Idaho K–6 health standards

Identify that healthy behaviors affect personal health.

Recognize that there are multiple dimensions of health (e.g., emotional, mental, physical, and social).

Describe ways to prevent communicable diseases.

List ways to prevent common childhood injuries.

Describe why it is important to seek health care.

Describe the impact of health behaviors on body systems.

Identify how the family influences personal health practices and behaviors.

Identify ways to locate school and community health helpers.

Describe how the media can influence health behaviors.

Identify trusted adults and professionals who can help promote health.

Identify ways to locate school and community health helpers.

Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants, and feelings.

Demonstrate listening skills to enhance health.

Demonstrate ways to respond to an unwanted, threatening, or dangerous situation.

Demonstrate ways to tell a trusted adult if threatened or harmed.

Identify situations when a health-related decision is needed.

Differentiate between situations when a health-related decision can be made individually or when assistance is needed.

Identify a short-term personal health goal and take action towards achieving the goal.

Identify who can help when assistance is needed to achieve a personal health goal.

Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health (e.g., reducing spread of germs, encouraging healthy food behavior and physical activity).

Demonstrate behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks.

Make requests to promote personal health.

Encourage peers and family to make positive health choices.

Describe the relationship between healthy behaviors and personal health.

Identify examples of emotional, intellectual, physical, and social health.

Describe ways in which a safe and healthy school and community environment can promote personal health.

Describe ways to prevent common childhood injuries and health problems (e.g., secondhand smoke/vapors from vaping).

Describe why it is important to seek health care.

Describe the impact of health behaviors on body systems.

Describe how the family influences personal health practices and behaviors.

Identify the influences of culture on health practices and behaviors.

Identify how peers can influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.

Describe how the school and community can support personal health practices and behaviors.

Explain how media influences thoughts, feelings, and health behaviors.

Describe ways that technology can influence personal health.

Identify characteristics of valid health information, products, and services.

Locate resources from home, school, and community that provide valid health information.

Demonstrate effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health.

Demonstrate refusal skills that avoid or reduce health risks.

Demonstrate nonviolent strategies to manage or resolve conflict.

Demonstrate how to ask for assistance to enhance personal health.

Identify health-related situations that might require a thoughtful and informed decision.

Analyze when assistance is needed when making a health-related decision.

List healthy options to health-related issues or problems.

Predict the potential outcomes of each option when making a health-related decision.

Choose a healthy option when making a health-related decision.

Describe the outcomes of a health-related decision.

Set a personal health goal and track progress toward its achievement; evaluate results of decision.

Identify resources to assist in achieving a personal health goal.

Identify responsible personal health behaviors.

Demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.

Demonstrate a variety of behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks.

Express opinions and give accurate information about health issues.

Encourage others to make positive health choices.

Analyze the relationship between behaviors, body systems, and wellness.

Describe the interrelationships of mental, emotional, physical, and social health in adolescence.

Analyze how the environment, environmental exposure (e.g., secondhand smoke/vapors) and personal health are related.

Describe how family history can affect personal health.

Describe ways to reduce or prevent injuries and adolescent health problems.

Explain how appropriate health care can promote wellness.

Describe the benefits of and barriers to practicing healthy behaviors.

Examine the consequences and the likelihood of injury or illness if engaging in unhealthy behaviors.

Examine how family, culture, peers, school, and community influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors (e.g., social norms).

Analyze the influence of media and technology on personal and family health (e.g., social media and internet safety and responsibility).

Explain the influence of personal values and beliefs on individual health practices and behaviors.

Describe how some health risk behaviors can influence the likelihood of engaging in unhealthy behaviors (e.g., using drugs to fit in).

Explain how school and public health policies can influence health promotion and disease prevention.

Analyze the validity of healthy information, products, and services.

Access valid health information resources from home, school, and community.

Locate reliable and valid health products and services and determine accessibility.

Describe situations that may require professional health services.

Apply effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health.

Demonstrate refusal and negotiation skills that avoid or reduce health risks.

Demonstrate effective conflict management or resolution strategies.

Demonstrate how to request and offer assistance to enhance the health of self and others (e.g., suicide prevention, relationship violence and bullying).

Identify circumstances that can help or hinder healthy decision making.

Determine when health-related situations require the application of a thoughtful and informed decision-making process (e.g., alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, the consequences of a criminal record, recreational safety, texting, social media and general online presence, physical activity, nutritional choices).

Distinguish when individual or collaborate decision-making is appropriate.

Distinguish between healthy and unhealthy alternatives to health-related issues or problems.

Predict the potential short-term and long-term impact of each alternative on self, others, and the environment.

Choose healthy alternatives over unhealthy alternatives when making a health-related decision.

Analyze the outcomes of a health-related decision.

Assess personal health practices.

Develop a goal to adopt, maintain, or improve a personal health practice.

Apply effective strategies and skills needed to attain a personal health goal (e.g., S.M.A.R.T. goal setting strategy).

Explain the importance of assuming responsibility for personal health behaviors.

Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors that will maintain or improve the health of self and others.

Demonstrate behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks to self and others.

Explain the importance of personal hygiene, self-care, food behavior, and physical activity.

State a health-enhancing position on a topic and support it with accurate information.

Demonstrate how to influence and support others to make positive health choices.

Work cooperatively to advocate for the health of individuals, families, schools, and the community.

Identify ways in which health messages and communication techniques can be altered for different audiences.