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Iowa K–6 health standards

Iowa writes its own health standards. They are published as Iowa Core 21st Century Skills, adopted 2010 and are not a version of a national framework. 12 of 13 are matched to a national standard.

Framework
Iowa Core 21st Century Skills
Adopted
2010
Source last checked
July 25, 2026
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13 standards, kindergarten through 6th grade

  • 21.K-2.HL.1K-2

    Understand and use basic health concepts to enhance personal, family, and community health.

  • 21.K-2.HL.3K-2

    Recognize critical literacy/thinking skills related to personal, family and community wellness.

  • 21.K-2.HL.4K-2

    Identify influences that affect personal health and the health of others.

  • 21.K-2.HL.5K-2

    Demonstrate behaviors that foster healthy, active lifestyles for individuals and the benefit of society.

  • 21.3-5.HL.23-5

    Utilize interactive literacy and social skills to establish personal family, and community health goals.

  • 21.3-5.HL.33-5

    Demonstrate critical literacy/thinking skills related to personal, family, and community wellness.

  • 21.3-5.HL.43-5

    Recognize that media and other influences affect personal, family and community health.

  • 21.3-5.HL.53-5

    Demonstrate behaviors that foster healthy, active lifestyles for individuals and the benefit of society.

  • 21.6-8.HL.16

    Demonstrate functional health literacy skills to obtain, interpret, understand and use basic health concepts to enhance personal, family and community health.

  • 21.6-8.HL.26

    Utilize interactive literacy and social skills to establish personal, family, and community health goals.

  • 21.6-8.HL.36

    Apply critical literacy/thinking skills related to personal, family and community wellness.

  • 21.6-8.HL.46

    Integrate media literacy skills to analyze media and other influences to effectively manage personal, family and community health situations.

  • 21.6-8.HL.56

    Demonstrate behaviors that foster healthy, active lifestyles for individuals and the benefit of society.

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