High School Health Alabama Standards

Advocacy

Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

Self-Management

Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

Goal -Setting

Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

Decision -Making

Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

Interpersonal Communication

Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

Access to Information/Products/ Services

Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products, and services to enhance health.

Analyzing Influences

Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.

Health Promotion

Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

Predict how health literacy and behaviors can affect health status.

Describe the interrelationships of emotional, mental, physical, social, spiritual, and environmental health.

Identify symptoms and methods of treatment of mental health disorders, including depression, and stress.

Identify warning signs and prevention strategies for suicide.

Analyze how genetics and family history can impact personal health. Examples: family history of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, or addictions

Propose ways to prevent, reduce, and treat injuries and other health problems.

Determine when professional health services may be required for injury or disease.

Perform CPR, AED techniques, and First Aid procedures, including the principles of RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation).

Analyze the relationship between access to health care and health status. Examples: relationship between health insurance coverage and life expectancy; access to medical care including primary care physician, hospital, vaccine

Compare and contrast the benefits of and barriers to practicing a variety of healthy behaviors.

Identify factors that impact nutritional choices. Examples: planning healthy meals, accessibility of healthy and unhealthy foods

Analyze the potential susceptibility to and severity of injury or illness if engaging in unhealthy behaviors. Examples: possible consequences of driving under the influence, distracted driving, not taking required medications

Explain the progression of HIV and AIDS.

Explain the progression of Type II diabetes.

Analyze the influence of external factors on health beliefs and behaviors.

Analyze how family, culture, school, and community influence the health practice and behaviors of individuals. Examples: explaining how holiday celebrations and traditions such as over indulgence in eating and consuming alcohol affect health behaviors; explaining how extra-curricular activities and schedules result in over-consumption of fast food

Examine how peers influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.

Critique the effect of media on personal and family health. Example: influence of media on teen body image, sexual activity, drugs, alcohol, violence, cyber-bullying

Cite evidence of how public health policies and government regulations can influence health promotion and disease preve

Describe the pros and cons of the use of technology as it affects personal, family, and community health. Examples: positive and negative influences on self-esteem, addiction to technology, personal interactions and relationships

Analyze how the perceptions of norms influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors. Examples: addressing topics such as wearing safety equipment, teen pregnancy, drug abuse, suicide, cyber-bullying, weight management, potentially dangerous social media trend

Critique the influence of personal values and beliefs on individual health practices and behaviors.

Analyze how some health risk behaviors can influence the likelihood of engaging in unhealthy behaviors. Examples: assessing the effects of driving under the influence, drinking alcohol which can lead to poor choices such as sexual behavior, poor nutrition, sedentary lif

Evaluate the accessibility and validity of health information, products, and services. Example: determining the credibility of resources both online and offline

Analyze valid resources from home, school, and community that provide health information. Examples: websites, phone apps, media ads; rape, crisis, and suicide centers

Explain laws relating to child pornography, age of consent, and sexual exploitation. Examples: information concerning the laws prohibiting sexual abuse; the need to report sexual abuse and legal options available to victims; laws relating to sexting and child pornography

Explain current laws related to underage drinking, distracted driving, and driving under the influence.

Identify the necessity to seek help for mental and emotional health problems Examples: mood disorders, depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation;

Locate information on how to cope with and rebuff unwanted physical and verbal exploitation by other persons.

Describe skills for communicating effectively with family, peers, and others to enhance health. Examples: active listening, friendliness, confidence, positive feedback, empathy, respect, understanding nonverbal cues, responsivenes

Demonstrate refusal, negotiation, and collaboration skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

Develop strategies to prevent, manage, or resolve interpersonal conflicts without harming self or others.

Identify warning signs of unhealthy relationships.

Differentiate between negative and positive behaviors used in conflict situations.

Demonstrate how to ask for and offer assistance to enhance the health of self and others. Examples: accessing crisis hotlines for suicide, sexual and physical abuse, and human trafficking; community resource materials

Examine barriers that can hinder healthy decision-making. Examples: peer pressure, cultural pressures, socio-economic status

Develop a thoughtful decision-making process in health-related situations.

Predict the potential short-term and long-term impact of various alternatives on self and others.

Identify warning signs of suicide in self and others and discuss effective coping skills.

Demonstrate refusal skills and explain when to use them in high risk situations. Examples: Saying no to sex

Justify the appropriateness of individual vs. collaborative decision-making in various situations. Example: explaining when input from a health professional, counselor, or trusted adult would be helpful

Analyze the benefits of practicing sexual abstinence.

Identify the types, symptoms, and risks of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Assess the consequences of teen pregnancy.

Recommend personal strategies to avoid violence or criminal activities.

Assess personal health status and health practices to establish a baseline for setting health and fitness goals. Examples: blood pressure, resting heart rate, BMI, vaccination status

Set long-term goals for achieving optimal health and implement short-term steps to reach the goals. Examples: assess current health and fitness status, develop plans based on assessment results, implement and monitor p

Analyze the role of individual responsibility for enhancing health.

Describe healthy practices and behaviors that will maintain or improve the health of self and others. Examples: effective communication skills and safety techniques, reading and understanding medicine labels, immunizations, wellness checkups and compliance

Identify negative behaviors that increase health risks to self and others. Examples: distracted driving, drinking and driving, illegal drug use, vaping, smoking, unprotected sex, behaviors resulting in intentional or unintentional injuries, poor eati

Compare and contrast the responsibilities of both parents in teen parenting. Examples: shared responsibilities; social, financial and educational challenges

Utilize accurate peer and societal norms to formulate a health enhancing message. Example: using data on local health issues to develop a positive message concerning a topic

Formulate and implement a list of innovative ways to influence and support others in making positive health choices. Examples: wearing colors for awareness, speaking to a group or individuals, making good nutritional choices

Work cooperatively as an advocate for improving personal and community health. Examples: student-led events, community fundraisers, national events, signing a pledge to abstain from alcohol

Adapt health messages and communication techniques to a specific target audience. Example: producing a social media post to encourage a positive health behavior

Advocacy

Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

Self-Management

Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks

Goal -Setting

Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

Decision -Making

Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

Interpersonal Communication

Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

Access to Information

Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products, and services to enhance health.

nfluences

Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.

Health Promotion

Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

Research national, state and local data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Youth Risk Behavior Survey for prioritizing prevention activities for the school and community.

Interpret the Youth Risk Behavior Survey data on the six priority adolescent risk behaviors.

Recognize the adolescent risk behaviors of high incidence among Alabama’s students.

Analyze how health risk behaviors in the local school and community are influenced by family, peers and other factors. Examples: availability of alcohol and drugs; trends in adolescent sexual behavior; availability of fast food; access to fitness and recreational f

Gather information and interpret data for planning prevention activities.

Identify concerns, beliefs, and areas of misinformation among peers.

Design program goals based on addressing misinformation, beliefs, and concerns among peers.

Utilize a focus group to change their school climate

Execute communication and leadership skills to empower other students to be physically, socially, behaviorally, emotionally, and intellectually succes

Examine the varied roles and responsibilities of student leaders.

Design program goals based on YRBS data and focus group results.

Research various leadership and peer training programs and opportunities.

Apply peer helping training skills in assigned schools settings.

Demonstrate leadership skills by advocating for health-related changes in the school or community.

Identify decision-making skills used in situations that put adolescents and teens at risk. Examples: recording a fight and posting it on a social media; seeing a friend smoking marijuana or drinking alcohol; hearing a friend talk about shoplifting; hearing plans about a weekend party that will include drugs and/or alcohol; pressure to have sexual relatio

Identify consequences of making poor decisions to join in or ignore risky situations.

Recognize the differences between situations in which one has control vs. a lack of control.

Review the importance of successfully managing decision-making skills when confronted with uncomfortable, risky, or dangerous situation

Develop and implement a school-wide plan or campaign to encourage good decision-making skills.

Conduct a school-wide survey to assess the use of personal health practices.

Compile survey results to develop a school-wide campaign to advocate the use of beneficial personal health practices.

Implement strategies to address weak areas and critical needs based on survey results.

Analyze the role of individual responsibility for enhancing health.

Demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors that will maintain or improve the health of self and peers.

Identify a variety of behaviors to avoid or reduce health risks to self and others.

Plan a school or community campaign designed to encourage health-enhancing behaviors.

Use school-wide survey data to develop positive messages concerning health topics, including exercise, adequate sleep, and healthy eati

Lead or participate in community-wide health-related events. Examples: Relay for Life, 5K run, Longest Day activities (Alzheimer’s Association)

Communicate to peer or community groups on health-related topics.

Advocacy

Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

Self-Management

Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks

Goal -Setting

Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

Decision -Making

Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

Interpersonal Communication

Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

Access to Information, Products, and Services

Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products, and services to enhance health.

Analyzing Influences

Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.

Health Promotion

Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health

Research the history of disease in the world.

Identify causes of major outbreaks and epidemics in the history of the world.

List major breakthroughs in the prevention and cure of disease.

Assess the effects of current health issues on world populations.

Examine the health challenges facing the world today.

Collect statistical data about health issues within various countries.

Investigate the influence of family, peers, and culture on possible solutions to world health issues.

Examine the links among health, economic development, media, and technology.

Research how disparities in socio-economic status can adversely affect health and access to health care globally.

Analyze the roles and responsibilities of government and non-governmental organizations in achieving global health.

Critique health intervention programs worldwide.

Examine possible solutions to world health issues through available intervention programs.

Communicate with professionals who support world health to learn about the roles and responsibilities of their jobs.

Research the effectiveness of communicating prevention and management strategies to resolve world health issues. Examples: HIV/AIDS, mental health, sub

Evaluate alternatives to current world health programs and practices.

Examine barriers that hinder decision-making skills related to world health issues. Examples: politics, religious beliefs, culture

Predict the potential short- and long-term impacts of poor decision-making on world health issues. Examples: rising cost of medical care

Research the needs, strengths, and risks of long-term goals for addressing world health issues.

Analyze individual responsibility for enhancing global health. Example: explaining how individual actions can help or hinder the eradication of communicable diseases

Compare healthy practices and behaviors of people from various world-wide locations. Examples: immunization

Formulate innovative ways to influence and support people in other countries in making positive health choices.

Work cooperatively as an advocate for improving world-wide health. Examples: participating in international events such as Earth Day and World AIDS Day

Adapt health messages and communication techniques to a specific global audience.