Kansas K–6 health standards

Community helpers (police, firefighters, nurses, sanitation, doctors, EMT, etc.)

Local community needs/issues/events

Healthy Communities (home, neighborhoods, school, etc.)

Reliable health-care products, safety professionals, and services

Safety rules for using medicines and health-care products

Interpersonal and intrapersonal influences on health choices

Healthy and clean communities

Reduce, reuse, recycle, and alternatives

Types of pollution

Environmental health hazards (air, soil, sun, water, noise, food, chemicals, etc.)

Stages of growth and development

Body parts and their functions

Five senses

Similarities and differences as individuals and families

Adapting to changes within families

Responsibilities/roles of family members

Safety rules and laws (ex. - seat belts, helmets, crossing the street, sunscreen, fire safety, etc.)

Emergency and non-emergency situations

Refusal skills and decision making, to reduce accidents and injuries

Responding to unwanted, threatening, or dangerous situations

Strategies to report verbal, mental and physical harm

Conflict resolution steps

Dangers of poisons

Healthy ways to communicate needs, wants, and feelings

Communicating care, consideration, and respect

Development of coping skills

Positive body images and self-esteem

Bullying/harassment prevention

Digestion

Role of food and nutrients in providing energy

Balanced diet

Impact of food choices

Food groups

Daily requirements for water

Safe food-handling practices

Relationship between exercise and nutrition

Functions of major body organs

Maintaining clean skin, hair, teeth and clothes

Heart-healthy activities and the benefits of exercise

Importance of personal health and to seek health care

Healthy and unhealthy behaviors impact personal health and self-worth

Health plan for germ protection for disease prevention

Common childhood illnesses and symptoms

Communicable and non-communicable illnesses

Roles of the body and medicines in preventing germs

Relationship between nutrition, exercise and disease prevention

Types of germs and transmissions

Purpose of immunizations

Importance of routine check-ups

Drug types and dangers of each (alcohol, tobacco, other illegal drugs)

Helpful and harmful drugs

Appropriate use of medicine

Safe choices with medicines and drugs

Effects of medicines and drugs

Refusal skills

Community helpers and their roles within communities

Local community needs/issues/events

Structure of communities

Individual roles in maintaining a healthy community

Validity of information on health care products and services

Hazards and benefits of medicines and health-care products

Interpersonal and intrapersonal influences on health choices

Validity of product claims

Healthy and clean communities

Reduce, reuse, recycle, and alternatives

Types and effects of pollution

Environmental hazards and their health risks (air, soil, sun, water, noise, food, chemicals, etc.)

Building healthy relationships

Respect yourself and others

Adapting to changes within families

Stages of development

Behaviors to prevent physical injury (ex. - fire safety, exercising, bicycle safety, car safety, etc.)

Regularly and properly use safety equipment

Proper responses to emergency situations

Refusal skills and decision making, to reduce accidents and injuries

Basic first aid (including when to call 911, etc.)

Resources for injury prevention

Safety when using the internet and other technology

Non-violent strategies to manage or resolve conflicts

Appropriate methods of expressing feelings

Expressing wants and needs in a productive and healthy manner

Care, consideration, and respect to self and others

Stress management and coping skills

Interpersonal and intrapersonal motivation for self-efficacy

Relationship between body image and self-esteem

Techniques to prevent bullying

Digestive system (basic function and organs)

Calories

Food groups

Healthy nutrition guidelines

Nutritional needs through stages of development

Food labels

Energy and nutrients

Food health policies

Eating disorders/dysfunctions

Links between nutrition and illness

Energy drinks

Informed food selection

Impact of food choices

Function and anatomy of the body systems

Responsible care of the body (ex. - nutrition, hygiene, exercise, etc.)

Benefits of exercise

Importance and strategies to seek personal health care

Relationship between emotional, mental, social, and physical health

Value and impact of sleep on the body

Health plan for germ protection for disease prevention

Common allergies and illnesses, symptoms and management

Communicable and non-communicable illnesses

Roles of the body and medicines in protecting against germs

Relationship between lifestyle choices and disease prevention

Bacterial, viral, and fungal infections

Structure and functions of the immune system

Types of tobacco products and the risks of using these products

Dangers of misuse and abuse of drugs

Proper use of over the counter and prescription medicines

Short-term and long-term effects of drugs

Rules and laws for medicines and drugs

Physical and psychological addictions

Values and social behaviors in preventing drug use

Resources and trusted experts on drugs and medicines

Personal strategies (assertiveness, resistance, refusal skills, and goal setting) for drug free living

Resources in the community for improved health

Local community needs/issues/events

Local/state laws, ordinances, and policies for a healthy community

Impact of participation and engagement within the community

Global health issues

Validity of information on health care products and services

Adolescent health care product information

Interpersonal and intrapersonal influences on health choices (budgeting, culture, SES, etc.)

Informed consumer choices regarding health

Seek reliable consumer health advice

Importance of local and state health policies

Personal responsibility for community environmental issues

Reduce, reuse, recycle, and alternatives

Types and effects of pollution

Environmental influences on health

Local and state environmental issues

Laws, ordinances, and policies

Refusal skills

Basic first aid skills (including bloodborne pathogens)

Injury prevention at home, school and community

Prevention for sports, physical activity and recreation related injury

Resources for safety and injury prevention and response (school, work, community, home, etc.)

Intentional and unintentional injury

Prevention and response to physical violence (guns and/or weapons and bullying)

Prevention and response to mental violence (bullying and abuse)

Prevention and response to social violence (relationships, conflict resolution, and cyber)

Media safety (social media, cyber, TV, music, advertising, etc.)

Weather related safety (supplies, shelter, etc.)

Importance of expressing emotions in a productive and healthy manner

Character development

Mental health terminology

Stress management and coping skills

Coping with loss and grief

Characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships

Relationship between body image and self-esteem

Impact of media on self-esteem

Bullying/harassment prevention

Nutritional needs through stages of development

Meal planning and budgeting

Safe storage and food handling

Nutritional goals

Community nutrition efforts

Food labels

Eating disorders/dysfunctions

Dietary guidelines

Establishing and maintaining healthy eating practices

Factors in weight control

Food packaging and advertising

Nutritional supplements

Impact of food choices

Major body systems, anatomy, functions, relationships between systems

Proper adolescent hygiene habits

Purpose, examples, and benefits of daily exercise

Importance and strategies to seek personal health care

Develop positive relationships

Recommended sleep amounts

Disease prevention skills

Common causes of death, illness and disorders

Communicable and noncommunicable diseases

Medical resources, health screenings and treatment methods for disease

Relationship between lifestyle choices and disease prevention

Differences between bacterial, viral and fungal infections

Structure/function of the immune system

Effects and consequences of nicotine use (all forms)

Effects and consequences of alcohol use

Effects and consequences of illegal drug use

Cumulative risk behaviors (patterns, gateway drugs, etc.)

Correct use, misuse and abuse of drugs

Categories of drugs (ex. stimulants, opiates, depressants, hallucinogens, etc.)

Addiction and tolerance

Addictive substances and effects on all dimensions of health

Media, social influences, and peer pressure of drug usage

Rules and laws for medicines and drugs

Safe alternatives to medicine

Treatment, intervention and prevention of drug overdose, dependency, and abuse