LEVEL 2 HEALTH CURRICULUM

ABUSE

·        A bathing suit is used to identify the private parts of the body.

·        Students will be able to Students will recognize ok and not ok touches.

·        A bathing recognize secrets that they should keep and secrets that they should tell.

·        Factual information regarding strangers/people they know, friendliness/force in the majority of abuse cases.

·        The safety rule: Say no, Get away, Tell an adult that they can trust.

·        The importance of an assertive response in an abusive situation is discussed.

·        Students are made aware of the fact that abuse is never their fault.

ABDUCTION

GERMS AND HIV/AIDS

·        Students will understand the term germs with specificity to viruses and bacteria and fungus.

·        Students will to comprehend how germs are spread.

·        Reinforcement of proper hand washing takes place through discussion.

·        Students will understand how germs enter the body through the eyes, ears, nose, mouth and cuts.

·        The terms immune system and white blood cells are defined through the use of a handout.

·        The acronyms HIV and AIDS are introduces.

·        Students begin to understand that HIV/AIDS attacks the immune system.

·        The two methods of HIV/AIDS transmission, blood to blood, and dirty drug needles are introduced and discussed.

·        Students will begin to understand how they can prevent themselves from contracting HIV/AIDS in regards to blood to blood and dirty drug needles.

·        Students will circle and underline on a handout actions that can spread HIV/AIDS (blood to blood and dirty drug needles) and actions that cannot spread HIV/AIDS such as hugging, mosquitoes, shaking hands.