Heath and Wellness

This course includes comprehensive health education as expressed in the Indiana Health Education Proficiency Guide: Growth and Development; Mental and Emotional Health; Community and Environmental Health; Nutrition; Family Life Education; Consumer Health; Personal Health; Alcohol; Tobacco and Other Drugs; Intentional and Unintentional Injury; and Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.

Students explore the effect of health behaviors on an individual’s quality of life.  The course assists students in understanding that health is a lifetime commitment by analyzing individual risk factors and health decisions that promote health and prevent disease.

Physical Education

Physical Education will focus on health related fitness and developing skills and habits necessary for a lifetime
of activity. Health related fitness will include cardio-respiratory endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance,
flexibility, and body composition. Students will be expected to complete both physical and cognitive tasks throughout the
course.