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Family Wellness
Career and Technical Education, Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE)
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Family Wellness is designed for students interested in health issues affecting families and communities. It provides opportunities for students to explore health throughout the lifespan. Topics include community, consumer, environmental, family, personal, mental and emotional health; nutrition, injury prevention and safety, and disease prevention. A fully-equipped, residential-style kitchen is recommended but not required.
Identify services provided by school and community professionals and explain how they impact the healthResearch and report on cultural influences on health and behaviorsResearch and report information on the immediateIdentify health messages conveyed explicitly and implicitly in the mediaInvestigate and report on how the use of technology impacts personal health in both positive and negative waysInvestigate and report on consumer goods that are advertised as health and wellness productsExplain how financial wellness influences physical health across the lifespanIdentify and describe money management skills that can be used to achieve financial wellnessAnalyze factors that affect community healthSelect an environmental issue affecting a specified community or population and debate possible solutionsOutline the ways in which health conditions affect the family unit and human lifespan developmentDescribe methods for preventing disease and injury within families and households, based on current medical guidelinesAnalyze the impact of a variety of health and wellness values and practices on personal wellness throughout the lifespanIdentify a variety of verbal and non-verbal refusal skillsResearch and report on the impact of harmful behaviors on various body systems throughout the lifespanOutline common mental health disorders, symptoms, and treatments and describe how they affect clients and familiesInvestigate and report on the effects of interpersonal relationships on mental healthExamine and describe the factors that may impact one’s mental health and wellness in positive or negative waysDescribe the role of nutrition in human growth and wellness, including prevention of conditions caused by poor nutritionOutline changes in nutritional needs across the lifespanPrepare nutritionally-balanced meals or snacks for a specified age group or population, demonstrating safeDemonstrate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), automated external defibrillator (AED) techniques, and first aid skillsDescribe the factors that affect safety within the home and create safety plans for a variety of emergency situationsIdentify the most common types of diseases and infections and discuss their effect on individual and family lifeResearch and report on the treatment and management of common health problems affecting family life