Mental and emotional health is taught as part of health education.

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

• (2) grades K-4 benchmark 2: identify examples of mental, emotional, social and physical health during childhood;

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

• (2) grades K-4 benchmark 2: identify examples of mental, emotional, social and physical health during childhood;
• (b) grades 1-2 performance Standard:
• (i) describe different emotions;
• (ii) describe compassionate behavior and its relationship to diversity (i.e., bullying, disabilities, other special needs, etc.);
• (iii) identify the differences between safe and unsafe situations (i.e., bullying, good touch/bad touch, alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, food contamination, etc.);
• (iv) recall positive health choices and activities that promote health and help prevent diseases;
• (c) grades 3-4 performance Standard:
• (i) understand different emotions;
• (ii) recognize compassionate behavior and its relationship to diversity (i.e., bullying, disabilities, other special needs, etc.);
• (iii) identify and understand the differences between safe and unsafe situations (i.e., bullying, good touch/bad touch, alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, food contamination, etc.);
• (iv) understand positive health choices and activities that promote health and help prevent diseases;
• (v) describe different types of family units and their relationship to health (i.e., single, grandparent, same sex parents, etc.);

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;

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

• (2) grades 5-8 benchmark 2: describe the interrelationship of mental, emotional, social and physical health during adolescence;
• (a) grades 5-6 performance Standard:
• (i) describe the characteristics of peer pressure and its impact on mental, emotional, social and physical health during adolescence in the areas related to sexuality; nutrition; alcohol, tobacco and other drug use; physical activity; personal safety; mental, social and emotional well-being;
• (ii) describe the impact of family history, cultural values, social systems and environmental influences on mental, emotional, social and physical health during adolescence in the areas related to sexuality; nutrition; alcohol, tobacco and other drug use; physical activity; personal safety; mental, social and emotional well-being;
• (iii) describe how changes during adolescence affect mental, emotional, social and physical health;
• (iv) identify positive stress reduction techniques and the impact on mental, emotional, social and physical health during adolescence;