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  • Essential Health (7th and 8th grade)

    OCAS 8461

    Course Length:  1 year

    Course Description: This health and wellness course focuses on the skills students can use to make healthy decisions and promote health for themselves and others.  Topics include nutrition, physical activity, and mental health plus cutting-edge topics such as vaping, opioid addition, body positivity, self-compassion, social media, mindfulness, online communication and relationships. Student leadership through Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is an integral part of this course.

  • Course Standards

  • Pacing Guide

  • Topic 1: Taking Charge of Your Health & Wellness (5 Weeks)

  • Topic 2: Taking Care of Mental & Emotional Health (4 Weeks)

  • Topic 3: Nutrition & Physical Activity (5 Weeks)

  • Topic 4: Tobacco, Alcohol, & Other Drugs (3 Weeks)

  • Topic 5: Protecting Your Physical Health & Safety (4 Weeks)

  • Topic 6: Social Health & Wellness (5 Weeks)

  • Topic 7: Human Development & Reproductive Health (5 Weeks)