Health Notes

Health assignments will be completed in class.  Health textbooks are available to any student who would like one for the quarter or may be checked out over night to complete any make-up or late assignments.

 

 

 

6th grade

Chapter 1 Wellness and Total Health

Chapter 2 Looking and Feeling Good

Chapter 3 Being Mentally and Emotionally Healthy

Chapter 16 Safety

Chapter 17 Handling Emergencies

Chapter 18 Environment and Your Health

 

 

 

7th grade

Chapter 4 Social Health

Chapter 5 Conflict Resolution

Chapter 6 Consumer Choices and Public Health

 

CPR: Basics of CPR, Heimlich Maneuver, and using and AED (Automated External Defibrillator)

 

 

 

8th grade

Chapter 11 Communicable Diseases

Chapter 12 Non-Communicable Diseases

Chapter 13 Tobacco and Your Health

Chapter 14 Alcohol and Your Health

Chapter 15 Drugs and Your Health

 

 

HEALTH WEB-SITES

 

www.kidshealth.com

Info for kids, teens, and parents

 

www.abovetheinfluence.com

Drug and alcohol facts, games, and advice

 

www.thecoolspot.org

Young teens place for information on alcohol and resisting peer pressure

 

www.mypyramid.gov

USDA nutrition and fitness web-site

 

www.fightbac.org

Food safety education

 

www.drugfree.org

Partnership for a drug free America, for parents and teens