Grade 7 Health Utah Standards

Students will demonstrate the ability to apply prevention and intervention knowledge, skills, and processes to promote safety in the home, school, and community.

Recognize sexual harassment and identify methods to stop it.

Distinguish types of mental disorders and explain their effects on individuals and society.

Identify ways to recognize, respect, and communicate personal boundaries.

List the elements of physical fitness (e.g., muscular strength and endurance, cardio-vascular endurance, flexibility, body composition).

Explain the need for professional intervention for those affected by addictions.

Use decision making skills to solve personal problems.

Identify and respond appropriately to harassment and violent behaviors.

Develop strategies to enhance personal safety (e.g., use of helmets, protective gear, seatbelts).

Identify the use and misuse of current technology (e.g., Internet, email, websites, instant messaging, cell phones).

Develop strategies for a healthy self-concept.

Identify the prevalence of mental illness and the importance of early intervention and treatment.

Students will demonstrate health-promoting and risk-reducing behaviors to prevent substance abuse.

Identify community resources available to support individuals impacted by substance abuse.

Recognize symptoms, modes of transmission, including the absence of symptoms, and associated pathogens for common sexually transmitted diseases. Terms of a sensitive or explicit nature may be used in discussions.

Explain how immediate response increases a victim's chance for survival.

Define the short and long term effects of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (e.g., steroids, inhalants, stimulants, depressants, prescription painkillers).

Identify goal-setting strategies and use them to create a plan for reaching a health-related goal.

Students will understand and summarize concepts related to health promotion and the prevention of communicable and non-communicable diseases.

List school and community nutritional resources.

Students will demonstrate the ability to use knowledge, skills, and strategies related to mental and emotional health to enhance self-concept and relationships with others.

Describe methods of prevention and treatment for communicable diseases (e.g., personal hygiene, immunization, balanced diet, exercise, rest, natural body defenses, abstinence from high risk behaviors).

Demonstrate proficiency in basic first-aid, practice Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) as outlined in national standards, and describe the purpose and use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED).

Investigate personal and legal consequences for the inappropriate use of technology and discuss school and LEA policies.

Explain how weight control is affected by caloric intake and energy expenditure.

Predict the impact of adolescent parenting (e.g., relationships, finances, education).

Describe ways to prevent and report violence at home, in school, and in the community.

Analyze the impact of sexually transmitted diseases including human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) on self and others.

Identify common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) (e.g., HIV/AIDS, chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, syphilis).

Describe the benefits of sexual abstinence before marriage (e.g., personal and relationship growth, preventing early or unintentional pregnancy and/or sexually transmitted diseases), and strategies that support the practice.

Examine components of healthy relationships.

Identify abusive behaviors (e.g., threats, harassment, bullying, assault, domestic abuse).

Identify appropriate ways to show interest and express affection for others.

Describe the components and benefits of proper nutrition.

Identify ways to build resiliency.

Recognize common non-communicable diseases (e.g., arthritis, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, asthma, allergies).

Develop strategies to manage inappropriate or harmful comments and advances from others (e.g. bullying, cyber-bullying, sexual harassment).

Discuss safety guidelines for a variety of activities at home, school, and in the community. (e.g., indoor and outdoor sports activities, recreational outings in various seasons, technology).

Health Education I

Recognize ways to make healthy food choices (e.g., reading food labels, calculating calorie intake).

Recognize the legal consequences of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse.

Examine the impact of disease on self and society.

Analyze how physical activity benefits overall health.

Examine the impact of alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse on individuals, families, and communities.

Identify ways to avoid dangerous situations.

Students will use nutrition and fitness information, skills, and strategies to enhance health.

Investigate resources to assist those affected by abusive behaviors.

Explain how the United States Department of Agriculture's Seven Dietary Guidelines and the most recent Food Pyramid can enhance proper nutrition.

Explain the influence of personal values on individual health practices.

Students will demonstrate knowledge of human development, social skills, and strategies to encourage healthy relationships and healthy growth and development throughout life.

Describe the interrelationship of mental, emotional, social, and physical health during adolescence.

Identify qualities and strategies for developing healthy relationships including healthy ways to manage or adapt to changes.

Recognize the importance of a healthy body image and develop appropriate weight management behaviors.

List guidelines for the safe use of medicine (e.g., over the counter drugs, prescription drugs, herbal supplements).

Determine healthy ways to accept, manage, and adapt to changes in relationships (e.g., loss, grief, coping).

Create personal disaster safety plans (e.g., fire, earthquakes, floods, terrorism).

Identify practices that help to support a drug-free lifestyle.

Demonstrate effective communication skills.

Examine the consequences of drug use, misuse, and abuse.

Describe risk reduction and prevention methods, including breast and testicular self exams, for common non-communicable diseases.

Demonstrate refusal skills for managing peer pressure.

Identify and investigate available fitness resources.

Identify pathogens and how they are transmitted.

Recognize the signs of addiction.

Identify personal behaviors that contribute to a safe or unsafe environment.

Discuss the short and long term dangers of sharing private information using current technology devices.

Demonstrate stress management techniques.

Explain the processes of conception, prenatal development, birth, and the challenges created by teen and unwanted pregnancies.

Examine the dangers of inappropriate use of current technology.

Develop strategies to manage inappropriate comments or advances from others.

Determine the economic, physical, mental, social, and emotional impact of communicable diseases.

Determine risk-reducing behaviors in the prevention of STDs while discussing the advantages of abstinence over other methods of preventing sexually transmitted diseases.

Describe the strengths and weaknesses of various body-weight indicators (e.g., Body Mass Index [B.M.I.], waist circumference, body fat percentage calculators).

Access information for treatment of addictive behaviors.

Identify ways to recognize, respect, and communicate personal boundaries for self and others.

Identify the economic, physical, mental, social, and emotional impact of non-communicable diseases.

Develop and maintain healthy relationships.

Identify the mental, social, and emotional developmental changes that occur from infancy through adolescence.

Recognize unhealthy or potentially dangerous situations and their consequences.

Recognize emergencies and respond appropriately

Analyze the risk and protective factors that influence the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.

List risk and protective factors associated with the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.

Analyze how self-esteem affects risk and protective factors.

Examine the causes, symptoms, and the short and long-term consequences of eating disorders.

Describe physical, mental, social, and emotional changes that occur throughout the life cycle.

Analyze violence in the media and how it impacts behavior.

Determine how societal norms, cultural differences, personal beliefs, and media impact choices, behavior, and relationships.

Recognize the impact of heredity and environment on growth and development.

Analyze the influence of media on body image.

Analyze how self-image, social norms (e.g., age, gender, culture, ethnicity), and personal beliefs may influence choices, behaviors, and relationships.

Identify strategies that enhance mental and emotional health.

Identify positive ways to express emotions.

Discuss symptoms of common communicable diseases.

Investigate school and community mental health resources.

Identify adoption as an option for unintended pregnancy and discuss the Newborn Safe Haven Law.

Analyze the stigma associated with mental illness.

Recognize the importance of early detection and testing for sexually transmitted diseases.

Explain the anatomy and physiology of the male and female reproductive systems.

Identify the effects of non-communicable diseases.

Identify ways to build self-esteem including recognizing strengths and weaknesses.

Identify risk factors for common non-communicable diseases (e.g., environment, age, gender, family history, diet, body mass, risky behaviors).

Create individual fitness goals.

Describe the development and maturation of the brain and its impact on behavior.

Examine the benefits of maintaining life-long fitness and the consequences of inactivity.

List signs and symptoms of common non-communicable diseases.

Develop and use effective communication skills including being able to discuss questions on sexuality with parents and/or guardians.

Explore strategies for suicide prevention.

Identify the primary nutrients and describe their functions.

Examine the impact of peer pressure on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use/abuse.

Identify preventive measures for communicable and non-communicable diseases.

Analyze media and marketing tactics used to promote alcohol, tobacco, and other drug products.

Explore the short and long term effects of poor nutrition and inactivity (e.g., obesity, chronic diseases).

Explain the transmission and prevention of communicable diseases.

Examine mental illness.

Practice interpersonal and communication skills (e.g., assertiveness, refusal skills, negotiation, conflict management).