Teen Health: Course 2

"Teen Health" is the integrated, activities-based health program written especially for middle school students. It helps students understand that good health affects their school performance, their friendships, their looks, and their lives.
"Teen Health" stretches far beyond traditional health topics to cover the subjects students really want to know about. It explains the importance of avoiding risky behaviors and provides step-by-step guidelines on how to do so. Student-friendly modules allow teachers to supplement the core curriculum with selected topics.
Reading age for native speakers: Middle School Students (7th grade)

CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Understanding Health and Wellness
- Lesson 1: Your Total Health
- Lesson 2: Skills for Building Health
- Lesson 3: What Affects Your Health?
- Lesson 4: Health Risks and Your Behavior

Chapter 2: Taking Charge of Your Health
- Lesson 1: Making Responsible Decisions
- Lesson 2: Setting and Reaching Your Goals
- Lesson 3: Building Good Character

Chapter 3: Physical Activity and Fitness
- Lesson 1: Becoming Physically Fit
- Lesson 2: Exploring Skeletal and Muscular Systems
- Lesson 3: Exploring the Circulatory System
- Lesson 4: Creating Your Fitness Plan
- Lesson 5: Weight Training and Sports
- Lesson 6: Preventing Physical Activity Injuries

Chapter 4: Nutrition
- Lesson 1: Nutrients for Good Health
- Lesson 2: Creating a Healthy Eating Plan
- Lesson 3: Planning Healthful Meals
- Lesson 4: Digestion and Excretion
- Lesson 5: Body Image and Healthy Weight
- Lesson 6: Maintaining a Healthy Weight

Chapter 5: Mental and Emotional Health
- Lesson 1: What Is Mental and Emotional Health?
- Lesson 2: Your Self-Concept and Self-Esteem
- Lesson 3: Your Emotions
- Lesson 4: Managing Stress
- Lesson 5: Mental and Emotional Problems
- Lesson 6: Help for Mental and Emotional Problems

Chapter 6: Building Healthy Relationships
- Lesson 1: Building Communication Skills
- Lesson 2: Understanding Family Relationships
- Lesson 3: Your Friendships and Peer Pressure
- Lesson 4: Abstinence and Refusal Skills

Chapter 7: Resolving Conflicts and Preventing Violence
- Lesson 1: Understanding Conflict
- Lesson 2: Conflict-Resolution Skills
- Lesson 3: Preventing Violence
- Lesson 4: Getting Help for Abuse

Chapter 8: Tobacco
- Lesson 1: How Tobacco Affects the Body
- Lesson 2: The Respiratory System
- Lesson 3: Tobacco Use and Teens
- Lesson 4: Tobacco Use and Society
- Lesson 5: Saying No to Tobacco Use

Chapter 9: Alcohol
- Lesson 1: Alcohol Use and Abuse
- Lesson 2: The Nervous System
- Lesson 3: Alcohol Use and Teens
- Lesson 4: Alcohol Use and Society
- Lesson 5: Saying No to Alcohol Use

Chapter 10: Drugs
- Lesson 1: Drug Use and Abuse
- Lesson 2: Types of Drugs and Their Effects
- Lesson 3: Drug Risks and Teens
- Lesson 4: Staying Drug Free

Chapter 11: Personal Health and Consumer Choices
- Lesson 1: Healthy Teeth, Skin, Hair, and Nails
- Lesson 2: Healthy Eyes and Ears
- Lesson 3: Smart Consumer Choices
- Lesson 4: Using Medicines Safely
- Lesson 5: Choosing Health Care

Chapter 12: Growing and Changing
- Lesson 1: Changes During Adolescence
- Lesson 2: The Endocrine System
- Lesson 3: The Male Reproductive System
- Lesson 4: The Female Reproductive System
- Lesson 5: Heredity and Human Development
- Lesson 6: The Life Cycle

Chapter 13: Communicable Diseases
- Lesson 1: What Are Communicable Diseases?
- Lesson 2: The Immune System
- Lesson 3: Common Communicable Diseases
- Lesson 4: Preventing the Spread of Disease
- Lesson 5: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Lesson 6: HIV/AIDS

Chapter 14: Noncommunicable Diseases
- Lesson 1: Allergies and Asthma
- Lesson 2: Heart Disease
- Lesson 3: Cancer
- Lesson 4: Diabetes and Arthritis

Chapter 15: Personal Safety
- Lesson 1: Preventing Injury
- Lesson 2: Staying Safe at Home
- Lesson 3: Staying Safe Outdoors
- Lesson 4: Weather Emergencies and Natural Disasters
- Lesson 5: Giving First Aid

Chapter 16: The Environment and Your Health
- Lesson 1: How Pollution Affects Your Health
- Lesson 2: Protecting the Environment

Glossary
Index