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Health Department Curriculum

Health Department

Health Department Curriculum

6th Grade Curriculum:

Unit I - Setting Goals
  1. Self-concept and self-respect
  2. Goal setting and making choices
  3. Stress management

Unit II - Nutrition
  1. Nutrients
  2. Food guide pyramid
  3. Anorexia, bulimia, obesity 

Unit III - Drugs
  1. Introduction to drugs and medicine
  2. Side effects
  3. Drug safety
  4. Drug abuse
  5. Types of drugs
  6. Refusal skills 

Unit IV - Tobacco and Alcohol
  1. Effects of tobacco
  2. Smokeless tobacco
  3. Refusal skills
  4. Effects of alcohol
  5. Alcoholism 

Unit V - Emotions and Puberty
  1. Physical changes
  2. Hygiene
  3. Emotional needs

Unit VI - Disease
  1. Communicable diseases
  2. Non-communicable diseases

7th Grade Curriculum:

Unit I - Personal Health and Wellness
  1. Pursuit of wellness
  2. Physical wellness – bones & muscles

Unit II - Emotional Understanding and Social Wellness
  1. Understanding your emotional self
  2. Personality
  3. Communication skills
  4. Stress

Unit III - Substance Abuse and Addictions
  1. Understanding addictions
  2. Smoking
  3. Alcohol
  4. Marijuana
  5. Inhalants
  6. Project Alert 

Unit IV - Environmental Health
  1. Global environmental issues
  2. Personal environment management

Unit V - Personal Safety
  1. Violence avoidance & conflict resolution 
  2. Abuse 

The Suffolk County Police Department's COPE (Community Oriented Police Enforcement) will be providing instruction to all 7th grade health classes through the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance and Education) program.


8th Grade Curriculum:

Unit I - Personal Health and Wellness
  1. Pursuit of wellness
  2. Physical wellness

Unit II - Social Interactions
  1. Relationships
  2. Peer pressure
  3. Understanding differences

Unit III - Mental Health
  1. A. Characteristics of good mental health
  2. B. Classifications of mental illness
  3. C. Depression
  4. D. Panic attacks and O.C.D.
  5. Stress management
  6. Abuse in the family
  7. Mental health professionals

Unit IV - Substance Abuse and Addiction
  1. Understanding addictive behavior
  2. Smoking
  3. Alcohol
  4. Drugs
  5. Gambling
  6. Project Alert

Unit V - Family Living
  1. Family structures
  2. Human sexuality
  3. Communicable diseases and STD’s
  4. HIV and AIDS
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