Safety and Prevention

Other Massachusetts Comprehensive Health and Physical Education sets

• Grades Pre-K-2
• Grades 3-5
• Grades 6-8
• Grades 9-12
• Personal and Community Health
• Physical Health
• Social and Emotional Health

List rules for fire safety, weapons safety, bus safety, and seatbelt use where applicable, such as at home, school, community, and play, and explain why the rules are important CH.SP.09.01

Name persons and community helpers (such as police officers, fire fighters, and emergency medical personnel) who can be contacted to help with health, safety, and injury prevention and describe the appropriate procedures for contacting healthcare personnel in an emergency  CH.SP.09.02

Describe personal responsibility for reducing hazards and avoiding accidents CH.SP.09.03

Distinguish among safe, unsafe, and inappropriate touch CH.SP.09.04

Demonstrate the use of assertive behavior, refusal skills, and actions intended for personal safety  CH.SP.09.05

Follow universal precautions for all first aid involving any blood and other body fluids  CH.SP.09.06

Apply appropriate first aid for cuts and bruises, including observing universal precautions CH.SP.09.07

Describe actions and behaviors to protect oneself when alone at home or in the community or caring for small children (such as first aid and rescue breathing) CH.SP.09.08

List safety rules for recreational activities, including use of helmets, pads, and the proper use of equipment CH.SP.09.09

Recognize sexual abuse and child abuse and how to get help CH.SP.09.10

Distinguish among symptoms of bleeding, choking, shock, poisoning, burns, broken bones, and cardiac arrest  CH.SP.09.11

Apply appropriate first aid for bleeding, choking, and burns  CH.SP.09.12

Explain the connection between accidents and injuries, including the importance of using seatbelts  CH.SP.09.13

Describe the precautions necessary for safety during violent weather conditions and natural disasters  CH.SP.09.14

Define harassment based on gender, race, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, or handicap  CH.SP.09.15

Define date and acquaintance rape, and describe both how to protect oneself in these situations and how to seek help  CH.SP.09.16

Evaluate home safety conditions, including the presence and proper use of smoke detectors and fire extinguishers  CH.SP.09.17

Describe practices related to safety conditions in the workplace (such as the use of eye protection, gloves, and hard hats)  CH.SP.09.18

Demonstrate appropriate first aid for stings, bites, broken bones, bleeding, choking, shock, poisoning, burns, and cardiac arrest (cardiopulmonary resuscitation - CPR)  CH.SP.09.19

Describe symptoms and procedures for sudden illness conditions  CH.SP.09.20

Identify and distinguish between substances that are safe and unsafe to be taken by mouth  CH.SP.10.01

Describe the purpose of medicines (prescription and over-the-counter) and how they can be used or misused in the treatment of common medical problems  CH.SP.10.02

Describe how tobacco and prolonged exposure to cigarette smoke affects the body  CH.SP.10.03

Identify whom to seek help from for a possible poisoning or overdose  CH.SP.10.04

Describe addictions to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, and methods for intervention, treatment, and cessation  CH.SP.10.05

List the potential outcomes of prevalent early and late adolescent risk behaviors related to tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs, including the general pattern and continuum of risk behaviors involving substances that young people might follow  CH.SP.10.06

Identify internal factors (such as character) and external factors (such as family, peers, community, faith-based affiliation, and media) that influence the decision of young people to use or not to use drugs  CH.SP.10.07

Demonstrate ways of refusing and of sharing preventive health information about tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs with peers  CH.SP.10.08

Describe the relationship between multi-drug use and the increased negative effects on the body, including the stages of addiction, and overdose  CH.SP.10.09

Describe the harmful effects of tobacco, alcohol, and other substances on pregnant women and their unborn children  CH.SP.10.10

Explain the consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol and other drugs, including the effects on passengers when the driver is impaired  CH.SP.10.11

Explain the physical, financial, social, and psychological cost of addiction  CH.SP.10.12

Demonstrate the ability to make informed decisions regarding the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs  CH.SP.10.13

Describe the influence of drug abuse on family members  CH.SP.10.14

Apply promotion skills to encourage healthy behaviors (such as identifying and evaluating initiatives and opportunities for promotion, collecting and disseminating information, and modeling)  CH.SP.10.15

Describe some of the ways that young children can be intentionally helpful and intentionally hurtful to one another  CH.SP.11.01

Identify factors (such as internal character and personality attributes and forces external to individuals, such as the media or society) related to both violent and nonviolent attitudes CH.SP.11.02

Differentiate between one's personal rights and those of others and use communication and problem-solving to set personal boundries, resolve conflicts, and develop positive relationships CH.SP.11.03

Identify helping resources regarding violence in the school and community, such as counselors, neighbors, law enforcement, and members of faith-based groups  CH.SP.11.04

Identify reasons why some people choose to join gangs and understand how gangs undermine community and lead to violence CH.SP.11.05

Identify the social and emotional consequences of harassment (for example, gender, racial, handicap, sexual in nature, etc.)  CH.SP.11.06

Define intolerance and explain how it can contribute to violence CH.SP.11.07

Describe the power of the individual in reducing violence and identify situations where individuals can become active about violence prevention CH.SP.11.08

Demonstrate effective communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution for resolving potentially violent conflicts  CH.SP.11.09

Explain the signs of abuse in relationships, including emotional abuse and physical assault, and identify the available resources in schools and the local community, such as counselors, law enforcement, and faith-based groups  CH.SP.11.10

Identify shared community and societal beliefs that underlie violence  CH.SP.11.11

Describe the relationship between negative stress and violence  CH.SP.11.12

Identify the mental health and legal consequences of harassment (for example, gender, racial, handicap, sexual in nature, etc.)  CH.SP.11.13

Describe the relationships among attitudes, behaviors, and vulnerability to violence  CH.SP.11.14

Explain why some people admire others who gain social status through violence and how this can contribute to further violence  CH.SP.11.15

Identify those character traits that are connected with peaceful living in society, such as respectfulness, tolerance, honesty, self-discipline, kindness, and empathy  CH.SP.11.16

Describe the responsibility of the family in teaching children non-violent attitudes and conduct  CH.SP.11.17

Demonstrate skills for refusal, negotiation, and collaboration to avoid potentially harmful situations in personal, work, and community relationshipsCH.SP.11.18

Identify the health consequences of domestic violence, child abuse, rape, and other forms of violence and discuss strategies to deal with as well as prevent them  CH.SP.11.19