Grade 2 Health Mississippi standards Standards

Demonstrate an ability to influence others to become involved in healthy community projects.

Demonstrate an ability to influence others to become involved in healthy community projects.

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

Identify negative effects of using alcohol, tobacco, and drugs.

Identify stress associated with different situations (e.g., recital, leadership role, disagreement with a peer, and visit to the principal's office).

Demonstrate and explain proper use of seat belts.

Identify fair methods for settling conflicts.

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

Explain how goal-setting enhances healthy behaviors.

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

Explain the potential results of making positive and negative health choices (e.g., accidents, nutrition, physical activity, drug use, smoking, and bullying).

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

Identify individual differences and the value of those differences.

Demonstrate refusal skills to enhance health(e.g., just say no, don't talk to strangers).

Identify ways to communicate care, consideration, and respect of self and others.

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

Describe the roles of various community resources (e.g., hospital, Department of Health, voluntary health agency, home health) that aid in preventing illness.

Understand the importance of warning labels and symbols.

Identify health products and services for daily use.

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

Describe how the media (e.g., Terrance the Rat) influences health choices.

Appreciate the differences in people and how these differences are related to culture.

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

Discuss ways in which the environment can contribute to illnesses or diseases (e.g., air pollution, water).

Explore some of the causes of illnesses and chronic disease.

Discuss ways to prevent injury.

Identify how dietary habits affect health.

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