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Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Healthy Eating Nutrition—MS
Category
Health Education K-12 Curriculum—Healthy Eating Nutrition—MS
State law addresses healthy eating/nutrition.
Texas Administrative Code Title 19 RULE §74.1 Essential Knowledge and Skills
(a) A school district that offers kindergarten through Grade 12 must offer the following as a required curriculum:
- (2) an enrichment curriculum that includes:
- (B) health, with emphasis on the importance of proper nutrition and exercise;
Texas Administrative Code. 115.23. Health Education Grades 7-8.
(b) Knowledge and skills.
- (1) Health information. The student comprehends ways to enhance and maintain personal health throughout the life span. The student is expected to:
- (A) analyze the interrelationships of physical, mental, and social health;
- (B) identify and describe types of eating disorders such as bulimia, anorexia, or overeating;
- (C) identify and describe lifetime strategies for prevention and early identification of disorders such as depression and anxiety that may lead to long-term disability;
- (D) describe the life cycle of human beings including birth, dying, and death;
- (E) identify and describe the three categories of prescription drugs and types of illegal drugs; and
- (F) examine the relationship between prescription drugs and illegal drugs.
Texas Education Code Sec. 28.002. REQUIRED CURRICULUM
(a)Each school district that offers kindergarten through grade 12 shall offer, as a required curriculum:
(2)an enrichment curriculum that includes:
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(A)to the extent possible, languages other than English;
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(B)health, with emphasis on:
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(i)physical health, including the importance of proper nutrition and exercise; and
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(ii)mental health, including instruction about mental health conditions, substance abuse, skills to manage emotions, establishing and maintaining positive relationships, and responsible decision-making; and
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(iii)suicide prevention, including recognizing suicide-related risk factors and warning signs;
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(C)physical education;