Standard 5: Decision Making - Demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.Archived

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Number: HE.8.B.5
Title: Decision Making - Demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.
Type: Standard
Subject: Health Education Archived Standards - Archived
Grade: 8
Strand: Health Literacy Responsible Behavior

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Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Independent

HE.8.B.5.In.0
Describe health-related situations that require the application of a thoughtful, prepared plan of action, such as pressure to consume alcohol, sexual situations, and use of marijuana.
HE.8.B.5.In.1
Describe differences between healthy and unhealthy alternatives to health-related issues or problems, such as alcohol consumption, sleep requirements, and physical activity.
HE.8.B.5.In.2
Describe potential outcomes of each option when making a health-related decision, such as injury, addiction, and legal, social, sexual, and financial consequences.
HE.8.B.5.In.3
Discriminate between the need for individual or collaborative decision making, such as pressure to consume alcohol, self injury, weight management, sexual activity, and mental-health issues.
HE.8.B.5.In.4
Describe circumstances that can help or hinder healthy decision making, such as alcohol consumption; influences of media, peers, family, or community; access to health care; and mental-health condition.

Supported

HE.8.B.5.Su.0
Identify health-related situations that require the application of a thoughtful, prepared plan of action, such as pressure to consume alcohol, sexual situations, and use of marijuana.
HE.8.B.5.Su.1
Identify healthy and unhealthy alternatives to health-related issues or problems, such as alcohol consumption, sleep requirements, and physical activity.
HE.8.B.5.Su.2
Identify the potential outcomes of each option when making a health-related decision, such as injury, addiction, and legal, social, sexual, and financial consequences.
HE.8.B.5.Su.3
Discriminate between the need for individual or collaborative decision making in selected situations, such as pressure to consume alcohol, self injury, weight management, sexual activity, and mental-health issues.
HE.8.B.5.Su.4
Identify circumstances that can help or hinder healthy decision making, such as alcohol consumption; influences of media, peers, family, or community; access to health care; and mental-health condition.

Participatory

HE.8.B.5.Pa.0
Recognize a health-related situation that requires a prepared plan of action, such as pressure to consume alcohol, sexual situations, and use of marijuana.
HE.8.B.5.Pa.1
Recognize a healthy and an unhealthy alternative for selected health-related issues or problems, such as alcohol consumption, sleep requirements, and physical activity.
HE.8.B.5.Pa.2
Recognize a potential outcome of each option when making a health-related decision, such as injury, addiction, and legal, social, sexual, or financial consequences.
HE.8.B.5.Pa.3
Identify the need for individual or collaborative decision making in a selected situation, such as pressure to consume alcohol, self injury, weight management, sexual activity, and mental-health issues.
HE.8.B.5.Pa.4
Identify a selected circumstance that can help or hinder healthy decision making, such as alcohol consumption; influences of media, peers, family, or community; access to health care; and mental- health condition.

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