76856798HSED 5.09 - Health (Health Literacy)
Course Information
Description
This Course explores the concepts of health and wellness as well as human growth and development.
Total Credits
Course Competencies
  1. Assess the effects and dangers of commonly abused substances
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    you identify commonly abused substances
    you list the effects and dangers of these substances

  2. Assess the factors that impact establishing and maintaining quality relationships
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    you include analysis on how interpersonal communication affects relationships
    you include healthy ways to express needs, wants, and feelings
    you include strategies for solving interpersonal conflicts non-violently
    you include analysis of the possible causes of conflict in schools, families, and communities

  3. Assess the effectiveness and availability of contraceptive methods
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    you identify contraceptive methods
    you include information on the effectiveness and availability of these methods
    you identify methods from easiest to administer to most difficult to administer

  4. Explain the process of human growth and development
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    you identify growth from conception to birth
    you identify effects of substance abuse on a fetus
    you identify growth from birth through adolescence

  5. Assess the risk factors, results, and prevention options of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment (chart recommended)
    Criteria
    you identify risk factors
    you identify outcomes of STIs
    you identify prevention options
    you identify the relationship between risk and prevention options

  6. Compare methods of preventing communicable diseases
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    you summarize communicable disease information
    you explain the importance of communicable disease prevention behaviors
    you identify possible solutions to communicable disease concerns
    you identify valid sources of communicable disease information

  7. Apply valid criteria in selecting health-related products and services
    Assessment Strategies
    Criteria List
    Criteria
    list determines the availability of information, products, and services that enhance health
    list identifies access to health information, products, and services that improve health outcomes
    list determines when professional health services may be needed and how to access them

  8. Identify basic first aid procedures
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    you describe how to perform CPR (compression only)
    you identify the steps for evaluating a victim
    you identify the seven life-saving steps of first aid
    you identify the three types of bleeding
    you identify the best way to control most cases of bleeding
    you explain how to identify and treat shock
    you explain how to identify and treat three degrees of burns

  9. Analyze the elements of a healthy lifestyle including nutrition, physical activity, mental health, and wellness
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written or Graphic Assessment
    Criteria
    you demonstrate how behavior can impact health maintenance and disease prevention
    you explain the impact of personal health behaviors on the functioning of body systems
    you describe how to delay onset and reduce risks of potential health problems during adulthood
    you describe the interrelationships of mental, emotional, social, and physical health throughout adulthood

This Outline is under development.