Health 3 Learning Plan LEARNING PLAN 1 Stress

Overview

Prerequisites

1. Minimum reading level of 6.0 GE OR 2. Consent of the instructor

Competency A. Examine positive and negative stresses in one's life and ways of managing stress. Linked Core Abilities A. Demonstrate critical thinking B. Develop self-awareness Performance Standards Criteria---Performance will be satisfactory when: a. learner examines positive and negative stresses in one's life and ways of managing stress. b. learner identifies positive and negative stressors. c. learner identifies ways of managing stress. d. learner explains the relationship between stress and physical health. e. learner scores a minimum of 70% on quizzes, tests, exams, practice exercises with a minimum of ten items. Conditions---Competence will be demonstrated: a. in the examination of positive and negative stresses in one's life and ways of managing stress. b. in a lab or class. c. at home. d. in the workplace. Learning Objectives This learning plan addresses the following learning objectives to help you master the competency: a. Define stress. b. Give examples of positive and negative stressors in one's life. c. List strategies for coping with and managing stress. d. Discuss the relationship between stress and physical health.

Learning Activities

_____1. **Go to www.teachhealth.com, click on "Your Stress Scale," take the stress inventory, and score it. Read the information in this unit to help manage stress in your life. _____2. **Read Lesson 2, "Stress and Your Body," and Lesson 3, "Managing Stress" in Life Skills Health, pp. 17-24, and answer review questions at the end of the lessons 2 and 3. Make a list of five ways you can reduce stress. _____3. **Complete Workbook Activity #2 Handout from Life Skills Health Student Workbook. _____4. Read Chapter 4, "How to Live with Stress," in Decisions for Health Book One, pp.27-31 and answer questions to the exercises on pp. 32-33. _____5. Interview someone in a high stress level occupation (firefighter, police officer, health care worker, etc), and discuss with your teacher how occupational stress affects these workers and how they deal with it. _____6. _____7.

Health 3 Learning Plan LEARNING PLAN 2 Mental & Emotional Health

Overview

Prerequisites

1. Minimum reading level of 6.0 GE OR 2. Consent of the instructor

Competency B. Explore problems in the areas of mental and emotional health. Linked Core Abilities A. Demonstrate critical thinking B. Develop self-awareness Performance Standards Criteria---Performance will be satisfactory when: a. learner explores problems in the areas of mental and emotional health. b. learner defines mental and emotional health. c. learner identifies mental and emotional problems. d. learner uses decision-making strategies to confront mental and emotional problems. e. learner gives a minimum of three examples of being emotionally healthy. f. learner scores a minimum of 70% on quizzes, tests, exams, practice exercises with a minimum of ten items. Conditions---Competence will be demonstrated: a. in the exploration of mental and emotional health problems. b. in a lab or class. c. at home. d. in the workplace. Learning Objectives This learning plan addresses the following learning objectives to help you master the competency: a. Define mental and emotional health. b. Give examples of being emotionally healthy. c. Give examples of the four most important emotional needs: affection, acceptance, safety, and success. d. Explain how problems with alcohol/drug abuse, depression, violence, suicide and eating disorders affect one's mental and emotional health. e. List decision-making strategies used to confront problems in the areas of mental and emotional health.

Learning Activities

_____1. **Read pp. 6-7 in Life Skills Health, score the Health Self-rating Chart, and determine your overall status of your health. _____2. **Read Chapter 1, Lesson 1, "Your Emotions," in Life Skills Health, pp. 12-16, and answer the review questions at the end. _____3. **Complete Workbook Activity #1 Handout from Life Skills Health Student Workbook. _____4. **Read Chapter 2, "Maintaining Mental Health," and Chapter 3, "Mental Health Problems," in Life Skills Health. Answer chapter review questions pp. 50-51 and pp. 66-67 _____5. Read Unit 2, "Emotional Health" in Decisions for Health Book One, pp. 10-17, and answer the questions to the exercises on pp. 18-19. _____6. **Create a list of behaviors that indicate mental wellness and behaviors that may indicate a need for help. The list should be as specific as possible. _____7. Interview clergy-minister, priest, rabbi-about the kinds of counseling they provide to the people they serve. Share findings with your instructor or the class. _____8. _____9.

Health 3 Learning Plan LEARNING PLAN 3 Environmental Problems

Overview

Prerequisites

1. Minimum reading level of 6.0 GE OR 2. Consent of the instructor

Competency C. Identify environmental problems and their effects on the individual and the community. Linked Core Abilities A. Demonstrate critical thinking B. Develop self-awareness Performance Standards Criteria---Performance will be satisfactory when: a. learner identifies environmental problems and their effects on the individual and the community. b. learner explains how ozone depletion affects health. c. learner gives examples of the effects of environmental problems on individuals and the community. d. learner explains the role of government agencies that have environmental responsibilities. e. learner scores a minimum of 70% on quizzes, tests, exams, practice exercises with a minimum of ten items. Conditions---Competence will be demonstrated: a. in the identification of the effects of environmental problems on individuals and the community. b. in a lab or class. c. at home. d. in the workplace. Learning Objectives This learning plan addresses the following learning objectives to help you master the competency: a. Explain how air, water, and soil pollution affect individuals and the community. b. Relate recycling and population issues to environmental problems. c. Explain how substances like chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) and hydrocarbons and the depletion of the ozone layer contribute to environmental problems. d. Summarize the role of government agencies that have environmental responsibilities: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); and Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Learning Activities

_____1. **Read Chapter 20, "Environmental Health," in Life Skills Health, pp. 409-433, and answer Chapter 20 review questions. _____2. **Complete Workbook Activity #60 and #64 Handouts from Life Skills Health Workbook. _____3. **Go to Google, type in EPA, USDA, FDA, OSHA, WHO, or other government or international environmental agencies, click on the Home Page, find information on a topic of interest to you, and discuss the major concepts in the reading with your teacher. _____4. Collect newspaper and magazine articles about global environmental issues, and write a paragraph or discuss the importance of the information to your teacher. _____5. **Go to Google, type in Physics 162 Alternative Energy, scroll down to Module 1, Lecture A. Click on Lecture A. Scroll down to "Forms of Alternative Energy. Read and list the advantages and disadvantages of four alternative energy sources. _____6. _____7.

Health 3 Learning Plan LEARNING PLAN 4 Positive Health Practices

Overview

Prerequisites

1. Minimum reading level of 6.0 GE OR 2. Consent of the instructor

Competency D. Identify positive health practices as they affect the individual and the larger community. Linked Core Abilities A. Demonstrate critical thinking B. Develop self-awareness Performance Standards Criteria---Performance will be satisfactory when: a. learner identifies positive health practices as they affect the individual and the larger community. b. learner identifies positive health practices in terms of nutrition, food pyramid, labeling, exercise and fitness. c. learner identifies sexually transmitted diseases (STD's) along with transmission, diagnosis, and treatment. d. learner scores a minimum of 70% on quizzes, tests, exams, practice exercises with a minimum of ten items. Conditions---Competence will be demonstrated: a. in the identification of positive health practices as they affect the individual and the community. b. in a lab or class. c. at home. d. in the workplace. Learning Objectives This learning plan addresses the following learning objectives to help you master the competency: a. Identify personal health practices. b. Explore the effects of drug abuse and possible solutions. c. Explain the Food Pyramid. d. Explain the role of nutritional/food labeling. e. Give examples of how physical fitness contribute to wellness. f. List negative effects of smoking. g. Explain the importance of health screening and self-examination. h. Compare and contrast major sexually transmitted diseases in terms of transmission, diagnosis, and treatment: HIV/AIDS,chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, syphilis, and hepatitis B. i. List common safety procedures in the home and outdoors.

Learning Activities

_____1. **Read Chapter 8, Lessons 1, 2, and 3 in Life Skills Health and answer the review questions at the end of each lesson. _____2. **Complete Workbook Activity #25 and #26 Handouts from Life Skills Health Workbook and share results with your teacher. _____3. **Read Chapter 9, Lesson 2, "Food Labels and Food Additives," in Life Skills Health, pp. 193-196. _____4. **Complete Workbook Activity #30 Handout from Life Skills Health Workbook.