The The National Health Education Standards (NHES) 
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.
Instructional Objectives |
Health Content Standard |
Classify alcohol as a depressant based on its effect in the body. |
Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health. |
Identify organs of the digestive systems and their functions. |
Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health. |
Trace the path alcohol takes through the digestive system. |
Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health. |
Describe the role of the liver in alcohol elimination. |
Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health. |
Recognize that alcohol can cause long-term changes in the way the liver functions. |
Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health. |
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