Healthy Intimate Relationships

This comprehensive health class focuses on mental health and healthy relationships and aligns with National Health Education Standards (NHES). In the Mental Health section, students will gain a stronger understanding of mental and emotional health, types of anxiety disorders and eating disorders, stress-management, self-esteem, and the tools to apply health practices to daily life and stressful environments. In the Communication and Relationships section, students will learn about the 5 love languages, empathetic listening, the importance of consent and setting personal boundaries, and inappropriate relations with figures of authority. Students explore these topics through visual novel-like experiences with illustrations, social media simulations, texting simulations, and adaptivity. Through engaging characters, adaptive stories, conversation-based learning, and social media simulations, student will learn about managing stress and navigating interpersonal relationships through communication and self-advocacy. 

Teen Mental Health Education

This class focuses on condom information and demonstration. It begins with the gym teacher introducing a special visitor in Health class. The visitor gives a comprehensive overview and complete demonstration of all condoms and the appropriate way to use them. Male, female, latex, polyurethane, natural skin, ribbed, studded, sensation, thin, extra thick, lubricated and other condoms are discussed as are water, silicone and oil based lubricants with the advantages and risks of each type of lubricant. She also discusses all possible prevention methods, including emphasizing abstinence as the safest method to avoid STDs and pregnancy.

Teen Sexual Health Education

This comprehensive health education class includes health and sex education lessons designed to develop knowledge, skills, and values to promote individual, family, and community health. In Physical Health section, students follow three friends as they create a healthy and balanced lifestyle with habits, exercise, and dietary choices through researching their community and personal habits. They will learn about the systems of the human body, the stages of human development, and what contributes to a healthy lifestyle. In the Mental Health section, students will gain a stronger understanding of mental and emotional health, types of anxiety disorders and eating disorders, stress-management, self-esteem, and the tools to apply health practices to daily life and stressful environments. In the Substance Abuse section, students will learn about the risks of using e-cigs or vaping products, abusing prescription drugs and marijuana, how habitual drinking can lead to alcohol dependency, how using tobacco products can lead to a nicotine dependency; and how to make healthy decisions to prevent substance abuse. In the Reproductive Health section, students will learn proper terminology for the female and male anatomy and the basic functions of both systems. And in the Sexual Health section, students will learn about the symptoms, treatment, and risk prevention of HIV and STDs/STIs. Through engaging characters, adaptive stories, conversation-based learning, and social media simulations, students will learn about how health impacts their life, relationships, and future.

Health & Social Emotional Learning

The Risks of Alcohol Abuse

What is Mental Health?

The Dangers of Tobacco and Nicotine

How Vaping Affects the Body

STD Review

HIV/AIDS Review

En esta lección, los estudiantes seguirán las historias de Gabrielle, quien lucha contra un trastorno de pánico, y de Garrett, quien enfrenta trastorno de atracones compulsivos. Los estudiantes aprenderán a distinguir los diferentes tipos de ansiedad y trastornos alimenticios, reconocer las señales, síntomas y causas, y comprender los comportamientos impulsivos y sus riesgos. Los estudiantes también aprenderán a buscar los servicios de salud mental y tratamientos adecuados. Evaluarán su conocimiento por medio de respuestas interactivas, verificación de conocimientos y reflexiones dentro de la lección.

Trastornos mentales y emocionales

En esta lección, los estudiantes seguirán las historias de Chioma, Isaac y Liam, quienes se enfrentan a vivencias estresantes. A través de sus experiencias, los estudiantes serán capaces de aprender sobre los diferentes tipos de estrés, las formas de lidiar con él, lo que significa tener una imagen corporal positiva y una autoestima alta, cómo el cerebro reacciona al estrés y cómo llevar a cabo prácticas saludables en situaciones de estrés. Los estudiantes evaluarán su conocimiento sobre varios factores de estrés y métodos para afrontarlo por medio de respuestas interactivas, verificación de conocimientos y reflexiones dentro de la lección.

Manejo del estrés y construcción de la resiliencia

Child Trafficking Awareness and Prevention

Teen Dating Violence and Conflict Resolution

Consent and Abuse of Power

This course follows three friends as they explore their community for signs of healthy habits and choices, discover their influence on those around them, and start making healthy changes in their daily routines. Through illustration, social media simulations, texting simulations, and interactivity, the student is encouraged to examine their own habits and ways to incorporate healthy choices into their life.

National Health Education Standards (NHES) - Personal Health and Wellness
2.8.2 Describe the influence of culture on health beliefs, practices, and behaviors.
8.8.2 Demonstrate how to influence and support others to make positive health choices.

Illinois State Board of Education Standards (ISBES) 
22.A.2a Describe benefits of early detection and treatment of illness. 
22.A.3a Identify and describe ways to reduce health risks common to adolescents (e.g., exercise, diet, refusal of harmful substances). 
22.A.3b Identify how positive health practices and relevant health care can help reduce health risks (e.g., proper diet and exercise reduce risks of cancer and heart disease). 
23.A.4a Explain how body system functions can be maintained and improved (e.g., exercise/fitness, nutrition, safety).

Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills Standards (TEKS)
2.B Explain ways to use health information to help self and others, including seizure awareness, diabetes education, and response plans such as first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
7.C identify and practice strategies for choosing healthy foods and beverages in diverse social environments, including at home, at school, and while dining out.
8.B Identify how to balance caloric intake and physical activity
9.B Explain how the media influences buying decisions regarding physical fitness equipment or nutritional products.
10.B Analyze risk factors that may lead to the development of chronic conditions and formulate strategies to reduce the likelihood of developing chronic conditions
10.C Identify community and digital resources that can assist in developing healthy eating and physical activity behaviors

Making Healthy Choices

In this course, students gain a better understanding of mental and emotional health through the eyes of a student struggling to make friends in a new school.

Duration
30 minutes

New York State Education Department (NYSED)
1A. lb. There are many factors that can influence one’s mental health, including family, environment, genetics, brain chemistry, health behaviors, personal values, peers, media, technology, culture, and community.
3D. la. Individuals analyze the influences of views on mental health and mental illness (self, family, peers, culture, society, media, etc.) Other Required Health Areas Functional Knowledge
ORH.E.2 An individual’s self image is an important component of mental health.
ORH.I.2 Mental health influences the ways individuals look at themselves, their lives, and others in their lives.
ORH.C.2 An individual’s mental health is impacted by emotions, social relationships and physical health, and has an impact on the way an individual thinks, feels, and behaves.

Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills (TEKS)
3.A Identify and analyze different emotions and causal thoughts in self
3.B B. Analyze the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and demonstrate healthy techniques for managing reactions in times of emotional stress
3.C Evaluate the importance of social groups and peer influences and explain how they can affect individual mental health and wellness
4.A Describe how internal and external factors influence self-esteem
4.B Identify and develop strategies for setting long-term personal goals
4.C Create and discuss personal life goals that one wishes to achieve and consider the financial impact of graduating from high school, having a full-time job, and waiting until marriage if one plans to have children
6.B Examine ways to influence peers positively and promote resiliency in others in stressful situations

Illinois State Board of Education Standards (ISBES)
23.C.3a Describe the relationships among physical, mental, and social health factors during adolescence (e.g., the effects of stress on physical and mental performance, effects of nutrition on growth).

Managing Stress and Building Resilience

Mental and Emotional Disorders

Pregnancy Prevention and Risk Reduction Strategies

Reproductive Health System Review

Uses for the Reproductive System

HIV and STD Prevention Strategies

Mental Health Awareness 

Intro to Reproduction & Pregnancy

Substance Abuse Prevention

Substance Abuse Prevention Plus Vaping

This course follows three friends as they learn about the systems of the human body, the stages of human development, and what contributes to a healthy lifestyle. Through illustration, social media simulations, texting simulations, and interactivity, the student explores the impact of habits on the human body.

Illinois State Board of Education Standards (ISBES)
23.A Describe and explain the structure and functions of the human body systems and how they interrelate.
23.B Explain the effects of health-related actions on the body systems
23.C.5a Explain how the aging process affects body systems

New York State Education Department Standards - Self-Management
SM.I.3 Compares and analyzes the personal assessment to the healthy attributes to identify personal health and safety strengths and needs
SM.E.4 Explores the benefits and harmful consequences of behaviors based on the personal health and safety assessment 
SM.I.4 Predicts short- and long-term benefits and harmful consequences of behaviors based on the personal health and safety assessment
SM.I.5 Selects and applies a health skill to improve personal health and safety
SM.I.6 Identifies and accesses personal support persons or systems

Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills Standards (TEKS)
1.A Describe the relationships among the body systems
2.A List specific resources or facilities where members of the community can obtain medical care
2.C Identify barriers related to solving health problems and ways to overcome barriers
2.D Explain the course, signs, symptoms, and treatments of vector-borne illnesses such as Lyme disease or West Nile Virus
10.B Analyze risk factors that may lead to the development of chronic conditions and formulate strategies to reduce the likelihood of developing chronic conditions
22.A Compare and contrast the physical, hormonal, and emotional changes in males and females that occur during puberty and adolescence



How the Body Works

This course follows three friends as they learn about how to create a healthy and balanced lifestyle with habits, exercise, and dietary choices. Through illustration, social media simulations, texting simulations, and interactivity, the student explores ways to build a long and healthy life.

Duration
30 minutes

National Health Education Standards (NHES) - Personal Health and Wellness
7.8.2 Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors that will maintain or improve the health of self and others.

Illinois State Board of Education Standards (ISBES)
23.A.4.a Explain how body system functions can be maintained and improved (e.g., exercise/fitness, nutrition, safety)
23.C.1a Identify individual differences in growth and development among people
23.C.2a  Identify physical, mental, social and cultural factors affecting growth and development of children (e.g., nutrition, self-esteem, family, and illness)
23.C.2b  Identify stages in growth and development (e.g., stages in the life cycle from infancy to old age)
23.C.3a  Describe the relationships among physical, mental, and social health factors during adolescence (e.g., the effects of stress on physical and mental performance, effects of nutrition on growth)
23.C.4a Describe changes in physical health and body functions at various stages of the life cycle

Texas Essential Knowledge & Skills Standards (TEKS) 
7.A Analyze food labels and menus to determine the nutritional value of foods and make healthy decisions about daily caloric intake 
7.B Develop a personal dietary plan 
8.A Explain the relationships between nutrition, physical activity, quality of life, and disease in terms of their mental, physical, and social benefits 
8.C Apply the CDC guidelines for daily physical activity to develop a physical fitness plan using appropriate technology 9.A Develop and examine progress of short- and long-term goals toward achieving appropriate levels of physical activity, improving personal physical fitness level, and making healthy personal food choice 
10.A Analyze the impact of moderate physical activity and healthy dietary practices in the prevention of obesity, heart disease, and diabetes 
10.D Investigate and compare the nutritional differences between preparing and serving fresh or minimally processed food and serving commercially prepared or highly processed foods



Caring for Your Body

Communicating and Respecting Boundaries

En esta lección, los estudiantes seguirán la historia de Sam, una nueva alumna de la escuela que lucha con su salud mental debido a la soledad y los sentimientos de ansiedad. A través de la experiencia de Sam, los estudiantes aprenderán palabras del vocabulario de expresión personal que giran en torno a la salud mental, cómo se interconecta la salud mental con la física y qué factores cotidianos afectan su salud y estado emocional. También tomarán consciencia de los resultados positivos de hablar con un adulto de confianza sobre los obstáculos que enfrentan y las técnicas para proponerse metas realistas y alcanzarlas. Los estudiantes evaluarán su conocimiento sobre cómo la salud mental tiene efecto en sus vidas cotidianas por medio de respuestas interactivas, verificación de conocimientos y reflexiones dentro de la lección.

¿Qué es la salud mental?

How Drugs Affect the Body

This course follows Lydia and Scott, two students who dream of becoming a popular influencer and a filmmaker. She’s been getting a lot of mean comments and messages from anonymous accounts, and even some classmates. Lydia must learn how to protect herself online, the importance of digital citizenship, and the dangers of cyberbullying.

Scott has been messaging with an online friend for almost a year, and he wants to meet up. After doing some research on internet friends who turned out to be different than they claimed, Scott isn’t sure how to be safe about meeting for the first time since he’s worried about getting catfished, as well as having to ask his dad if he can go.

Cyberbullying and Identity Protection

This course follows Oscar Cisneros as he struggles with the environment of violence and gang activity in his community. He’s not optimistic about the future, and is at risk of joining a local gang. Through reflection, encouragement from his friends, and adult intervention, Oscar will discover a hope for the future again, and start making new goals and plans.

Violence Prevention and Safety

This science-based and age-appropriate three-course package allows students to learn a wide breadth of material scientifically shown to increase their physical and psychological health while being readily accessible for parents to cover the material with their children. Students will learn about sexually transmitted diseases and infections and how to prevent them. 

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