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Health Standards
and Benchmarks
Health Standard 1:
Knows the availability and effective use of health services, products,
and information
Level III (Grade
6-8)
- Knows how
to locate and use community health information, products, and
services that provide valid health information
- Knows ways
to influence the consumer health service system (e.g., assertive
consumerism, selecting providers, communicating complaints)
- Knows community
health consumer organizations and the advocacy services they provide
(e.g., American Heart Association, American Lung Association,
Diabetes Association)
Level IV (Grade
9-12)
- Knows factors
that influence personal selection of health care resources, products,
and services (e.g., cost, benefits)
- Knows how
to determine whether various resources from home, school, and
the community present valid health information, products, and
services
- Knows local,
state, federal, and private agencies that protect and/or inform
the consumer (e.g., FDA, EPA, OSHA, local prosecutor's office)
Health Standard
2:
Knows environmental and external factors that affect individual
and community health
Level III (Grade
6-8)
- Knows cultural
beliefs, socioeconomic considerations, and other environmental
factors within a community that influence the health of its members
(e.g., relationship of values, socioeconomic status, and cultural
experiences to the selection of health-care services)
- Understands
how various messages from the media, technology, and other sources
impact health practices (e.g., health fads, advertising, misconceptions
about treatment and prevention options)
- Knows local,
state, federal, and international efforts to contain an environmental
crisis and prevent a recurrence (e.g., acid rain, oil spills,
solid waste contamination, nuclear leaks, ozone depletion)
Level IV (Grade
9-12)
- Knows how
the health of individuals can be influenced by the community (e.g.,
information offered through community organizations; volunteer
work at hospitals, food banks, child care centers)
- Knows how
individuals can improve or maintain community health (e.g., becoming
active in environmental and economic issues that affect health,
assisting in the development of public health policies and laws,
exercising voting privileges)
- Understands
how the environment influences the health of the community (e.g.,
environmental issues that affect the food supply and the nutritional
quality of food)
- Understands
how the prevention and control of health problems are influenced
by research and medical advances
- Knows how
public health policies and government regulations (e.g., OSHA
regulations, Right to Know laws, DSS regulations, licensing laws)
impact health-related issues (e.g., safe food handling, food production
controls, household waste disposal controls, clean air, disposal
of nuclear waste)
Health Standard
8:
Knows essential concepts about the prevention and control of disease
Level III (Grade
6-8)
- Understands
how lifestyle, pathogens, family history, and other risk factors
are related to the cause or prevention of disease and other health
problems
Level IV (Grade
9-12)
- Understands
the social, economic, and political effects of disease on individuals,
families, and communities
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Selected Standards and Benchmarks
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2003 McRel
Mid-continent Research for
Education and Learning
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