Introduction

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, informs us that having access to comprehensive complete, having a broad range, quality healthcare is necessary for:

  • promoting and maintaining health
  • preventing and managing disease
  • reducing unnecessary disability and premature death
  • achieving health equity for all Americans.

(Source: CDC Health Equity for All)

Lesson Objectives

Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to...

  • Evaluate the availability and validity of health information, products, and services
  • Identify the necessity to seek help for mental and emotional health problems
  • Analyze the role of individual responsibility for enhancing health

Essential Questions

  • How can I access reliable health services I need?
  • How do I compare products to make good consumer choices?
  • What signs and symptoms indicate I need to seek help for mental and emotional problems?

Enduring Understandings

  • Being a well-informed consumer equips me to make sensible decisions about products.
  • I can access valid information, products, and services to enhance my health.
  • I can access health services for mental and emotional health problems when I recognize signs and symptoms.

The above objectives correspond with the Alabama Course of Study: Health Education standards: 3.1, 3.5, 7.1.