As they grow more
independent, early teens need to make the connection between their choices
and their health. We highlight the relationship between personal lifestyle
and the effects on the nervous, respiratory, circulatory, and digestive
systems. Eating too much junk food and making bad choices about drugs and
alcohol have consequences. We emphasize good choices and simple,
preventative and health-promoting measures.
This program stresses
that personal choices have a direct impact on health. We reinforce that
message with the following elements:
• Valeda, the transparent
talking mannequin, explains the body organs and their function;
•
slides show students the results of poor choices, clogged arteries and
diseased organs;
• nutrition is emphasized as a cornerstone to good
health and prevention of obesity; and
• vials of salt, fat, and
sugar illustrate contents of frequently eaten foods.
Supports State Goals:
• 22.A.3a
Identify and describe ways to reduce health risks common to adolescent;
• 22.A.3b Identify how positive health practices and relevant health
care can help reduce health risk;
• 23.A.3 Explain how body systems
interact with each other;
• 23.B.3 Explain the effects of
health-related actions upon body systems;
• 23.C.3 Describe the
relationships among physical, mental and social health factors during
adolescence;
• 24.A.3c Explain how positive communication helps to
build and maintain relationships at school, at home and in the workplace;
• 24.B.3 Apply a decision-making process to an individual health
concern and
• 24.C.3 Apply refusal and negotiation skills to
potentially harmful situations