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Standard 2

Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.


Rationale: Health is affected by a variety of positive and negative influences within society. This standard focuses on identifying and understanding the diverse internal and external factors that influence health practices and behaviors among youth, including personal values, beliefs, and perceived norms.

Performance Indicators*


Pre-K-Grade 2
2.2.1Identify how the family influences personal health practices and behaviors.
2.2.2Identify what the school can do to support personal health practices and behaviors.
2.2.3Describe how the media can influence health behaviors.
Grades 3-5
2.5.1Describe how family influences personal health practices and behaviors.
2.5.2Identify the influence of culture on health practices and behaviors.
2.5.3Identify how peers can influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors
2.5.4Describe how the school and community can support personal health practices and behaviors.
2.5.5Explain how media influences thoughts, feelings, and health behaviors.
2.5.6Describe ways that technology can influence personal health.
Grades 6-8
2.8.1Examine how the family influences the health of adolescents.
2.8.2Describe the influence of culture on health beliefs, practices, and behaviors.
2.8.3Describe how peers influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
2.8.4Analyze how the school and community can affect personal health practices and behaviors.
2.8.5Analyze how messages from media influence health behaviors.
2.8.6Analyze the influence of technology on personal and family health.
2.8.7Explain how the perceptions of norms influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
2.8.8Explain the influence of personal values and beliefs on individual health practices and behaviors.
2.8.9Describe how some health risk behaviors can influence the likelihood of engaging in unhealthy behaviors.
2.8.10Explain how school and public health policies can influence health promotion and disease prevention.
Grades 9-12
2.12.1Analyze how the family influences the health of individuals.
2.12.2Analyze how the culture supports and challenges health beliefs, practices, and behaviors.
2.12.3Analyze how peers influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
2.12.4Evaluate how the school and community can affect personal health practice and behaviors.
2.12.5Evaluate the effect of media on personal and family health.
2.12.6Evaluate the impact of technology on personal, family, and community health.
2.12.7Analyze how the perceptions of norms influence healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
2.12.8Analyze the influence of personal values and beliefs on individual health practices and behaviors.
2.12.9Analyze how some health risk behaviors can influence the likelihood of engaging in unhealthy behaviors.
2.12.10Analyze how public health policies and government regulations can influence health promotion and disease prevention.

* The performance indicators articulate specifically what students should know or be able to do in support of each standard by the conclusion of each of the following grade spans: Pre-K–Grade 2; Grade 3–Grade 5; Grade 6–Grade 8; and Grade 9–Grade 12. The performance indicators serve as a blueprint for organizing student assessment.

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