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Georgia K–6 health standards

Georgia writes its own health standards. They are published as Georgia Health Education Standards, adopted 2021 and are not a version of a national framework. Every one is matched to a national standard.

Framework
Georgia Health Education Standards
Adopted
2021
Source last checked
July 23, 2026
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201 standards, kindergarten through 6th grade

  • HEK.1.aK
    Identify healthy behaviors.
  • HEK.1.bK
    Recognize potentially harmful substances.
  • HEK.1.cK
    Identify safety hazards.
  • HEK.2.aK
    Identify how family, peers, and cultural factors influence personal health and well-being.
  • HEK.2.bK
    Identify what the school can do to support personal health practices.
  • HEK.3.aK
    Identify types of trusted adults and professionals as resources for health information.
  • HEK.3.bK
    Identify specific health professionals in the school and community.
  • HEK.4.aK
    Examine ways to express feelings in a healthy way.
  • HEK.4.bK
    Demonstrate listening skills to enhance health.
  • HEK.4.cK
    Recognize ways to respond when in an unwanted, threatening, or dangerous situation.
  • HEK.4.dK
    Discuss ways to tell a trusted adult if threatened or harmed.
  • HEK.5.aK
    Identify health-related situations.
  • HEK.5.bK
    Use a decision-making model in a health-related situation.
  • HEK.5.cK
    Identify people who can assist in problem-solving and decision making.
  • HEK.6.aK
    Identify a personal health goal.
  • HEK.6.bK
    Identify family members or trusted adults who can assist with achieving a short-term health goal
  • HEK.7.aK
    Demonstrate healthy behaviors that improve personal health and wellness.
  • HEK.7.bK
    Demonstrate healthy behaviors that prevent injuries.
  • HEK.8.aK
    Seek assistance to promote personal health.
  • HEK.8.bK
    Encourage peers to make positive health choices.
  • HE1.1.a1
    Identify how healthy behaviors impact personal health and wellness.
  • HE1.1.b1
    Identify ways to prevent the spreading of germs and communicable diseases.
  • HE1.1.c1
    Recognize potentially harmful substances.
  • HE1.1.d1
    Identify appropriate ways to express and deal with emotions and feelings.
  • HE1.1.e1
    Identify and describe situations that could cause injury.
  • HE1.1.f1
    Identify the importance of respecting the personal space and boundaries of others.
  • HE1.2.a1
    Identify how family, peers, and cultural factors influence personal health and well-being
  • HE1.2.b1
    Identify what the school can do to support personal health practices.
  • HE1.2.c1
    Explain how media and technology may influence health-related behaviors.
  • HE1.2.d1
    Identify internal factors that affect personal health.
  • HE1.3.a1
    List the roles and responsibilities of professionals who assist with enhancing health and well-being.
  • HE1.3.b1
    Identify specific health professionals in the school and community.
  • HE1.4.a1
    Recognize ways to respond when in an unwanted, threatening, or dangerous situation.
  • HE1.4.b1
    Discuss ways to tell a trusted adult if threatened or harmed.
  • HE1.5.a1
    Identify and describe opportunities to enhance personal health and well-being.
  • HE1.5.b1
    Identify people who can help solve problems and make decisions.
  • HE1.6.a1
    Identify actions needed to achieve a short-term personal health goal.
  • HE1.6.b1
    Identify individuals other than your family who can assist you in achieving health goals.
  • HE1.7.a1
    Practice behaviors to enhance personal health and wellness.
  • HE1.7.b1
    Model behaviors that reduce health risks.
  • HE1.8.a1
    Seek assistance or make requests to promote personal health and well-being.
  • HE1.8.b1
    Encourage peers to make positive health choices.
  • HE2.1.a2
    Describe healthy behaviors that promote personal health, wellness, and disease prevention.
  • HE2.1.b2
    Describe why avoiding potentially harmful substances is a healthy practice.
  • HE2.1.c2
    Recognize potentially harmful situations, behaviors, and environments.
  • HE2.1.d2
    Recognize the relationship between feelings and behavior and engage in activities that promote mental and emotional health.
  • HE2.1.e2
    Identify proper nutrition that provides energy to help the body grow and develop.
  • HE2.1.f2
    Identify the characteristics of bullying and develop skills to respond appropriately.
  • HE2.1.g2
    Understand proper names for all body parts and identify healthy and appropriate boundaries around physical touch.
  • HE2.2.a2
    Discuss how the family, peers, and cultural factors influence personal health and well-being.
  • HE2.2.b2
    Discuss how the media and technology can impact health behaviors.
  • HE2.2.c2
    Compare the difference between internal and external factors that affect personal health and well-being.
  • HE2.3.a2
    Identify trusted adults and professionals who can help promote health.
  • HE2.3.b2
    Identify ways to locate school and community health helpers.
  • HE2.3.c2
    Explain the roles and responsibilities of health professionals in the school and community who can assist with enhancing health.
  • HE2.3.d2
    Identify and explain health-promoting products.
  • HE2.4.a2
    Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants, and feelings.
  • HE2.4.b2
    Demonstrate and apply communication skills to enhance health.
  • HE2.4.c2
    Demonstrate the ability to identify verbal and nonverbal communication.
  • HE2.5.a2
    Identify situations that need a health-related decision.
  • HE2.5.b2
    Identify how family, peers, or media influence a health-related decision.
  • HE2.5.c2
    Explain the potential positive and negative outcomes of health-related decisions.
  • HE2.5.d2
    Describe when help is needed to make a healthy decision.
  • HE2.5.e2
    Identify and describe opportunities to enhance personal health and well-being.
  • HE2.5.f2
    Identify and describe people who can help assist in problem-solving and decision making.
  • HE2.6.a2
    Identify a personal health goal.
  • HE2.6.b2
    Implement actions to achieve a short-term personal health goal.
  • HE2.6.c2
    Discuss and apply personal health behaviors to achieve goals.
  • HE2.6.d2
    Identify individuals who can assist in helping achieve a personal health goal.
  • HE2.7.a2
    Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.
  • HE2.7.b2
    Demonstrate behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks.
  • HE2.8.a2
    Advocate for health and wellness with family and community.
  • HE2.8.b2
    Role model and encourage peers to make positive choices.
  • HE3.1.a3
    Identify situations when professional health care or emergency help for self or others is needed.
  • HE3.1.b3
    Identify and apply healthy eating habits.
  • HE3.1.c3
    Prevent and manage emotional stress and anxiety in healthy ways.
  • HE3.1.d3
    Distinguish the short and long-term physical effects of use and/or misuse of substances.
  • HE3.1.e3
    Identify behaviors that show respect for themselves and others.
  • HE3.1.f3
    Identify appropriate and inappropriate touches and how to disclose to a trusted adult.
  • HE3.2.a3
    Discuss how family and cultural factors influence personal health and well-being.
  • HE3.2.b3
    Identify how peers can influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
  • HE3.2.c3
    Identify consumer influences.
  • HE3.3.a3
    Identify the characteristics of valid health information, products, and services.
  • HE3.3.b3
    List resources from home, school, and community that provide valid health information.
  • HE3.4.a3
    Discuss and demonstrate how speaking and listening skills can be used to build and maintain healthy relationships.
  • HE3.4.b3
    Recognize the causes of conflicts and apply effective nonviolent strategies to manage or resolve conflicts.
  • HE3.5.a3
    Identify and discuss health-related situations.
  • HE3.5.b3
    Discuss situations when support is needed when making a health-related decision.
  • HE3.5.c3
    Discuss options and healthy choices when making decisions.
  • HE3.5.d3
    Indicate the possible consequences of each choice when making a health-related decision.
  • HE3.6.a3
    Select a personal long-term health goal and determine the actions needed to achieve the goal
  • HE3.6.b3
    Identify resources and individuals needed to assist in achieving a personal health goal.
  • HE3.7.a3
    Identify practices to reduce or prevent health risks.
  • HE3.7.b3
    Demonstrate healthy practices.
  • HE3.7.c3
    Commit to practicing healthy behaviors.
  • HE3.8.a3
    Share accurate information about a health issue.
  • HE3.8.b3
    Encourage others to make positive health choices.
  • HE4.1.a4
    Recognize the relationship between healthy behaviors and disease prevention.
  • HE4.1.b4
    Describe basic personal health concepts of healthy eating and physical activity.
  • HE4.1.c4
    Describe basic health concepts of mental and emotional well-being.
  • HE4.1.d4
    Describe basic health concepts of personal hygiene and safety.
  • HE4.1.e4
    Distinguish the short and long-term physical effects of use and/or misuse of substances.
  • HE4.1.f4
    Identify trusted adults and when it might be important to seek professional health care or emergency help for themselves or others.
  • HE4.1.g4
    Predict the short and long-term effects of healthy choices on the multiple dimensions of health.
  • HE4.1.h4
    Describe ways to promote a safe and healthy community environment.
  • HE4.1.i4
    Recognize times it might be important to seek professional health care or emergency help for self or others.
  • HE4.2.a4
    Examine the influence of culture on health practices and behaviors.
  • HE4.2.b4
    Describe how the school and community can support personal health practices and behaviors.
  • HE4.2.c4
    Compare how technology and media can influence personal health.
  • HE4.3.a4
    Identify the characteristics of valid health information, products, and services.
  • HE4.3.b4
    List resources from home, school, and community that provide valid health information.
  • HE4.4.a4
    Describe the characteristics of valid health information, products, and services.
  • HE4.4.b4
    Describe the services that school, family, and community provide concerning personal health.
  • HE4.5.a4
    Explain a situation that may require a thoughtful health-related decision.
  • HE4.5.b4
    Describe the possible consequences of an unhealthy decision and healthy alternatives when making a health-related decision.
  • HE4.5.c4
    Determine when or if help is needed to make a health-related decision.
  • HE4.5.d4
    Determine a healthy choice when making a decision.
  • HE4.6.a4
    Identify a personal health goal.
  • HE4.6.b4
    Develop an action plan for a health goal.
  • HE4.6.c4
    Discuss whether the goal was achieved.
  • HE4.7.a4
    Demonstrate a healthy behavior to improve personal health and wellness.
  • HE4.7.b4
    Demonstrate behaviors to reduce health risks.
  • HE4.8.a4
    Provide valid health information about a health issue.
  • HE4.8.b4
    Advocate for positive health choices.
  • HE5.1.a5
    Recognize the relationship between healthy behaviors and disease prevention.
  • HE5.1.b5
    Describe and apply the basic personal health concepts of healthy eating and physical activity.
  • HE5.1.c5
    Describe and apply the basic health concept of mental and emotional well-being.
  • HE5.1.d5
    Describe and apply the basic health concept of personal hygiene and safety.
  • HE5.1.e5
    Distinguish the short and long-term physical effects of use and/or misuse of substances.
  • HE5.1.f5
    Identify trusted adults and when it might be important to seek health care or emergency help for themselves or others.
  • HE5.1.h5
    Distinguish between tattling, reporting aggression, bullying, cyberbullying, and violence (physical and/or sexual) and how to report these instances.
  • HE5.1.i5
    Identify strategies to avoid physical fighting and violence.
  • HE5.2.a5
    Evaluate the influence of family and peers on personal health behaviors and decisions.
  • HE5.2.b5
    Describe how the school and community can support personal health practices and behaviors.
  • HE5.2.c5
    Explain how media/technology influences thoughts, feelings, and health behaviors.
  • HE5.3.a5
    Identify the characteristics of valid health information, products, and services.
  • HE5.3.b5
    Access resources from home, school, and community that provide valid health information.
  • HE5.3.c5
    Assess the characteristics of valid health information, products, and services.
  • HE5.4.a5
    Apply effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health.
  • HE5.4.b5
    Model effective nonviolent strategies to manage or resolve conflicts.
  • HE5.4.c5
    Demonstrate how to ask for assistance to enhance personal health and the health of others.
  • HE5.5.a5
    Identify health-related situations that might require a thoughtful decision.
  • HE5.5.b5
    List healthy options and possible consequences to a health-related issue or problem.
  • HE5.5.c5
    Predict the potential outcomes of each option when making a health-related decision.
  • HE5.5.d5
    Analyze when assistance is needed in making a health-related decision.
  • HE5.5.e5
    Choose a healthy option when making a decision.
  • HE5.5.f5
    Describe the outcomes of a health-related decision.
  • HE5.6.a5
    Set a personal health goal and track progress toward its achievement.
  • HE5.6.b5
    Identify and utilize resources to assist in achieving a personal health goal.
  • HE5.7.a5
    Practice responsible personal health choices.
  • HE5.7.b5
    Demonstrate a variety of healthy choices and behaviors to preserve or enhance personal health.
  • HE5.7.c5
    Model a variety of behaviors that prevent or decrease health risks to self and/or others.
  • HE5.8.a5
    Review accurate information and develop an opinion about a health issue.
  • HE5.8.b5
    Advocate for positive health choices.
  • HE6.1.a6
    Compare how healthy behaviors and risk practices impact personal health.
  • HE6.1.b6
    Identify the interrelationships of emotional and social health in adolescence.
  • HE6.1.c6
    Examine how one’s surroundings impact personal health and well-being.
  • HE6.1.d6
    Practice ways to reduce or prevent injuries.
  • HE6.1.e6
    Identify how health care can promote personal health and well-being.
  • HE6.1.f6
    Identify the benefits of practicing healthy behaviors.
  • HE6.1.g6
    Describe the consequences of engaging in unhealthy behaviors.
  • HE6.1.h6
    Explain the importance of choosing healthy foods and beverages.
  • HE6.1.i6
    Describe why household products are harmful if ingested or inhaled.
  • HE6.1.j6
    Differentiate short and long-term effects of alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drug use, including social and legal implications.
  • HE6.1.k6
    Describe positive alternatives to using alcohol and other drugs.
  • HE6.1.l6
    Analyze the characteristics of healthy relationships.
  • HE6.1.m6
    Describe the short and long-term effects of engaging in risky behaviors. See O.C.G.A 20-2-143.
  • HE6.2.a6
    Describe the influences on adolescence.
  • HE6.2.b6
    Identify the influence of various cultures on health beliefs and practices.
  • HE6.2.c6
    Explain how peers influence healthy behaviors.
  • HE6.2.d6
    Identify how the community can impact personal health practices and behaviors.
  • HE6.2.e6
    Illustrate how media messages influence health behaviors.
  • HE6.2.f6
    Explain the influence of technology on family health.
  • HE6.2.g6
    Explain the harmful effects of explicit media, messaging, and images on self-esteem body image, and relationships.
  • HE6.2.h6
    Identify norms that influence health behaviors.
  • HE6.2.i6
    Compare how choices influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
  • HE6.2.j6
    Identify how school and public health policies can influence health promotion.
  • HE6.3.a6
    Determine and examine the validity of health information, products, and services to prevent and detect health problems.
  • HE6.3.b6
    Identify valid health information from home, school, and community that enhances health.
  • HE6.3.c6
    Determine the accessibility of products that enhance and promote health.
  • HE6.3.d6
    Describe circumstances that may require professional health services and resources.
  • HE6.4.a6
    Demonstrate effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance personal health and well-being.
  • HE6.4.b6
    Demonstrate effective conflict management or resolution strategies.
  • HE6.5.a6
    Analyze influences in making an unhealthy or healthy choice.
  • HE6.5.b6
    Identify situations that may require a decision-making process.
  • HE6.5.c6
    Distinguish whether the individual should make decisions or if help should be sought.
  • HE6.5.d6
    Choose between healthy and unhealthy alternatives to health-related situations.
  • HE6.5.e6
    Study the potential short-term consequences of healthy and unhealthy alternatives on self and others.
  • HE6.5.f6
    Decide which alternatives are healthy when making a decision.
  • HE6.5.g6
    Predict the outcomes of a health-related decision.
  • HE6.6.a6
    Assess personal health practices.
  • HE6.6.b6
    Choose a personal health practice with a goal for adoption.
  • HE6.6.c6
    Develop a plan to achieve a personal health goal.
  • HE6.6.d6
    Explain how personal health goals can vary with changing priorities.
  • HE6.7.a6
    Identify the importance of accepting responsibility for personal health behaviors.
  • HE6.7.b6
    Demonstrate healthy behaviors that will maintain or improve the health of self and/or others.
  • HE6.7.c6
    Model practices to avoid or reduce health risks to self and/or others.
  • HE6.8.a6
    Investigate a health position or practice and support it with valid information.
  • HE6.8.b6
    Identify strategies that will support others in positive choices regarding their health.
  • HE6.8.c6
    Collaborate with others to advocate for healthy lifestyles and/or choices.
  • HE6.8.d6
    Identify the methods in which health messages can be altered to appeal to different age groups.

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