THE PINGRY SCHOOL – HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Health 9
Period 7
Tuesday (8:15-8:59)
Wednesday (11:07-11:51)
Friday (10:47-11:27)
Mrs. Childs, Mrs. Livak, and Mrs. Marotto
Introduction to Health 9
The Pingry School’s Health curriculum is designed to teach students the information and
skills they need to become health literate and maintain and improve health, prevent
disease, and reduce health-related risk behaviors. Our goal is to help you become a
health literate individual – an individual who is a critical thinker and problem solver, a
responsible and productive citizen, a self-directed learner, and an effective
communicator.
Health is defined as the quality of life that includes physical, mental-emotional, and
family-social health.
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Physical health is the condition of a person’s body. Eating healthful meals and
getting exercise and sleep are examples of ways to keep the body in good
condition.
Mental-emotional health is the condition of a person’s mind and the ways that a
person expresses feelings. The mind required as much, if not more, conditioning
than the body. Assessing new information, have challenging conversations, and
deciding on ways concepts from different areas can be synthesized are examples
of ways the mind is kept in top condition. Taking the time to understand feelings,
express them in healthful ways, and meet the needs without interfering with the
rights of others are ways to keep emotional health in condition.
Family-social health is the condition of a person’s relationship with others.
Focusing on expressing oneself clearly and listening intently when others are
speaking are examples of ways to keep family-social health in good condition.
Learning to give affection in appropriate ways and to receive the affection of
others also is an aspect of family-social health.
Health knowledge also is needed to make responsible decisions. The Responsible
Decision-Making Model (on the next page) is a series of steps to follow to assure that
the decisions a person makes leads to actions that:
 promote health
 protect safety
 protect laws
 show respect for self and others
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follow guidelines set by responsible adults such as parents and guardians
demonstrate good character
After developing the skill of responsible decision-making, a person recognizes when it is
necessary to say NO to an action or situation because he or she wants to say YES to good
health. But someone may want to say NO and not be able to do so. Being able to use
resistance skills is a factor that influences health status. Resistance skills are skills that
are used when a person wants to say NO to an action or leave a situation. The Model for
Using Resistance Skills (on the next page) contains a list of suggested ways for
effectively resisting pressure to engage in actions that:
 threaten health
 threaten safety
 break laws
 result in lack of respect for self and others
 disobey guidelines set by responsible adults
 detract from character
Health topics are the subjects within this course that will be taught in order that you are
able to make responsible decisions and utilize resistance skills.
The topics we will be discussing are listed below:
1. Flu Pandemics
2. Personal DNA Testing
3. Nutrition and Eating Disorders
4. Body Image
5. Care of the Male and Female Reproductive Systems
6. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
7. Abstinence
8. Contraceptives
9. Sexual Responsibility
10. Sexual Orientation
11. Sexting and Cyberbullying
12. New Jersey Alcohol Laws
13. Consequences of Binge Drinking
14. Caffeine-Spiked Energy Drinks
15. Dangers of Marijuana Use
16. Dangers of Illegal Drug Use
Many instructional teaching strategies will be used throughout this course including:
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Lecture and discussion
Brainstorming
Panel Discussions
Debate
Cooperative Learning
Self-Appraisals and Behavior Inventories
Student Presentations
Multimedia Technology
Grading will be based on the following:
Points
Sexuality Test……………………………………………………….. 250
Drug and Alcohol Test……………………………………………... 250
Quizzes
 The Dangers of Sexting……………………………………… 10
 Caffeine-Spiked Energy Drinks……………………………... 10
 Alcohol and Brain Scans……………………………………. 10
 The New Marijuana…………………………………………. 16
 Dying High: Teens in the ER………………………………. 10
Packets
 The Dangers of Sexting……………………………………… 17
 Caffeine-Spiked Energy Drinks……………………………… 16
 Alcohol and Brain Scans…………………………………….. 23
 The New Marijuana………………………………………….. 17
 Dying High: Teens in the ER……………………………….. 13
Homework (see next page for all assignments)…………………… 358
1,000 total points
Health 9 is a letter graded (A – F) course. Your grade for this course will be a part of
your cumulative average in the upper school, and it will appear on your report card
like other courses.
A Final Thought:
Good health is essential to the quality of life, and this course will provide
you an opportunity to acquire skills that will enhance the quality of your life
for years to come. Ultimately, YOU must assume responsibility for
practicing these life skills.
Health 9 Homework Assignments
Page #
Points
1.
Physical Fitness
19-21
12
2
Hereditary Diseases
27-28
6
3.
Influences on Health
29-33
20
4.
Hunger and Appetite
43-45
8
5.
Food Energy
46-48
9
6.
Body Composition
49
3
7.
Nutrients
50
3
8.
Dietary Reference Intakes
51-53
9
9.
Cholesterol
54-57
15
10. Eating Disorders
58
3
11. Female Reproductive System
83
11
12. Reproductive Systems
84-87
11
13. Adolescence and Adulthood
88-8
19
14. Analyzing Data: Menstrual Cycle Hormones
90
3
15. STDs
111-114
9
16. Analyzing Data: STD Cases in Teens
115
3
17. Protecting Yourself from HIV and AIDS
116
4
18. What are STDs?
117
17
19. HIV and AIDS
118-120
10
20. Contraceptives
127-130
12
21. Preventing Pregnancy
131
5
22. Preventing Pregnancy II
132
7
23. Preventing Pregnancy III
133
13
24. Family Planning and Your Life Goals
134-135
16
25. Recommend a Family Planning Method
136
26. Family Planning and Your Life Goals II
137-139
20
27. Self-Esteem
145-148
10
28. Stressors
149-151
7
29. Stress
152-154
10
30. Sexual Abstinence
159-162
10
31. The Right Person
163
3
3
32. Benefits of Abstinence
164
3
33. Too Late to Choose Abstinence?
165
4
34. Alcohol
187-190
35. Analyzing Data: Cost of Alcohol to Society
191
4
36. Alcoholism
192-194
8
37. Resisting Pressure to Drink
195
4
38. Tobacco Smoke
213-217
15
39. Drug Abuse
218-221
10
40. Analyzing Data: Dangers of Marijuana Use
222
15
4
** Late homework assignments – 5 point deduction for each day late;
the points will be deducted from the 358 possible homework points.