JUNIOR HEALTH
OVERVIEW
The Junior Health Curriculum is designed to cover topics such as CPR/AED & First Aid, as well as the use, misuse
and abuse of Alcohol, Tobacco, Marijuana, and Other Drugs, including Rx and OTC Drugs. A segment of the curriculum
will also be dedicated to Addiction, Co-Dependence and Treatment of Addiction. This course is designed to enable the
students to make healthy, responsible choices that support and promote a healthier lifestyle. Through this course students
will learn how to react to emergency situations in a responsible and prudent manner. This course will also provide a strong
basis for student understanding of peer pressure and media influences. The course is structured to stimulate critical
thinking, problem solving and decision making skills. Health 11 will provide the opportunity to explore current events and
how these events affect the students’ lives, their community and the world in general
EXPECTATIONS
1. Regular attendance and daily participation.
2. Be on time and prepared with health folder, notebook, handouts and pen or pencil.
3. It is the student’s responsibility to complete missed work due to absences. Check the board located in the front of the
room labeled “Missed Work” for handouts and worksheets. Then ask a fellow student for more details and at the end
of the period ask your teacher if there is anything else that you may need to know to complete the missed work.
Make up work is due the following day. School Website Teacher Pages is also a good place to start.
4. Demonstrate R-E-S-P-E-C-T for yourself and others. If the teacher is instructing class or discussing something with the
class or a student, there is no talking. Raise your hand and wait until you are called on if you have a question or
concern. Relate your question to the content being cover during class. Keep it appropriate!
5. Use the phrase “I know someone who . . .” rather than actual names when giving personal examples of situations
relating to the Health Unit. This will not only save someone from having hurt feelings but is another way of showing
respect to others.
6. Keep all your work in a HEALTH Folder/Notebook that will be handed in at the end of the marking period for a grade.
7. Submit assignments by due dates – grade reduction will be applied IF work is accepted late.
8. Cheating on tests and quizzes will not be tolerated and you will receive a zero and /or disciplinary action.
Cheating includes talking, looking at someone else’s paper, using cheat sheets or electronic devices or trying to gain an
unfair advantage in any way.
ATTITUDE & BEHAVIOR
Students are supplied with copy of the School Policy at the beginning of the school year and are to comply with these rules.
Class rules are also established by the teacher on the first day of class and are to be followed and maintained throughout the
entire school year. Due to the nature and topics covered during Junior Health, students are required to demonstrate respect
toward others and their privacy. Some course content is discussion formatted and also requires students to demonstrate
proper and respectful communication skills. Students may be required to work in groups with other students and are expected
to use this time effectively to complete the task at hand. Cheating of any kind will not be tolerated.
GRADING
30% Quizzes
3 – 6 Quizzes (Combined Total 30%)
20%
Test (Two at 10% each)
Emergency Response Test
Alcohol, Drug Awareness Test
10%
Skills Assessment
Emergency Response
TOPICS
First Aid & Epi Pen Emergencies
Breathing Emergencies
CPR
AED
Medicine / Use & Abuse
20%
Classwork, Participation
& Homework
10%
Project - PowerPoint
10%
Folder / Notebook
Alcohol
Tobacco
Other Drugs
Addiction / Codependence / Treatment
Total 100%
Contemporary Issues
Current News Relating to Topics