MENTAL & EMOTIONAL HEALTH

• Describe the three parts of health.
• Explain the difference between health and wellness.
• Explain the mind-body connection.
• Explain why heredity is a health factor you cannot control.
• Explain the role the environment plays in your total health.
• Identify internal and external influences that affect health choices.
• Describe how risks and risk behaviors can affect your health.
• Identify ways to avoid or reduce risks.
• Explain what decision-making is and why it is important.
• Describe why values are important to decision-making .
• Demonstrate how to use the 6-step decision-making process to make a healthful choice.
• Explain what is character.
• Identify traits of good character.
• Describe how to develop good character.

AlCOHOL

• Identify the dangers of using alcohol.
• Describe the short-term effects of alcohol.
• Explain ways that alcohol use can damage body systems.
• Explain why some teens may choose to use alcohol.
• Explain why alcohol is harmful to teens.
• Describe how alcohol may affect a person’s decisions.
• Explain how using alcohol affects a person’s relationships.
• Describe how using alcohol can lead to violence.
• Identify reasons to not use alcohol.
• Explain how to get help for alcohol use.
• Apply refusal skills to avoid alcohol use.

ALL STARS BOOSTER

• Establish standards for getting along that encourage participation as well as respect.
• Review commitments made previously in Allstars.
• Think about their futures.
• Participate in the making of an ideal class logo.
• Develop an understanding that the group has a positive norm about high-risk behaviors.
• Understand that using alcohol, marijuana, and inhalants and participation in other high-risk behaviors is unacceptable to the peer group.
• Publicize positive classroom norms about risky behaviors.
• Think about the reputations they want to have.
• Identify habits that are important for them to develop.
• Discuss positive habit development with their parents.
• Demonstrate that commitments are proven when an individual overcomes challenges to keeping their commitments.
• Learn skills needed to overcome challenges to keeping commitments.
• Engage needed trusted adults to help them keep their commitments.
• Reinforce commitments made during the Allstars Core course.
• Prepare to express positive commitments publicly.
• Strengthen personal commitments by making them public.
• Report about their participation in All Stars Booster.
• Reinforce commitments made during Allstars.

Disease Prevention

• Identify causes of non-communicable diseases.
• Describe allergies and asthma, including how they are treated.
• Explain types of heart disease and how to reduce the risk of heart disease.
• Describe how heart disease is treated.
• Identify ways to reduce the risk of developing cancer.
• Describe what cancer is and its causes.
• Describe what diabetes is and how it is treated.
• Describe what arthritis is and how it is treated.

Nutrition

• Describe the health benefits of good nutrition.
• List the nutrient groups your body needs to be healthy.
• Analyze nutrition facts located on food labels and explain how they are related to Daily Values.
• Identify nutrient rich foods.

Growth & Development

• Identify the physical, mental, emotional and social changes that occur during adolescence.
• Identify healthy ways to manage and express emotions.
• Describe how the endocrine system affects growth and development.
• Describe the function of the male reproductive system.
  identify the organs of the male reproductive system.
• Identify common problems of the male reproductive system.
• Explain how to care for the male reproductive system.
• Describe the function of the female reproductive system.
• Identify the organs of the female reproductive system.
• Identify common problems of the female reproductive system.
• Explain how to care for the female reproductive system.
• Identify what abstinence is and its benefits.
• Identify high risk behaviors to avoid.
• Identify the 3 forms of intimate sexual contact.
• Identify common sexually transmitted diseases.
• Identify how to protect yourself from sexually transmitted diseases.
• Explain how people become infected with HIV and develop AIDS.
• Identify how to protect yourself from HIV/AIDS.
• Identify what is being done to help fight AIDS>
• Analyze how media messages about sexual activity might influence teens.