State
New Mexico
Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Personal Health and Wellness—ES
Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Personal Health and Wellness—ES
Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Personal Health and Wellness—ES
Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Personal Health and Wellness—ES
State law addresses personal health and wellness.
Health Education Standard Grades K-4
Personal health and wellness is taught as part of health education.
Policy Type
Non-codified
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;
- (a) grade K performance Standard:
- (i) describe 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, personal safety, etc.);
- (ii) describe characteristics of healthy and unhealthy relationships (i.e., describe the unique differences of self and others, etc.);
- (iii) describe what is meant by good personal hygiene (i.e., describe the importance of hand washing in disease prevention, 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