Prospect Mountain High School Health Dept.

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Health class is a requirement for graduation.  Health class is offered to all students of sophomore status or upperclassmen.  It is a ninety minute block and will meet for one quarter.  Upon successful completion, students will earn 1/2 credit towards graduation.

The following are units of study we will try to cover during the quarter:

 Alcohol and Other Drugs—–Injury Prevention—–Nutrition—–Physical Activity—–Family Life and Sexuality —–Tobacco—–Mental Health—–Personal and Consumer Health—–Community and Environmental Health

To view the Health Class course syllabus click this link (http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dftwgg64_13fr37vdfq&hl=en)

To view our class rubric (http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dftwgg64_19dd883ms6), this page outlines the students weekly class participation grade.

Week 1…Introductions…World Life Expectancy…Medical Advancements

Week 2…Medical Advancement Project Presentations…Disease Prevention Unit

Week 3…Elements of the Immune system… Communicable v. noncommunicable disease

Week 4…Heart Disease… Cancer… Diabetes…Food borne illness

Week 5…First aid and emergency procedures…CPR certification

Week 6…Human Sexuality introduction and review…male/female reproductive anatomy

Week 7…trimesters of pregnancy…Birth and the birthing process…STD’s

Week 8…Abstinence and birth control…Fitness unit…muscle strength v. muscle tone

Week 9…Aerobic v. anaerobic work…calories and caloric expenditure…nutrition

Week 10…Mental health…Drug prevention…Tobacco and Alcohol Prevention