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Standard 7

Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.


Rationale: Research confirms that practicing health-enhancing behaviors can contribute to a positive quality of life. In addition, many diseases and injuries can be prevented by reducing harmful and risk-taking behaviors. This standard promotes the acceptance of personal responsibility for health and encourages the practice of healthy behaviors.

Performance Indicators*


Pre-K-Grade 2
7.2.1Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.
7.2.2Demonstrate behaviors that avoid or reduce health risks.
Grades 3-5
7.5.1Identify responsible personal health behaviors.
7.5.2Demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to maintain or improve personal health.
7.5.3Demonstrate a variety of behaviors to avoid or reduce health risks.
Grades 6-8
7.8.1Explain the importance of assuming responsibility for personal health behaviors.
7.8.2Demonstrate healthy practices and behaviors that will maintain or improve the health of self and others.
7.8.3Demonstrate behaviors to avoid or reduce health risks to self and others.
Grades 9-12
7.12.1Analyze the role of individual responsibility for enhancing health.
7.12.2Demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors that will maintain or improve the health of self and others.
7.12.3Demonstrate a variety of behaviors to avoid or reduce health risks to self and others.

* The performance indicators articulate specifically what students should know or be able to do in support of each standard by the conclusion of each of the following grade spans: Pre-K–Grade 2; Grade 3–Grade 5; Grade 6–Grade 8; and Grade 9–Grade 12. The performance indicators serve as a blueprint for organizing student assessment.

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