Develop strategies to improve or maintain personal and family health. Develop injury prevention and response strategies for personal safety,including first aid. Demonstrate ways to avoid or change situations that threaten personal safety. Distinguish between healthy and unhealthy stress management techniques. Demonstrate the proper technique used to administer the Heimlich maneuver.
Students receive an almost constant stream of information about their health and behavior.
As a first step to making decisions that protect health, students need to recognize how different messages influence their actions. Investigate the influence of cultural beliefs on health behaviors and the use of health services. Analyze the effect of technology on personal and family health. Describe how school, family, and peers influence the health of adolescents. Students need effective communication skills to develop and maintain healthy personal relationships.