Areas of Focus

• Perform the steps for providing first aid for choking and CPR
• Use decision making skills to discriminate between risk-taking behaviors and consequences
• Describe warning signs of suicide and the support systems in place for immediate help
• Identify types of communicable disease along with ways they spread and methods of prevention
• Identify harmful consequences of drug abuse as well as treatment options available
• Classify drugs as stimulants, depressants, inhalants, narcotics, and hallucinogens
• Differentiate between healthy and unhealthy strategies for weight loss and weight management
• Scrutinize messages that promote a healthy versus unhealthy body image
• Recognize warning signs of eating disorders and identify sources of treatment
• Trace the path of nutrients within the digestive system
• Practice a variety of coping strategies to decrease stress
• Describe how abstinence and sexual involvement impact health during adolescence
• Identify examples of STD’s, how they are spread and how to prevent them
• Identify the effect of various drugs on the nervous system