NATIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION STANDARDS
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The The National Health Education Standards (NHES) External Link 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.

National Health Education Content Standards Correlation Grades: 5-8
Instructional Objectives
Health Content Standard

Recognize that everyday products contain toxic chemicals that can be hazardous if inhaled or used improperly.

Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

Associate repeated inhalant use with memory loss and other health problems.

Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

Perform a psychological test for selective attention and recognize the mind-altering effect of organic solvent exposure.

Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

Realize that there are strategies of how to react to a drug offer and resist peer pressure.

Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

Standard 2: Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology and other factors on health behaviors.