Healthy Practices as Skills and Outcome indicators
Research shows a positive correlation between the ability to develop and practice the following skills and having a healthy life.
Research also shows these skills can be cultivated to promote health and wellness in teens and adults. The
following outcomes may be used as indicators to assess students' understanding of each skill.
This skill calls for the use of persuasion
to promote positive health choices personally and for
others. Outcome indicators:
States a clear understandable position
Position can be interpreted as health-enhancing
Supports a position with accurate and relevant information
This skill requires speculation into the future based on a particular action. Students
speculate if this action is taken then that result can
be expected. The evaluation of potential results in
a decision. Outcome indicators:
Focuses on the situation.
Clearly describes the situation.
Gathers relevant reliable information. Recognizes the influence of values on possible decisions.
Analyzes gathered information.
Identifies alternative ideas or actions based on the collected information.
Generates a variety of possible options.
Generates consequences for all options.
Evaluates and decide on a solution and process for implementation.
Implements the decision.
Evaluates the implementation.
Avoids confusion or intimidation and assists others to understand and move the decision making process toward a healthy conclusion that might benefit the welfare of others and the Earth.
This skill involves analysis of the dynamic factors of families, media, peers, personal interests, and pressures that affect health
decisions. Outcome indicators:
Identifies and analyzes external and internal conditions and how they vary.
Identifies a variety of biases and influences that affect decision making.
Interprets how conditions and influences impact relationships and uses this information to better make decisions, set and achieve goals, communicate, and advocate.
This skill addresses the
important steps to take to get valid health information and appropriate health services. Outcome indicators:
Cites specific sources.
Evaluates the validity of all sources.
Provides explanations for the reliability of sources.
Accesses appropriate community resources
to achieve specific needs.
Determines specific types of help available from different sources.
This skill involves specific strategies
to refuse involvement in behaviors which may risk health. Outcomes:
Includes of the word "no" in a refusal response.
Provides an explanation of why in the refusal response.
Offers appropriate alternatives in place of the proposed activity that is being rejected.
Uses body language that supports the communication of refusal.
Includes a description of "walking away" from the situation.
This skill is the actual
practice Of healthy behaviors. Outcome indicators:
Demonstrates healthy behaviors and habits.
Identifies protective behaviors (diet, exercise, first aid
techniques, safety steps for poison, fire, driving, seat belt usage, cell phone use, texting and driving, alcohol use, risk management) to achieve a healthy lifestyle.
Describe and enact procedures for protective behaviors (how to select and eat healthy, how to exercise, how to administer first aid, how to create safe environments, ...)