Outline of the state of New Mexico
State
New Mexico
Addressed

Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Personal Health and Wellness—HS

Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Personal Health and Wellness—HS

State law addresses personal health and wellness.

New Mexico Administrative Code 6.29.6.10 Content Standard with Benchmarks and Performance Standard for Health Education Grades 9-12

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

  • (1) grades 9-12 benchmark 1: analyze how behavior can impact health maintenance and disease prevention; grades 9-12 performance Standard:
  • (a) differentiate between risks and benefits regarding choices in the areas related to sexuality; nutrition; alcohol, tobacco and other drug use; physical activity; personal safety; mental, social and emotional well-being;
  • (b) identify alternatives to health risk 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, condom use, other pregnancy prevention methods, selection of healthy food choices, "natural highs," etc.);
  • (c) identify ways to avoid health risk behaviors in the areas related to sexuality; nutrition; alcohol, tobacco and other drug use; physical activity; personal safety; mental, social and emotional well-being; discuss and analyze the difference(s) between healthy and unhealthy relationships;
  • (d) explain how attitude(s) and behavior(s) affect health of self and others;
Policy Type
Regulation