Introduction
This Health course has the most interesting subject: you. Health education is all about you learning to take good care of you.
Health has many aspects. It is not just about not being sick or having a physically fit body. Your total health and wellness includes physical, mental, social, emotional, and spiritual health as well as the environment around you. Your knowledge and beliefs will have a lifelong impact on your health.
Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...
- Predict how your knowledge and beliefs affect your health status.
- Describe how all areas of health (emotional, mental, physical, social, spiritual, and environmental) are interrelated.
- Compare and contrast the benefits of and barriers to practicing a variety of healthy behaviors.
Essential Questions
- What are the aspects of health?
- How are all of the areas of health interrelated?
- How does my knowledge and behaviors affect my health?
- What are barriers that prevent me from practicing healthy behaviors?
Enduring Understandings
- All areas of health are interrelated.
- Knowledge of standards for health promotion equips me to make good choices regarding my health and the health of my family.
- My personal beliefs help me make wise choices that decrease my health risks.
The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Health Education standards: 1.1, 1.2, and 1.6.