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Kentucky K–6 health standards

Kentucky writes its own health standards. They are published as Kentucky Academic Standards Health Education June 2025, adopted 2025 and are not a version of a national framework. Every one is matched to a national standard.

Framework
Kentucky Academic Standards Health Education June 2025
Adopted
2025
Source last checked
August 26, 2026
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130 standards, kindergarten through 6th grade

  • 1.2.1K–2
    Identify strengths and assets that support health and well-being.
  • 1.2.2K–2
    Identify dimensions of wellness.
  • 1.2.3K–2
    Identify ways to prevent or reduce risks for illnesses and injuries.
  • 1.2.4K–2
    Describe health-promoting behaviors.
  • 1.2.5K–2
    Identify the importance of health and well-being.
  • 1.2.6K–2
    Identify how the environment affects personal and community health.
  • 1.2.7K–2
    Identify family and school rules about using medicines correctly.
  • 1.2.8K–2
    Identify the benefits of avoiding alcohol and nicotine products.
  • 1.2.9K–2
    Identify ways to prevent harmful effects of the sun.
  • 2.2.1K–2
    Identify various influences that affect health and well-being of self and others
  • 2.2.2K–2
    Explain how various influences affect the health and well-being of self and others.
  • 2.2.3K–2
    Explain how technology and social media influence the health of self and others.
  • 3.2.1K–2
    Identify characteristics of trusted adults and other individuals who support health and well-being.
  • 3.2.2K–2
    Demonstrate when and how to seek help from others at home, at school, or in the community.
  • 3.2.3K–2
    Locate school and community health helpers.
  • 4.2.1K–2
    Express thoughts, feelings, wants and needs to support health and well-being of self and others.
  • 4.2.2K–2
    Practice active listening skills in a variety of situations.
  • 4.2.3K–2
    Demonstrate communication skills and strategies to use if uncomfortable, unsafe or harmed.
  • 4.2.4K–2
    Recognize ways to communicate and respect the boundaries of self and others.
  • 4.2.5K–2
    Demonstrate ways to show kindness and compassion.
  • 5.2.1K–2
    Identify when a health-related decision is needed to maintain or improve health and well-being.
  • 5.2.2K–2
    Recognize when help is needed for a health-related decision.
  • 5.2.3K–2
    Describe options and potential outcomes for a health-related decision.
  • 5.2.4K–2
    Choose an option that supports health and well-being.
  • 6.2.1K–2
    Determine a health behavior to change or reinforce.
  • 6.2.2K–2
    Identify a goal that supports health and well-being.
  • 6.2.3K–2
    Determine who can help when assistance is needed to achieve a health-related goal.
  • 6.2.4K–2
    Describe actions that support reaching a health-related goal.
  • 6.2.5K–2
    Take action to achieve a health-related goal.
  • 6.2.6K–2
    Reflect with guidance and support on the results of goal-setting.
  • 7.2.1K–2
    Identify practices and behaviors that support health and well-being of self and others.
  • 7.2.2K–2
    Demonstrate practices and behaviors that support health and well-being of self and others.
  • 8.2.1K–2
    Make requests to support personal health and well-being.
  • 8.2.2K–2
    Identify a variety of ways to support others in making health-promoting choices.
  • 8.2.3K–2
    Encourage others to make health-promoting choices.
  • 1.5.13–5
    Explain how to build upon strengths and assets to support health and well-being.
  • 1.5.23–5
    Describe health-promoting behaviors for the dimensions of wellness.
  • 1.5.33–5
    Explain ways to prevent or reduce risks for illnesses and injuries.
  • 1.5.43–5
    Explain ways to engage in health-promoting behaviors, including how to manage health conditions.
  • 1.5.53–5
    Examine how health literacy supports health and well-being.
  • 1.5.63–5
    Examine how the environment affects personal and community health.
  • 1.5.73–5
    Explain when and why it is important to seek health care.
  • 1.5.83–5
    Explain the potential risks associated with inappropriate use and abuse of prescription medicines.
  • 1.5.93–5
    Explain the benefits of avoiding nicotine and the dangers of experimenting with nicotine products.
  • 1.5.103–5
    Explain the short- and long-term health benefits of avoiding or discontinuing alcohol use.
  • 1.5.113–5
    Describe ways of preventing harmful effects of the sun and other kinds of weather.
  • 2.5.13–5
    Explain how various influences can affect health and well-being.
  • 2.5.23–5
    Determine various influences that affect the health and well-being of self and others.
  • 2.5.33–5
    Explain how various influences affect the health and well-being of people and communities.
  • 2.5.43–5
    Use strategies and resources to manage influences that impact health and well-being.
  • 2.5.53–5
    Explore how technology and social media influence the health of self and others.
  • 3.5.13–5
    Determine which trusted adults, other individuals and health resources are appropriate in various situations.
  • 3.5.23–5
    Locate home, school and community resources to support health and well-being.
  • 3.5.33–5
    Determine the validity and reliability of health information, products, services and other resources.
  • 3.5.43–5
    Explain how misinformation and disinformation affect health and well-being.
  • 4.5.13–5
    Use effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills to express thoughts, feelings, wants and needs to support health and well-being of self and others.
  • 4.5.23–5
    Use active listening skills and strategies in a variety of situations.
  • 4.5.33–5
    Demonstrate how to ask for and offer assistance to support the health of self and others.
  • 4.5.43–5
    Demonstrate boundary-setting skills to communicate and respect the boundaries of self and others.
  • 4.5.53–5
    Demonstrate refusal skills to use in a variety of situations.
  • 4.5.63–5
    Demonstrate strategies to prevent, manage or resolve conflict.
  • 4.5.73–5
    Demonstrate effective ways to communicate with kindness and compassion.
  • 5.5.13–5
    Determine situations that require a thoughtful decision-making process to maintain or improve health and well-being.
  • 5.5.23–5
    Determine whether assistance or collaboration is needed in making a health-related decision.
  • 5.5.33–5
    Compare and contrast options and potential outcomes for a health-related decision.
  • 5.5.43–5
    Choose a health-promoting option when making a decision.
  • 5.5.53–5
    Reflect with guidance and support on the results of a health-related decision on self and others.
  • 6.5.13–5
    Set a goal and explain how the goal supports health and well-being.
  • 6.5.23–5
    Determine whether assistance or collaboration is needed in setting a goal that supports health and well-being.
  • 6.5.33–5
    Develop a plan that includes actions, resources and progress tracking toward attaining a health-related goal.
  • 6.5.43–5
    Identify supports and barriers that affect progress toward attaining a health-related goal.
  • 6.5.53–5
    Track progress toward attaining a health-related goal.
  • 6.5.63–5
    Reflect with guidance and support on the goal-setting process and outcome.
  • 7.5.13–5
    Examine practices and behaviors that support health and well-being of self and others.
  • 7.5.23–5
    Demonstrate practices and behaviors that support health and well-being of self and others.
  • 8.5.13–5
    Recognize situations in which advocacy supports the health and well-being of self and others.
  • 8.5.23–5
    Explain how collaboration and communication support health advocacy.
  • 8.5.33–5
    Identify advocacy skills and strategies to support health and well-being.
  • 8.5.43–5
    Demonstrate how to advocate for health and well-being.
  • 1.8.16
    Apply ways to build upon strengths and assets to support individual and collective health and well-being.
  • 1.8.26
    Analyze how practices and behaviors support a variety of dimensions of wellness.
  • 1.8.36
    Analyze behaviors that reduce or prevent illnesses and injuries.
  • 1.8.46
    Analyze practices and behaviors that support health and well-being, including how to manage health conditions.
  • 1.8.56
    Analyze connections between health literacy and health outcomes.
  • 1.8.66
    Analyze how individual, interpersonal, community and environmental factors impact health and well-being.
  • 1.8.76
    Explain how health care promotes personal health.
  • 1.8.116
    Explain why individuals have the right to refuse physical or sexual contact.
  • 1.8.136
    Describe the short- and long-term health benefits of avoiding or discontinuing nicotine products, including the benefits of being nicotine free.
  • 1.8.146
    Describe the short- and long-term health benefits of avoiding or discontinuing alcohol and other drugs.
  • 1.8.156
    Summarize ways to protect oneself against potential damage from exposure to the sun and other kinds of weather.
  • 2.8.16
    Analyze the interrelationships between various influences on health and well-being.
  • 2.8.26
    Analyze individual, interpersonal, community, societal and environmental factors that influence health behaviors, health outcomes and health equity.
  • 2.8.36
    Analyze how various influences affect the health and well-being of people and communities in different ways.
  • 2.8.46
    Apply strategies and resources to manage influences that impact health and well-being.
  • 2.8.56
    Analyze how technology and social media influence the health of self and others.
  • 3.8.16
    Describe situations that may require support from trusted adults, other individuals and health professionals.
  • 3.8.26
    Identify supports and barriers to accessing valid and reliable health information, products, services and other resources.
  • 3.8.36
    Access valid and reliable sources of health information, products, services and other resources.
  • 3.8.46
    Analyze the validity and reliability of health information, products, services and other resources.
  • 3.8.56
    Apply strategies to manage misinformation and disinformation.
  • 4.8.16
    Use effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills across multiple modes of communication to support health and well-being of self and others.
  • 4.8.26
    Apply active listening skills and strategies in a variety of interpersonal contexts.
  • 4.8.36
    Use various communication strategies to seek and offer support and assistance.
  • 4.8.46
    Demonstrate ways to communicate boundaries and consent for a variety of situations.
  • 4.8.56
    Use refusal skills and strategies in a variety of situations.
  • 4.8.66
    Use skills and strategies to prevent, manage or resolve conflict.
  • 4.8.76
    Use collaboration skills in a variety of situations.
  • 4.8.86
    Use negotiation skills in a variety of situations.
  • 4.8.96
    Demonstrate strategies to communicate with others with different perspectives and values.
  • 4.8.106
    Demonstrate ways to communicate empathy and compassion.
  • 5.8.16
    Explain how the use of a decision-making process affects health and well-being.
  • 5.8.26
    Determine when health-related situations require the application of a thoughtful decision-making process.
  • 5.8.36
    Use an individual, supported or collaborative decision-making process to maintain or improve health and well-being.
  • 5.8.46
    Evaluate how various options may affect health-related outcomes within individual, interpersonal, community, societal, cultural and environmental levels.
  • 5.8.56
    Identify supports and barriers that affect decision-making within individual, interpersonal, community, societal, cultural and environmental levels.
  • 5.8.66
    Evaluate the results of health-related decisions on self and others.
  • 6.8.16
    Assess personal health and well-being to identify focus areas for goal-setting.
  • 6.8.26
    Analyze when individual, supported or collaborative goal-setting is appropriate.
  • 6.8.36
    Develop a goal and explain how it supports health and well-being.
  • 6.8.46
    Develop a plan that addresses supports and barriers related to attaining a health-related goal.
  • 6.8.56
    Monitor progress to determine whether a health-related goal or plan should be maintained or adjusted.
  • 6.8.66
    Examine the goal-setting process and outcomes on health and well-being.
  • 7.8.16
    Examine supports and barriers to health-related practices and behaviors.
  • 7.8.26
    Analyze practices and behaviors that support personal and community health and well-being.
  • 7.8.36
    Demonstrate practices and behaviors that support personal and community health and well-being.
  • 8.8.16
    Analyze opportunities to advocate for the health and well-being of individuals, families and communities.
  • 8.8.26
    Determine when individual or collaborative advocacy is appropriate to promote health and well-being.
  • 8.8.36
    Apply advocacy skills and adjust strategies when addressing a variety of audiences and contexts.
  • 8.8.46
    Demonstrate advocacy skills and strategies to promote the health and well-being of self and others.
  • 8.8.56
    Evaluate the effectiveness of advocacy efforts for promoting health and well-being.

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