Accelerated, Regular & Functional
Health Grade: 9 Credit: 0.5 Length: Semester
Content: This class covers the topics of wellness, preventive health, nutrition, exercise, fitness and rest, emotional health and human relations, stress and your health, mental, emotional disorders, and therapy, substance use and abuse- drugs, alcohol and tobacco, infectious diseases and the immune system, non-contiguous health problems, and sexuality- relationships and responsibilities. Note: any transferred student who has not taken Health will be placed in Health class prior to graduation date.
Modified
Adaptive Health Grade: 9/10/11/12 Credit: 0.5 Length: Semester
Content: This is a semester course which provides students with lessons on health related topics to aid in being as independent as possible in the areas of: personal hygiene and grooming, treating minor injuries (basic first aid), knowing when to ask and seek medical assistance, taking non-prescription and prescription medication appropriately, and practicing preventative health care (such as managing body weight, getting sufficient sleep, not abusing alcohol/drugs, and understanding the importance of keeping medical/dental appointments). Students will also be exposed to concepts related to sexual awareness at their level of understanding.