Outline of the state of New Mexico
State
New Mexico
Addressed

Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Healthy Eating Nutrition—ES

Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Healthy Eating Nutrition—ES

State law addresses healthy eating/nutrition.

New Mexico Administrative Code 6.29.6.8 Content Standard with Benchmarks and Performance Standard for Health Education Grades K-4

A. Content standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention. Students will:

  • (1) grades K-4 benchmark 1: identify/describe/understand the relationships between personal health behaviors and individual well-being;
  • (b) grades 1-2 performance Standard:
  • (iii) recognize what is meant by good personal hygiene (i.e., describe the importance of hand washing in disease prevention, etc.);
  • (c) grades 3-4 performance Standard:
  • (i) identify and understand how personal choices relate to health and how the consequences of those choices affect self and others (i.e., smoking, lack of physical activity, nutrition, personal hygiene, abstinence, personal safety, etc.);
Policy Type
Regulation

New Mexico Administrative Code 6.29.6.9 Content Standard with Benchmarks and Performance Standard for Health Education Grades 5-8

A. Content standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention. Students will:

  • (1) grades 5-8 benchmark 1: explain the relationship between positive health behaviors and the prevention of injury, illness, disease and premature death;
  • (a) grades 5-6 performance Standard:
  • (i) describe risk factors and their association with health consequences in the areas related to sexuality; nutrition; alcohol, tobacco and other drug use; physical activity; personal safety; mental, social and emotional well-being;
  • (ii) identify healthy alternatives to unhealthy behaviors in the areas related to sexuality; nutrition; alcohol, tobacco and other drug use; physical activity; personal safety; mental, social and emotional well-being (i.e., abstinence, selection of healthy food choices, "natural highs," etc.);
  • (iii) explain how personal daily choices can affect future health status;
Policy Type
Regulation