See Coded Health Assessment Example. Discuss how risk factors are related to health problems. Discuss how lifestyle, family history and the environment and other risk factors are related to the cause or prevention of health problems. Identify ways to reduce risks. Ask students to think of actions that can be taken to apply each principle.
Students create student publication on health.
As a class, select a method for organizing and presenting information about healthful living to other students at the school. Ideas include a student newspaper, magazine or newsletter, or a class Website. Divide the class into three groups. Adjust the number of students in each group according to the number of topics to be covered in the specific section. Explain that each group will be responsible for a different section of the class publication.