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Missouri K–6 health standards

Missouri writes its own health standards. They are published as Missouri Health Education Framework (2025), adopted 2025 and are not a version of a national framework. 98 of 134 are matched to a national standard.

Framework
Missouri Health Education Framework (2025)
Adopted
2025
Source last checked
July 25, 2026
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134 standards, kindergarten through 6th grade

  • FN1.2.11

    Discuss the importance of people trying food several times before deciding if they like it.

  • AOD3.2.11

    Identify trusted adults at home, school, and the community who can help with taking prescription and over-the- counter medications. T3.2.1-3 Identify trusted adults at home, school, and community who can help prevent tobacco use. Mental and Emotional Health, Personal Health and Wellness

  • SH1.2.11

    Use medically accurate terms for body parts.

  • FN3.2.11

    Identify trusted adults at home, school, and the community who can help promote healthy eating practices and behaviors, and healthy physical activity practices. Student Learning Objectives - Knowledge Expectations Student Learning Objectives - Skill Expectations Substance Education (TAOD)

  • AOD4.2.11

    Demonstrate effective refusal skills (including firmly saying "no" and moving away, when offered medications or other drugs by someone other than a trusted adult, and communicating needs, wants, and feelings to avoid exposure to secondhand smoke).

  • MEH1.2.11

    Identify different emotions.

  • MEH4.2.11

    Demonstrate how to effectively communicate needs, wants, and feelings in healthy ways to enhance personal health and wellness.

  • SH4.2.11

    CSAP4.1&2.2 Demonstrate how to effectively communicate needs, wants, and feelings in healthy ways to promote healthy family and peer relationships, personal safety, and to prevent injury and violence.

  • FN4.2.11

    Demonstrate effective refusal skills (to avoid unhealthy food choices, firmly saying "no" to unsafe physical activity) to promote healthy eating patterns and physical activities.

  • AOD5.2.11

    Identify how family, peers, culture, technology, or media influence a decision to not use tobacco or use over-the- counter and prescription medications in unsafe ways. Mental and Emotional Health, Personal Health and Wellness

  • FN6.2.11

    Identify a realistic personal short-term goal to improve eating patterns and be physically active (including specific steps to achieve goal, identifying people to help achieve goal). Student Learning Objectives - Knowledge Expectations Student Learning Objectives - Skill Expectations Substance Education (ATOD)

  • AOD1.2.11

    Explain how household products are harmful if intentionally inhaled or absorbed.

  • PHW1.2.11

    Identify the benefits of personal health care practices (including washing hair, bathing regularly, brushing and flossing teeth, hand washing, adequate sleep, ear/hearing protection, vision protection, sun protection.

  • FN7.2.11

    Identify practices that reduce or prevent unhealthy eating patterns and behaviors.

  • AOD8.2.11

    Demonstrate how to encourage others (e.g., family, peers) to avoid harmful household products, medications, medications, drugs, and to avoid secondhand smoke. Mental and Emotional Health, Personal Health and Wellness

  • SH2.5.11

    Describe how family, peers, school, community, media, technology, and culture influence personal relationships, safety, violence, and injury prevention practices and behaviors. Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity

  • AOD3.5.11

    Describe characteristics of valid information for over-the-counter medications, prescription medications, and tobacco-use prevention information.

  • MEH3.5.11

    Describe characteristics of valid personal health, mental health, and emotional health services, products, and information.

  • FN3.5.11

    Describe characteristics of valid food and nutrition information (including advertising) and physical activity information, products, and services.

  • MEH1.5.11

    Identify internal and external signs that one is experiencing different feelings or emotions.

  • FN4.5.11

    Demonstrate the use of effective verbal and nonverbal communication to improve healthy eating patterns and behaviors (including choosing foods that align with a healthy eating pattern, asking for food when hungry, help with improving food choices for self and others, being empathetic and compassionate towards self and others regarding food choices).

  • AOD6.5.11

    Set a realistic goal to be alcohol- and drug-free (including tracking progress and identifying resources to help achieve this goal). Mental and Emotional Health, Personal Health and Wellness

  • FN6.5.11

    Identify a realistic personal short-term goal to improve eating patterns (e.g., try new fruits, vegetables, and whole grains; drink more water), including tracking progress and identifying resources needed to help achieve this goal.

  • AOD7.5.11

    Describe practices and behaviors to prevent alcohol use, avoid taking others' prescription medications, or avoid riding in a motor vehicle with a driver who is under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. Mental and Emotional Health, Personal Health and Wellness

  • PHW1.5.11

    Describe the benefits of personal care practices (e.g., adequate sleep, protecting ears/hearing and eyes/sight, brushing and flossing teeth daily, protecting skin from sun, washing hair, and bathing regularly.

  • FN7.5.11

    Describe practices that reduce or prevent unhealthy eating patterns and behaviors.

  • AOD8.5.11

    Give factual information about the benefits of being tobacco-, alcohol- and other drug-free.

  • MEH8.5.11

    Give factual information to improve the personal, mental and emotional health of others.

  • FN8.5.11

    Give factual information to improve the food and beverage selections and physical activity of others.

  • MEH2.8.11

    Explain how school rules, community norms, and public health policies or laws (e.g., norms around therapy, counseling, hand hygiene policies) influence personal health, mental and emotional health practices and behaviors.*

  • FN2.8.11

    Explain how school rules, community norms, and public health policies or laws (e.g., food safety guidelines, mandatory physical education, cycling laws, pedestrian laws) influence physical activity, food choices and other eating practices and behaviors.

  • AOD3.8.11

    Analyze the validity of information for over-the-counter and prescription medications (e.g., differentiate between scientifically or medically accurate content and advertising, including sponsored content).

  • MEH3.8.11

    Analyze the validity of personal health, mental and emotional health information (e.g., differentiate between scientifically or medically accurate content and advertising, including sponsored content).*

  • FN3.8.11

    Analyze the validity of nutrition and physical activity information (e.g., differentiate between scientifically or medically accurate content and advertising, including sponsored content).

  • AOD4.8.11

    T.8.1 Demonstrate the use of effective verbal and nonverbal communication to avoid taking someone else's prescription medication or reduce exposure to secondhand smoke and tobacco (e-cigarette/vaping) use.

  • AOD1.8.11

    Define over-the-counter medications, prescription medications, and illicit drugs.

  • AOD5.8.11

    Identify circumstances that help or hinder deciding to be tobacco, alcohol, and other drug free.

  • FN5.8.11

    Identify circumstances that help or hinder making choices that support a healthy eating pattern and being physically active.

  • AOD6.8.11

    Assess personal practices related to tobacco, e- cigarettes, vaping, alcohol, and other drug use.

  • PHW1.8.11

    Summarize the benefits of physical practices (rest and sleep, ear and eye protection, hygiene, sun exposure) for promoting health and maintaining positive social relationships.

  • MEH6.8.11

    Assess personal health, mental and emotional health practices.*

  • FN6.8.11

    Assess personal eating practices and physical activity behaviors.

  • AOD7.8.11

    Explain the importance of being responsible for being tobacco-, e-cigarette-, vaping-, alcohol-, and other drug-free.

  • MEH7.8.11

    Explain the importance of being responsible for personal health, and mental and emotional health behaviors.*

  • FN7.8.11

    Explain the importance of being responsible for the personal eating behaviors and being physically active that are within one's control.

  • AOD8.8.11

    State a health-enhancing position about being tobacco-, e-cigarette-, vaping-, alcohol-, and other drug-free, supported with accurate information, to improve the health and safety of others (including driving and/or riding in a vehicle while a driver is under the influence, second hand smoke/vapor exposure).

  • MEH8.8.11

    State a health-enhancing position on an overall health topic (physical, mental, emotional, social, etc.), supported with accurate information, to improve the overall health of others.*

  • FN8.8.11

    State a food, nutrition and physical activity position, supported with accurate information, to improve the health of others.

  • AOD4.2.22

    Demonstrate how to effectively tell a trusted adult when feeling threatened or harmed when offered medications or drugs by someone other than a trusted adult. Mental and Emotional Health, Personal Health and Wellness

  • MEH4.2.22

    Demonstrate effective active listening skills including paying attention and verbal and nonverbal feedback, to enhance personal health and wellness.

  • SH4.2.22

    Demonstrate how to communicate care and concern for others to promote healthy relationships and prevent violence.

  • AOD1.2.22

    Differentiate between candy or other household substances (e.g., laundry pods) and other medications.

  • MEH5.2.22

    Identify how family, peers, culture, technology, or media influence a decision related to personal, mental and emotional health.

  • FN5.2.22

    Identify how family, peers, culture, technology, or media influence a food- and nutrition-related decision and a physical activity-related decision.

  • FN8.2.22

    Demonstrate how to encourage peers to make healthy food and beverage choices and to be physically active.

  • AOD3.5.22

    Locate sources of valid information for over-the- counter medications, prescription medications, and tobacco-use prevention information. Mental and Emotional Health, Personal Health and Wellness

  • AOD1.5.22

    Define over-the-counter medication (e.g., something you can buy off the store shelf) and prescription medication.

  • FN1.5.22

    Name the food groups and a variety of nutritious food and beverage choices for each food group.

  • MEH2.8.22

    Explain how personal values/beliefs, social expectations and perceptions of norms, influence healthy and unhealthy personal health and mental health and wellness-related practices and behaviors.*

  • FN2.8.22

    Explain how personal values/beliefs, social expectations, and perceptions of norms influence healthy and unhealthy food choices, eating practices, and physical activity practices and behaviors.

  • AOD3.8.22

    Analyze the validity of information for tobacco- related prevention and cessation products/services, alcohol- and other drug-use prevention programs or products. (e.g., differentiate between scientifically or medically accurate content and advertising, including sponsored content).

  • MEH3.8.22

    Analyze the validity of personal health, mental and emotional health products.*

  • AOD4.8.22

    AOD4.8.2&4-5, T4.8.2-3 Demonstrate the use of effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills (including resistance skills and negotiations skills) to avoid secondhand smoke exposure, tobacco use (e-cigarettes/vaping), alcohol use, and other drug use.

  • MEH4.8.22

    Demonstrate effective communication skills (peer resistance skills, negotiation skills) to avoid or reduce personal health risks and mental and emotional health risks.* Mental and Emotional Health, Personal Health and Wellness

  • AOD5.8.22

    Determine when situations related to alcohol and other drug use require a decision (e.g., when offered a cigarette/vape pen by a peer, when a peer offers an alcoholic drink, deciding about getting into a motor vehicle with a driver who has been using alcohol or other drugs).

  • MEH5.8.22

    Identify situations that require a decision related to personal, mental and emotional health (e.g., dealing with interpersonal conflict, managing emotional stress).*

  • AOD6.8.22

    Set a realistic personal goal and action plan to be tobacco- (including e-cigarettes and vaping devices), alcohol-, and other drug-free.

  • MEH6.8.22

    Set a realistic goal to improve or maintain positive personal health, mental, and/or emotional health.*

  • FN6.8.22

    Set a realistic personal goal to improve eating patterns and physical activity, including barriers to achieving the goal, and strategies to overcome barriers. Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity

  • AOD7.8.22

    T.8.2 Analyze personal practices and behaviors that reduce or prevent tobacco, e-cigarettes, vaping, alcohol, and other drug use. Mental and Emotional Health, Personal Health and Wellness

  • MEH7.8.22

    Explain personal health, mental and emotional health practices and behaviors that reduce or prevent health risks.*

  • FN1.8.22

    Describe the importance of eating a variety of foods to meet daily nutrient and energy needs.

  • FN7.8.22

    Analyze eating patterns and physical activity behaviors that reduce or prevent health risks. Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity

  • MEH4.2.33

    Demonstrate effective refusal skills, including firmly saying "no" and moving away, to avoid participating in emotionally unhealthy behaviors and negatively affecting personal health and wellness.

  • AOD1.2.33

    Describe how to use medications correctly.

  • MEH5.2.33

    Explain the potential positive and negative outcomes from decisions related to physical, mental and emotional health (e.g., dealing with interpersonal conflict, managing anger).

  • FN5.2.33

    Explain the potential positive and negative outcomes from a food- and nutrition-related decision and a physical activity-related decision.

  • SH1.5.33

    Describe internal and external reproductive body parts using medically accurate terms.

  • FN1.5.33

    Describe the components of a healthy meal.

  • FN3.5.33

    Locate sources of valid food and nutrition, and physical activity information. Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity

  • MEH5.5.33

    Explain how family, culture, peers, technology, or media influence a decision related to physical, mental and emotional health.

  • SH5.5.33

    Identify options and their potential outcomes when making a decision related to family, peer, or friend relationships, personal safety or injury prevention, or violence prevention.

  • FN5.5.33

    Explain how family, culture, peers, technology, or media influence a decision related to food and nutrition and physical activity.

  • AOD8.5.33

    Demonstrate how to persuade others to be tobacco-, alcohol- and other drug-free.

  • FN8.5.33

    Demonstrate how to persuade others to make healthy food and beverage choices and healthy physical activity choices.

  • AOD3.8.33

    Describe situations that call for professional tobacco cessation services or alcohol- and other drug-use treatment services.

  • MEH3.8.33

    Describe situations that call for professional personal health, mental and emotional health services.*

  • FN1.8.33

    Describe the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

  • FN3.8.33

    Describe situations that call for professional nutrition and physical activity services. Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity

  • AOD4.8.33

    Demonstrate the use of effective verbal and nonverbal communication to avoid riding in a motor vehicle with a driver who is under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.

  • AOD5.8.33

    Distinguish when decisions related to tobacco, e- cigarettes, vaping, alcohol and other drug use should be made individually or with the help of others.

  • FN8.8.33

    Collaborate with others to advocate for healthy food, nutrition, and physical activity practices at home, in school, or in the community.

  • MEH1.2.44

    Identify appropriate ways to express needs, wants, emotions, and feelings.

  • MEH4.2.44

    Demonstrate how to effectively tell a trusted adult when feeling threatened or harmed.

  • FN5.2.44

    Describe when help is needed and when it is not needed to make a food- and nutrition-related decision and a decision related to physical activity. Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity

  • FN1.2.44

    Explain the importance of eating different foods from all the food groups.

  • FN2.5.44

    Describe how family, peers, culture, school, community, media, and technology influence food choices, eating, and physical activity practices and behaviors.

  • AOD5.5.44

    Identify options and their potential outcomes when making a decision related to tobacco, alcohol- and other drug- use.

  • MEH5.5.44

    Identify options and their potential outcomes when making a decision related to personal, mental, and emotional health.

  • FN5.5.44

    Identify options and their potential outcomes when making decisions related to choosing foods and beverages and engaging in physical activity.

  • AOD8.5.44

    Demonstrate how to persuade others to avoid driving while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs, and to avoid riding in a motor vehicle with a driver who is under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. Mental and Emotional Health, Personal Health and Wellness

  • AOD3.8.44

    Determine the availability of valid tobacco, alcohol- and other drug-use cessation products.

  • MEH1.8.44

    Describe situations that can trigger different thoughts, feelings, and emotions and the importance of being aware of how they can influence behavior.

  • AOD5.8.44

    Explain how family, culture, technology, media, peers, and personal beliefs affect a decision related to tobacco, e- cigarette, vaping device, alcohol, and other drug use.

  • MEH5.8.44

    Explain how family, culture, technology, media, peers, and personal beliefs affect a personal, mental or emotional health-related decision (e.g., dealing with interpersonal conflict, acceptance of differences in others).*

  • FN5.8.44

    Explain how family, culture, technology, media, peers and personal beliefs affect decisions related to food and nutrition and physical activity.

  • FN1.8.44

    Summarize a variety of nutrient-dense food choices for each food group.

  • FN2.2.55

    Describe positive and negative influences on physical activity, food choices, other eating practices and behaviors. Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity

  • MEH1.2.55

    Explain the importance of talking with parents and other trusted adults about feelings.

  • SH1.2.55

    Explain why it is wrong to tease or bully others based on personal characteristics (e.g., sex, race, ethnicity, culture, appearance, abilities, mannerisms, the way one dresses or acts).

  • AOD1.2.55

    Explain the harmful effects of medications when used incorrectly.

  • MEH1.5.55

    Identify appropriate ways to express and manage needs, wants, emotions, and feelings.

  • SH5.5.55

    Describe the outcome of a decision related to family, peer, or friend relationships, personal safety, injury prevention, and violence prevention. S5.5.3; V5.5.3; CSAP2.2.5 Explain how family, culture, peers, technology, or media influence a decision related to safety, violence, and injury prevention. Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity

  • FN1.5.55

    Explain the importance of eating a variety of foods from all the food groups.

  • SH2.8.55

    Explain how friends, family, media, society, and culture can influence self-concept and body image.*

  • FN1.8.55

    Explain why individuals may have different nutritional needs.

  • FN2.8.55

    Describe how some health risk behaviors influence the likelihood of engaging in unhealthy physical activity and eating practices and behaviors.

  • AOD3.8.55

    Access valid tobacco-related and alcohol- and other drug-use prevention (and cessation) information from home, school, or community. Mental and Emotional Health, Personal Health and Wellness

  • AOD5.8.55

    Distinguish between healthy and unhealthy alternatives of a decision related to tobacco, e-cigarettes, vaping, alcohol, and other drug use.

  • AOD8.8.55

    Collaborate with others to advocate for individuals, families, and schools to be tobacco-, e-cigarette-, vaping-, alcohol-, and other drug-free. Mental and Emotional Health, Personal Health and Wellness

  • MEH1.2.66

    Identify a trusted parent, caregiver, or adult to talk with about feelings.

  • SH1.2.66

    Describe how to say 'yes' and 'no' to people, behaviors, or situations that could make one feel uncomfortable or unsafe.

  • FN1.2.66

    Identify the benefits of drinking water.

  • MEH1.5.66

    Describe how the expression of emotions or feelings can help or hurt oneself or others.

  • AOD5.5.66

    Describe the final outcome of a decision related to tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use. Mental and Emotional Health, Personal Health and Wellness

  • FN5.5.66

    Describe the outcome of a decision related to food and nutrition, and physical activity. Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity

  • MEH2.8.66

    Describe how some health risk behaviors influence the likelihood of engaging in other unhealthy personal health, mental and emotional health behaviors (e.g., how using alcohol and other drugs increases the risk of suicide and self- injury).*

  • FN2.8.66

    Analyze how school, community, family, peers, media, technology, advertisements (product placement, commercials, billboards, sponsored content), and culture influence food choices, eating practices and physical activity practices and behaviors. Food, Nutrition, and Physical Activity

  • FN1.8.66

    Summarize the benefits of eating a variety of key nutrients (whole fruits and vegetables, proteins, fats, carbohydrates including fiber, iron, calcium, potassium, vitamin D).

  • AOD4.8.66

    Demonstrate how to effectively ask for assistance to quit tobacco use (e-cigarettes/vaping), or to quit using alcohol or other drugs.

  • AOD5.8.66

    Predict the potential outcomes of healthy and unhealthy alternatives to a decision related to tobacco, e-cigarette, vaping, alcohol, and other drug use. Mental and Emotional Health, Personal Health and Wellness

  • MEH5.8.66

    Predict the potential outcomes of healthy and unhealthy alternatives of a personal health, mental and emotional health related decision (e.g., dealing with interpersonal conflict).*

  • AOD6.8.66

    Set a realistic personal goal and action plan to avoid riding in a motor vehicle with a driver who is under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. Mental and Emotional Health, Personal Health and Wellness

  • MEH1.8.66

    Explain appropriate ways to express and manage needs, wants, emotions, and feelings.

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