Grade 1 Health Mississippi Standards

Identify sources of health products and services in the community.

Demonstrate the ability to use goal-setting skills to enhance health.

Set a personal health goal and track progress toward its achievement.

Demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

Demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

Describe the difference in verbal and nonverbal communication.

Introduce healthy snacks.

Identify guidelines for making wise food choices.

Explain ways family members work together to obtain and maintain healthy behaviors.

Understand the importance of influencing others to make healthy choices.

Demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

Analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health.

Identify healthy habits that ensure good hygiene.

Identify items appropriate for sharing and items not appropriate for sharing.

Identify ways of preventing and controlling disease.

Comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

Demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

Recognize that health problems should be detected and treated early.

Demonstrate the ability to access valid health information and products and services to enhance health.

Identify safe and unsafe behaviors.

Explain the roles of various types of workers in the field of health.

Identify reasons for taking medicine.

Work collaboratively in small groups to achieve a common goal.

Demonstrate attentive listening skills to build and maintain healthy relationships.

Identify factors that contribute to individuality.

Explore a variety of physical activities.

Discuss the roles of emergency workers.

Contrast safe and risky behaviors.

Introduce technologies that influence health.