Catalog of Approved Middle School Courses

Health Education
Health Education helps students develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills they need to avoid risky behavior
and maintain and improve their health. Health instruction gives students opportunities to practice skills that result
in health-promoting behaviors. The standards for health education are designed to help students become health
literate, obtain, interpret, and understand basic health information and services, and use such information and
services in ways that enhance health.
HE-100-8
HE-100-9
Health
Grade 6
Students will develop an understanding of health
concepts, behaviors, and skills that reduce health risks
and enhance the health and well-being of self and
others. Specific topics will include safety and first aid,
communicable disease, tobacco prevention, and sexual
health. Students will engage with this content in the
context of health skills: analyzing influences, accessing
health information, communication, decision- making,
goal-setting, self-management, and advocacy.
HE-200-8
HE-200-9
Health
Grade 7
Students will develop an understanding of health
concepts, behaviors, and skills that reduce health
risks and enhance the health and well-being of self
and others. Specific topics will include social and
emotional health, nutrition, non-communicable disease,
alcohol prevention, and sexual health. Students will
engage with this content in the context of health skills:
analyzing influences, accessing health information,
communication, decision- making, goal-setting, selfmanagement,
and advocacy.
HE-300-8
HE-300-9
Health
Grade 8
Students will develop an understanding of health
concepts, behaviors, and skills that reduce health risks
and enhance the health and well-being of self and
others. Specific topics will include safety and injury
prevention, drug prevention, stress management,
depression, suicide prevention, and sexual health.
Students will engage with this content in the context
of health skills: analyzing influences, accessing health
information, communication, decision- making, goalsetting,
self-management, and advocacy.
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