High School Health
Aspects of Health
Objectives: By the end of the unit, students should be able to
- Correctly identify, match or name examples of the national Health Education Standards to the standard.
- Standard 1 – Core Concepts
- Effectively explain the difference between life expectancy and quality of life.
- Standard 1 – Core Concepts
- Explain why both life expectancy and quality of life are part of health.
- Standard 1 – Core Concepts
- Discuss several factors that can affect the health of a person.
- Standard 2 – Analyzing Influences
- Accurately define the term ‘risk factor’ in your own words.
- Standard 1 – Core Concepts
- Discuss from given examples how adjustments can be made even if a risk factor is something that you could not control.
- Standard - 7 Self-management
- Give an example of how you could advocate for a health related behavior.
- Standard 8 - Advocacy
- Make a goal for this year using the SMART goal acronym.
- Standard 6 – Goal Setting
- Answer, from an example, how you would encourage someone to make a positive choice regarding a health related issue.
- Standard 8 – Advocacy
- Use Wisconsin YRBS data to analyze influences on health related behaviors.
- Standard 2 Analyzing Influences
- Standard 3 Accessing Information