Introduction to Wellness
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The content covered in the Introduction to Wellness unit will be the following:
Components of Health
Self Concept and Self Esteem
Decision Making and Values
Needs and Goal Setting |
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Violence Prevention (Bullying)
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| The Violence prevention unit is focused on giving the students information on what provokes violence and ways to prevent violence. Bullying is also covered in the unit with a project that is due at the end of the unit with a focus of preventing bullying. The students recieve student service learning hours for the completion of the project. |
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Human Development (Need Parental Consent Form Signed)
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The Human Development Unit Focuses on teaching the students about the changes that begin occuring in their minds, bodies, feelings. Some of the topics covered in the unit are the following:
Menstruation/ Ovulation
Erections and Ejaculation
Other physical changes that occur in males and females |
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Non Communicable Disease Prevention
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| Students learn in this unit about Noncommunicable Diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease. Focus of the unit is to teach students how to prevent the behaviors that provoke these diseases in the future. |
