current health-related issues.

In this course, students will explore:

(1) Current health topics and trends that affect their lives.

(2) How to access valid health information.

(3) The conditions necessary for maintaining and balancing physical, emotional, and social well-being.

Based on the National and Connecticut Health Standards, students will discuss topics such as healthy eating, physical activity, drug use and abuse, healthy relationships, sexual health, abuse and violence prevention, emotional health, stress, disease prevention, and optimal wellness.

In this standard-level course, students are expected to invest approximately 6 hours per week on their coursework.

Acknowledgements

This course contains an end-of-course proctored exam. Instructions for students to identify an appropriate adult proctor are included in the course lessons.

Course Objectives

Course Essential Questions:

  • What does it mean to be healthy?
  • Who and what influences our health choices?
  • What are the current risks teens face and how do these trends impact health?
  • Why is it important to use valid healthcare information in order to make appropriate health decisions?

Course Learning Objectives:

  • Develop skills needed to live a healthy and balanced lifestyle.
  • Access, evaluate, and use valid information to achieve overall wellness.
  • Examine and discuss concepts related to wellness and implement realistic plans for a lifetime of optimal well-being.
  • Apply decision-making skills that enable students to become well-informed, health-literate individuals.

Additional Requirements

  • Students will need to access a number of YouTube videos throughout the course.
  • Students will need to submit certain assignments by uploading videos of themselves presenting their work.