(1) DEFINITIONS. (b) Disease prevention education – a planned program of instruction that provides information on how to prevent chronic and infectious diseases, including sexually transmitted diseases. (2) REQUIREMENTS. (a) The local board of education shall develop and implement an accurate, comprehensive health and physical education program that shall include information and concepts in the following areas.

5. Personal health

• 4. Nutrition
• 5. Personal health
• 6. Sex education/AIDS education
• 7. Safety
• 8. Mental health
• 9. Growth and development
• 10. Consumer health
• 11. Community health
• 12. Health careers
• 13. Family living
• 14. Motor skills
• 15. Physical fitness
• 16. Lifetime sports
• 17. Outdoor education
• 18. Fitness assessment

The National and Georgia Standard for Health Education are designed to incorporate into a curricula the following six priority adolescent risk behaviors identified by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Alcohol and other Drug Use, Injury and Violence (including Suicide), Tobacco Use, Poor Nutrition, Inadequate Physical Activity, and Risky Sexual Behavior. The Standard also are designed to encompass a wide range of the following common content areas: Community Health, Consumer Health, Environmental Health, Family Life, Mental/Emotional Health, Injury Prevention/Safety, Nutrition, Personal Health, Prevention/Control of Disease, and Substance Use/Abuse.

Grade K- 5 health education guidance document that provides a health education sequence to assist when building local curriculum.