High School Health Education
Fall/Spring Semester | ||||||||
Unit Title | Foundations of Health & Decision-Making | Mental & Emotional Health | Disease Prevention & Public Health | Safety, Injury Prevention & Digital Citizenship | Nutrition & Physical Activity | Substance Use & Prevention | Human Development, P.A.P.A | Conflict, Violence, & Abuse, Healthy Relationships |
Time | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | 2 weeks | 2 weeks | 2–3 weeks | 3 weeks | 3 weeks | 2 weeks |
Understandings | Students understand that setting goals and making informed decisions help them maintain lifelong health.
Students understand that evaluating health information helps them make responsible choices.
| Students understand that mental health affects physical health, relationships, and daily functioning.
Students understand that coping strategies and help-seeking behaviors build resilience.
| Students understand that preventive behaviors and early detection reduce the spread and impact of disease.
Students understand that public health systems support community wellness. | Students understand that personal choices affect safety in physical and digital environments.
Students understand that preparedness and prevention reduce injury and harm.
| Students understand that nutrition and physical activity influence physical, mental, and social health.
Students understand that goal setting and self-monitoring support lifelong healthy habits.
| Students understand that substance use can impact personal, family, and community health.
Students understand that refusal skills and protective factors reduce risky behaviors. | Students understand that physical, emotional, and social changes during adolescence influence personal growth.
Students understand that informed decision-making reduces sexual risk and supports responsible life planning. | Students understand that healthy relationships are built on respect, communication, and boundaries. Students understand that conflict and violence can be prevented through safe choices, refusal skills, and seeking help.
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Health Skills | Decision-making Goal setting Health literacy | Coping strategies Communication skills Help-seeking behaviors | Disease prevention strategies Health advocacy Accessing care | Injury prevention First aid & CPR awareness Digital safety skills | Personal fitness planning Nutrition analysis Self-monitoring | Refusal skills Risk analysis Advocacy skills | Puberty Reproduction Risks of Sexual Activity Abstinence Refusal Skills | Boundary-setting Communication & refusal skills Responsible decision-making |
TEKS | .38C 1A .38C 2B, .38C 3 .38C 17A | .38C 2A .38C 4 .38C 5 | .38C 1B,C | .38C 9 .38C 10A,B .38C 11A,B .38C 12A,B,C | .38C 6A,B,C .38C 7A,B .38C 8A,B | .38C 13A,B,C .38C 14 .38C 15A,B .38C 16A,B,C .38C 17A,B | .38C 18A,B,C .38C 21J
Permission Slip Required | .38C 10A .38C 12B .38C 19I,H Permission Slip Required |