Health is a semester long class that meets daily.

 

Topics Covered

Mental Health: Personality types, values, stress, depression, suicide.

Nutrition: Nutrients, food pyramid, weight gain/loss, eating disorders.

C.P.R: Adult choking, rescue breathing, C.P.R., A.E.D. (Automatic External Defibrillator), stroke information.

Drugs: Legal, Illegal, Prescription, Medicine, Over the counter legal use and synergistic effects. Marijuana, Tobacco Products, Alcohol, Club Drugs discuss prevention, addiction, and treatment options.

Cancer: Skin, Testicular, Breast, and others. Discuss prevention, warning signs, treatment options.

Infectious Diseases: Causes, methods of transmission, prevention.

H.I.V.: Progression of H.I.V. to A.I.D.S., myths, ways you can and can't transmit HIV, fluids.

Sexuality: Male and female anatomy, abstinence, sexually transmitted diseases, menstrual cycle, birth control.