Health Learning Outcomes

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Globe icon representing comprehensive health.Health Program Prepares Graduates

PSD's health education program is based on teaching students the foundational learning skills of accessing information, analyzing influences, decision making, goal setting, interpersonal communication, self-management, and advocacy.

 

Elementary Health Learning Outcomes

PreK-kindergarten:

  • Identify the major food groups and the benefits of eating a variety of foods.
     
  • Explain how personal hygiene and cleanliness affect wellness.
     
  • Demonstrate how to effectively communicate and cooperate with others.
     
  • Identify the importance of respecting the personal space and boundaries of self and others
     
  • Identify ways to be safe while playing.

First-third grades:

  • Demonstrate the ability to make and communicate appropriate food choices.
     
  • Recognize basic childhood chronic diseases.
     
  • Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills to support positive interactions with families, peers and others.
     
  • Explain why bullying is harmful and how to respond appropriately.
     
  • Identify ways to prevent injuries at home, in school, and in the community. 

Fourth-fifth grades:

  • Demonstrate the ability to set a goal in order to enhance personal nutrition.
     
  • Identify positive behaviors that support healthy relationships.
     
  • Demonstrate the ability to make good decisions and avoid alcohol, tobacco and drugs.
     
  • Demonstrate skills necessary to prevent a conflict from escalating to violence. Demonstrate basic first aid and safety procedures. 
     
  • Explain the structure, function, and major parts of the human reproductive system. (fifth grade)

 

Middle and High School Health Learning Outcomes

Sixth-eighth grades:

  • Evaluate the validity and reliability of information, products, and services to enhance healthy eating behaviors.
     
  • Compare and contrast healthy and unhealthy family and peer relationships.
     
  • Analyze how positive health behavior can benefit them throughout their lives.
     
  • Understand internal and external factors that enhance mental and emotional health. 
     
  • Analyze factors that impact a person's decision to use or not use alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
     
  • Demonstrate ways to advocate for a positive, respectful school and community environment that supports pro-social behavior. 
     
  • Demonstrate ways to promote safety and prevent injuries.

 

Ninth-12th grades:

  • Understand the impact of healthy and unhealthy diets.
     
  • Use a decision-making process to make healthy decisions about relationships and sexual health.
     
  • Develop and maintain ongoing evaluation factors that impact health and modify lifestyle accordingly.
     
  • Analyze the interrelationship of physical, mental, emotional and social health.
     
  • Analyze the impact of individuals' use or non use of marijuana, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
     
  • Identify the emotional and physical consequences of violence and find strategies to deal with, prevent and report them
     
  • Advocate for changes in the home, school, or community that increase safety.

Contact Information

Health Curriculum Facilitator
Jo Dixon | jonetted@psdschools.org