Everglades City School – Health 1 - Life Management Skills

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

The purpose of this course is to produce health literate students that make sound decisions and take positive actions for healthy and effective living. The course is wellness oriented and emphasizes responsible decision-making and planning for a healthy lifestyle. The content should include, but is not limited to, the following: Responsible decision-making Goal-setting, including personal health and individual wellness planning Positive emotional development, including the prevention of depression and suicide • Communication, interpersonal and coping skills, including prevention of violence, gangs, and bullying Nutrition and physical activity Tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use and abuse Safety education, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automatic external defibrillator (AED), first aid for obstructed airway, and injury prevention including CPR, AED, general first aid, and injury prevention Prevention of child abuse and neglect Human sexuality, including abstinence from sexual activity, and teen pregnancy prevention • Disease prevention and control, including HIV/AIDS and other STIs Analyzing health information and consumer knowledge Health-related community resources • Health advocacy skills Internet Safety • Dating Violence Special Note: In accordance with state statute, the Reproductive Health Education curriculum offered in CCPS has been state approved and is available for review on the District website. Any student whose parent makes a written request to the school principal shall be exempt from Reproductive Health or Disease Education portions of the curriculum and will be provided an alternative assignment.