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K–12 Standards

Grades 6-8

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

  • 1

    Healthy Behaviors

    1. 1.

      Analyze the relationship between healthy behaviors and personal health.6-8.1.1

  • 2

    Dimensions of Health

    1. 2.

      Describe the interrelationships of emotional, intellectual, physical, and social health in adolescence. 6-8.1.2

  • 3

    Personal Health

    1. 3.

      Analyze how the environment impacts personal health. 6-8.1.3

  • 4

    Preventing Injury

    1. 4.

      Describe ways to reduce or prevent adolescent health problems and injuries. 6-8.1.4

  • 5

    Accessing Health Care

    1. 5.

      Explain how appropriate health care can promote personal health.6-8.1.5

  • 6

    Family History & Personal Health 

    1. 6.

      Describe how family history can impact personal health. 6-8.1.6

  • 7

    Practicing Healthy Behaviors

    1. 7.

      Describe the benefits of and barriers to practicing a variety of healthy behaviors.6-8.1.7

  • 8

    Unhealthy Behavior Outcomes

    1. 8.

      Examine the severity of injury and/or illness if engaging in unhealthy behaviors.6-8.1.8

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

  • 1

    Family Influence on Health

    1. 1.

      Examine how the family influences the health of adolescents.6-8.2.1

  • 2

    School and Community Impact

    1. 2.

      Analyze how the school and community can affect personal health practices and behaviors. 6-8.2.2

  • 3

    Media Influence on Health Behaviors

    1. 3.

      Analyze how messages from the media and social media influence health behaviors. 6-8.2.3

  • 4

    Peer Influence on Health Behaviors

    1. 4.

      Describe how peers can influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors. 6-8.2.4

  • 5

    Cultural Influence on Health Behaviors

    1. 5.

      Describe the influence of culture on health beliefs, practices, and behaviors.6-8.2.5

  • 6

    Technology Influence on Health Behaviors

    1. 6.

      Analyze the influence of technology on personal and family health.6-8.2.6

  • 7

    Norms Perception Influence on Health Behaviors

    1. 7.

      Explain how the perceptions of norms influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors. 6-8.2.7

  • 8

    Personal Values Influence on Health Behaviors

    1. 8.

      Explain the influence of personal values and beliefs on individual health practices and behaviors. 6-8.2.8

  • 9

    Health Risk Behaviors

    1. 9.

      Describe how some health risk behaviors can increase the likelihood of engaging in additional unhealthy behaviors. 6-8.2.9

  • 10

    School/Public Health Policy Influence on Health Behaviors

    1. 10.

      Explain how school and public health policies can influence health practices and behaviors. 6-8.2.10

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

  • 1

    Health Information and Services

    1. 1.

      Investigate the validity of health information, products, and services. 6-8.3.1

  • 2

    Accessing Health Information

    1. 2.

      Access valid health information from home, school, and community. 6-8.3.2

  • 3

    Professional Health Services

    1. 3.

      Describe situations that may require professional health services.6-8.3.3

  • 4

    Locating Reliable Health Products/Services

    1. 4.

      Locate valid and reliable health products and services that enhance health. 6-8.3.4

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

  • 1

    Verbal/Nonverbal Communication Skills

    1. 1.

      Apply effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health. 6-8.4.1

  • 2

    Listening Skills

    1. 2.

      Demonstrate active listening and response skills to enhance health. 6-8.4.2

  • 3

    Expressing Needs, Wants, and Feelings

    1. 3.

      Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants, and feelings. 6-8.4.3

  • 4

    Communicating Care, Consideration, and Respect

    1. 4.

      Practice ways to communicate care, consideration, and respect for self and others. 6-8.4.4

  • 5

    Health Risk Refusal Skills 

    1. 5.

      Demonstrate the ability to refuse or negotiate health risks in healthy ways. 6-8.4.5

  • 6

    Asking for Assistance

    1. 6.

      Demonstrate how to ask for assistance to enhance the health of self and others.6-8.4.6

  • 7

    Managing Conflict

    1. 7.

      Implement healthy strategies to prevent and manage conflict.6-8.4.7

  • 8

    Overcoming Communication Barriers

    1. 8.

      Formulate strategies for overcoming health-related communication barriers.6-8.4.8

  • 9

    Overcoming Communication Barriers

    1. 9.

      Examine the impact of communication on relationships.6-8.4.9

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

  • 1

    Personal Health Decisions and Influences

    1. 1.

      Identify personal health decisions and differentiate between related internal and external influences.6-8.5.1

  • 2

    Evaluating Health Information

    1. 2.

      Compile and assess available information to enhance health.6-8.5.2

  • 3

    Making Health-Related Decisions

    1. 3.

      Personalize health risk of decisions to self and others. 6-8.5.3

  • 4

    Health Decision Connections

    1. 4.

      Apply a decision making process to real-life health related situations. 6-8.5.4

  • 5

    Personal Health Responsibility

    1. 5.

      Describe how personal health decisions may affect subsequent decisions. 6-8.5.5

  • 6

    Personal Health Decisions

    1. 6.

      Assume responsibility for personal health decisions. 6-8.5.6

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

  • 1

    Setting Health Goals

    1. 1.

      Assess the benefits of planning and setting health goals. 6-8.6.1

  • 2

    Achieving Health Goals

    1. 2.

      Develop a personal health goal and a plan to achieve it. 6-8.6.2

  • 3

    Barriers to Health Goals

    1. 3.

      Examine possible barriers to achieving the personal health goal.6-8.6.3

  • 4

    Health Goal Adaptability

    1. 4.

      Implement the plan to achieve the personal health goal and overcome possible barriers. 6-8.6.4

  • 5

    Personal Choices and Health Goals

    1. 5.

      Consider the impact of decisions on the personal health goal. 6-8.6.5

  • 6

    Health Goal Support Systems

    1. 6.

       Identify personal support systems and explain their importance in achieving the personal health goal. 6-8.6.6

  • 7

    Health Goal Progress

    1. 7.

      Assess, reflect on, and adjust the plan to reach and maintain the personal health goal. 6-8.6.7

Students demonstrate the ability to practice strategies and skills to enhance personal health and reduce health risks.

  • 1

    Safety Knowledge Skills 

    1. 1.

      Conduct a personal assessment of health and safety knowledge and skills.6-8.7.1

  • 2

    Health and Safety Strengths and Needs

    1. 2.

      Describe the results of the personal assessment to identify personal health and safety strengths and needs.6-8.7.2

  • 3

    Health and Safety Strengths and Needs

    1. 3.

      Describe the results of the personal assessment to identify personal health and safety strengths and needs. 6-8.7.3

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

  • 1

    Safety Concerns and Assessments

    1. 1.

      Conduct a personal, family, or community health or safety assessment and/or review data from an existing health assessment.6-8.8.1

  • 2

    Standing for Health/Safety Issues

    1. 2.

      Analyze data to determine a priority health or safety issue on which to take a stand. 6-8.8.2

  • 3

    Evidence for Health/Safety Issues

    1. 3.

      Research the health or safety issue6-8.8.3

  • 4

    Advocating for Health Issues

    1. 4.

      Identify agencies, organizations, or others who advocate for the health issue.6-8.8.4

  • 5

    Personal Belief for Health/Safety Issues

    1. 5.

      Demonstrate personal beliefs regarding the health or safety issue. 6-8.8.5

  • 6

    Communicating Health/Safety Issues

    1. 6.

      Use communication techniques to persuade the individual or group to support or act on the health or safety issue. 6-8.8.6

  • 7

    Communicating Health/Safety Issues

    1. 7.

      Identify an audience and adapt the health or safety message and communication technique to the characteristics of the individual or group. 6-8.8.7

  • 8

    Communicating Health/Safety Issues

    1.  

      No standards defined.

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What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 6, Grade 7, and Grade 8
Where can I read the official document?
2023 Indiana Academic Standards: Health & Wellness

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