Health Education New York State Standards

1. Personal Health & Fitness

The student will:

learn the skills necessary to participate in physical activity, create and maintain physical fitness and personal health.

have basic knowledge and skills which support health behaviors & choices.

understand how behaviors such as food selection, exercise, and rest affect growth & development.

recognize influences which affect health choices and behaviors.

know how some diseases and disorders affect the body and how they can be prevented and treated.

2. A Safe & Healthy Environment

The student will:

acquire the knowledge and ability necessary to create and maintain a safe and healthy environment.

understand basic safety rules.

recognize dangerous situations and learn to reduce their risk of injury.

practice personal and social skills which contribute to individual safety.

3. Resource Management

The student will:

know how to acess help when illness, injury or emergency situations occur.

recognize how the media influence health choices.

identifyhealth promoting services and know where to locate them.

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