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| The National Health Education Standards (NHES)1 are written expectations for what students should know and be able to do by grades 2, 5, 8, and 12 to promote personal, family, and community health. The standards provide a framework for curriculum development and selection, instruction, and student assessment in health education. |
| Standard 1: | Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease
prevention to enhance health. Performance Indicators for Standard 1 |
| Standard 2: | Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology,
and other factors on health behaviors. Performance Indicators for Standard 2 |
| Standard 3: | Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information, products, and
services to enhance health. Performance Indicators for Standard 3 |
| Standard 4: | Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to
enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks. Performance Indicators for Standard 4 |
| Standard 5: | Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance
health. Performance Indicators for Standard 5 |
| Standard 6: | Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to
enhance health. Performance Indicators for Standard 6 |
| Standard 7: | Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and
avoid or reduce health risks. Performance Indicators for Standard 7 |
| Standard 8: | Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and
community health. Performance Indicators for Standard 8 |
| 1. | The Joint Committee on
National Health Education Standards. National Health Education
Standards: Achieving Excellence (2nd Edition). Atlanta: American
Cancer Society, 2007. |
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