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Grade 8

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Students will comprehend content related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

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    Explain why using alcohol or other drugs is an unhealthy way to manage stress and describe the relationship between using alcohol and other drugs with other health risks.8.1.1

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    Explain the relationship between access to healthy foods and personal food choices and identify healthy and risky approaches to weight management.8.1.2

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    Explain the causes, symptoms and effects of depression, anxiety and common eating disorders.8.1.3

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    Explain the benefits of living in a diverse society.8.1.4

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    Differentiate healthy and unhealthy relationships.8.1.5

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    Describe the importance of seeking help and treatment for common infectious diseases and chronic diseases and summarize health practices to prevent the spread of disease.8.1.6

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    Explain climate-related physical conditions that affect personal safety.8.1.7

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    Describe first response procedures needed to treat injuries and other emergencies.8.1.8

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    Describe the factors that contribute to and that protect against engaging in sexual behavior and explain the importance of setting personal limits to avoid sexual risk behaviors.8.1.9

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    Describe usual signs and symptoms of common STDs.8.1.10

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    Describe situations that could lead to the use of tobacco and explain reasons most individuals do not use tobacco products.8.1.11

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    Describe how power and control differences in relationships can contribute to aggression and violence and describe how prejudice, discrimination and bias can lead to violence.8.1.12

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    Explain that rape and sexual assault should be reported to a trusted adult. 8.1.13

Analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology and other factors on health behaviors.

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    Examine how school rules, public health policies and laws can influence personal health and behaviors.8.2.1

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    Evaluate prevention strategies that reduce health risk behaviors and explain the influence these strategies have on personal choices.8.2.2

Access valid information, products and services to enhance health.

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    Explain health-related situations that call for professional prevention or intervention services.8.3.1

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    Investigate and analyze valid and reliable health-related products and services.8.3.2

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    Locate and access valid and reliable personal health and wellness information from home, school or the community.8.3.3

Use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

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    Apply effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health and promote healthy behaviors/relationships.8.4.1

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    Demonstrate how to ask for assistance to enhance the health of self and others.8.4.2

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    Demonstrate refusal and negotiation skills to avoid or reduce health risks.8.4.3

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    Demonstrate effective conflict management and/or resolution strategies.8.4.4

Use decision-making skills to enhance healthy behaviors.

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    Predict when health-related situations require the application of a thoughtful decision-making process.8.5.1

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    Analyze healthy options when making a decision about health-related issues or problems.8.5.2

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    Apply a decision-making process to avoid or refuse healthy and/or unhealthy behaviors.8.5.3

Use goal-setting skills to enhance healthy behaviors.

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    Apply strategies and skills needed to attain personal health goals.8.6.1

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    Explain how personal health goals can vary with changing abilities, priorities and responsibilities.8.6.2

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    Set and implement a goal that maintains or improves personal health and/or wellness-related behavior.8.6.3

Practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

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    Analyze and explain personal health practices and behaviors that reduce or prevent health risks.8.7.1

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    Defend the importance of demonstrating healthy practices and behaviors to improve the health and wellness of self and others.8.7.2

Advocate for personal, family and community health.

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    Propose a health-enhancing position, supported with accurate information, to improve the personal health and wellness of others.8.8.1

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    Design an advocacy campaign to influence and support others to make behavior choices to improve personal health and wellness.8.8.2

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What grade levels do these standards cover?
Grade 8
Where can I read the official document?
Kentucky Academic Standards for Health Education

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