The Mississippi Department of Education gratefully acknowledges the contribution of the Comprehensive Health Revision Committee. The practitioners listed below graciously gave of their time, efforts and expertise to develop a Framework for district utilization in developing/enhancing quality comprehensive health programs. The Departemnt is also deeply appreciative each practitioner's employer for allowing them to serve.
Comprehensive Health Revision Committee:
The Comprehensive Health Study ensures that all students will gain information and skills about issues important to their age level and apply these skills to every day health-related behaviors.
There are nine strands that focus on the healthful living behavior of students in grades K-12. This guide addresses health competencies, sample objectives, and suggested strategies and assessments. These competencies were influenced by the National Standards Movement in Education Reform, and a newer vision of the role of assessment in the teaching/learning process. The health curriculum can be taught as a one year or one semester course at the secondary level. Teachers of semester courses must select the competencies most suitable for their students.
Like most subjects taught at the secondary level, many of the health competencies are an integral part of other subjects. Therefore, the health instructor should consult with other teachers to determine the students’ need for studying specific competencies.
The general description of each competency’s content is first presented, followed by the possible objectives to consider for each grade. Within each grade level, the objective emphasizes key points. The sample objectives will serve as benchmarks, and will not limit the teacher’s usage to this document only. Additional objectives may be covered by the instructor.
Lastly, a variety of assessment techniques appropriate for assessing student achievement of the specified competencies are suggested. The assessment examples provided herein are just that, examples; they are not meant to be a comprehensive listing of available assessment techniques, nor are they meant to be the "best" assessment techniques to be used in all situations.
The Mississippi Comprehensive Health Curriculum ensures that all students will gain information and skills to make quality decisions about health issues important to their age level and apply these skills responsibly to a variety of health related issues, so that a health-educated person:
The Comprehensive Health Curriculum develops health skills needed to improve the quality of life. The course emphasizes the physical, social, and mental dimensions of people so that the students become better informed to solve problems and make decisions related to good health practices. The students will explore the nine strands which include: community/environmental health, nutrition, personal/consumer health, disease prevention and control, family life, drug abuse prevention, mental health, human growth and development, and safety and first aid.
Comprehensive Health
II. Nutrition
III. Personal/Consumer Health
IV. Disease Prevention and Control
V. Family Life
VI. Drug Abuse Prevention
VII. Mental Health
VIII. Human Growth and Development.
IX. Safety and First Aid
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