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Unit 1: Health & Wellness
This unit defines health and discusses major influences on an individual’s health. Personal responsibility is stressed as a primary means of promoting health.
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Unit 2: Alcohol & Tobacco
Unit 2 examines the dangers of using tobacco in any form. It also discusses the risks and rights of nonsmokers and provides strategies for quitting tobacco use. This unit also discusses the risks alcohol poses to all three aspects of the health triangle. It helps students identify and practice useful strategies for refusing alcohol.
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Unit 3: Drugs Education
This unit discusses drugs including both medicines and illegal drugs. Students consider how to use medicines safely and how to avoid the use of illegal drugs.
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Unit 4: Sexuality Education
This unit discusses the many aspects of sexuality. Students will learn about the circles of sexuality, the male & female anatomy, abstinence, contraception, STDs, teen pregnancy, and LGBT issues.
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Unit 5: Mental/Emotional Health
This unit deals with the many aspects of a person’s mental health. Students will be looking into topics such as; self-esteem, Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, personality, stress, suicide, loss and coping, and mental health disorders.