New York State Health & Physical Education Standards
Standard 1: Personal Health and Fitness
Students will have the necessary knowledge and skills to establish and maintain physical fitness,participate in physical activity, and maintain personal health.
Standard 2: A Safe and Healthy Environment.
Students will acquire the knowledge and ability necessary to create and maintain a safe and healthy environment.
Standard 3: Resource Management.
Students will understand and be able to manage their personal and community resources.
National Health Education Standards
Standard 1 – Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
Standard 2 – Students will analyze the influence of peers, culture, media, technology and other factors on health behaviors.
Standard 3 – Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information and products and services to enhance health.
Standard 4 – Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
Standard 5 – Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.
Standard 6 – Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.
Standard 7 – Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.
Standard 8 – Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family and community health.
“Cited from Pre-publication document of National Health Education Standards, PreK-12, American Cancer Society. December 2005 – August 2006”.