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At the elementary level,
students will:
- compare and contrast infectious and
non-infectious diseases
- examine the chain of infection and know how to
break it
- understand the role of personal behavior in
health promotion and disease prevention
- appreciate how many diseases can be avoided or
minimized by one's personal health behaviors
- protect themselves and others by taking
age-appropriate steps to avoid the spread of disease
- identify possible causes, effects, and
treatment of disabilities and methods of
prevention
- discuss resources available for dealing with diseases and
disorders.
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At the intermediate level,
students will:
- demonstrate an understanding of infectious
disease transmission
- assess the relationship between the body's immune system and the disease
process
- identify and practice health-related behaviors
which promote health and reduce health risks related to sedentary life
style; nutrition; tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use; sexual activity;
and injury
- respect how personal health behaviors enhance
health and reduce or minimize disease
- promote health behaviors that reduce risks
associated with diseases and disorders
- describe how hereditary, environmental, and
life style factors affect health
- select community resources available for dealing with diseases and
disorders.
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At the commencement level,
students will:
- project how infectious disease transmission
can be interrupted
- evaluate the body's
defense mechanisms for interrupting the disease
process
- practice health-related behaviors which
promote health and reduce lifetime risks, risks of cancer,
cardiovascular disease, and other life style-related
diseases
- advocate the positive effects of behavioral
choices related to diseases
- understand that behaviors can reduce the risk
of diseases, disorders, and disabilities
- predict the consequences of negative
environmental and life style factors on diseases, disorders, and
reproductive health
- obtain community resources for dealing with diseases and disorders when
needed.
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Summary: Elementary level students are knowledgeable about
factors that lead to the development of diseases and disorders. They
demonstrate an understanding between personal health behaviors and diseases.
They appreciate the personal responsibility involved in reducing risks
associated with disease and disability.
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Summary: Intermediate level students understand how
diseases develop and ways to prevent or control diseases. They examine the
relationships between personal health behaviors and diseases. They learn to
respect how these behaviors reduce or minimize preventable diseases.
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Summary: Commencement level students can predict how
infectious disease transmission can be interrupted. They practice behaviors
to minimize risk, and they advocate the positive effects of behavioral
choices related to diseases. They develop personal, family, and community
goals related to the reduction of diseases and disorders. They promote the
enhancement of health and well-being.
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