Health Education Department

HEALTH (609)

Grades 9 and 10

1 Credit, required

(*does not count toward science requirements for graduation.)

This course is designed to introduce and develop skills, which are designated to be valuable life skills. Topics covered are: (1) social-mental health, decision making, peer pressure, communication skills, positive emotional development, relationships, introduction to community service/volunteerism (2) physical - stress and its management, use of tobacco, HIV/AIDS, STDs, cancers, nutrition, fitness, drug education, CPR, suicide prevention (3) conusmer education-truth in advertising.