ALEX Resources

   View Standards     Standard(s): [HE] (1) 2 :

1.1.2) List food safety precautions.

[HE] (5) 8 :

5.2.1) Describe how the school and community can support personal health practices and behaviors.

a. Describe how positive and negative influences from family, peers, and culture affect adolescents' body acceptance during the changes of puberty.

[HE] (5) 11 :

5.3.2) Research factors to consider when selecting health products.

Examples: cost, safety, effectiveness, side effects

[HE] (6) 8 :

6.2.3) Investigate how messages from media influence health behaviors.

Examples: social media, fast food advertisements, editing photos to enhance physical appearance

[HE] (6) 20 :

6.7.1) Critique examples of responsible behaviors that reduce health risks.

Examples: choosing healthy foods, participating in healthy activities, having regular medical and dental check-ups

Explore the reasons behind the 2011 recall of ground turkey by the meat-packing company Cargill Foods in Springdale, AK, and the implications on our food safety, in this video excerpted from FRONTLINE: The Trouble with Chicken. Noticing high levels of salmonella in its ground turkey, Cargill Foods eventually recalled its product, but the delay still sickened 132 people and killed one person.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [HE] (4) 18 :

4.6.1) Describe ways to put a plan into place to achieve a goal.

[HE] (4) 19 :

4.6.2) Identify resources to assist in achieving personal health goals.

Examples: YMCA, Boys/Girls Clubs, recreation center, school clubs

[HE] (5) 2 :

5.1.2) Utilize information on various food labels to determine nutritional value.

[HE] (5) 11 :

5.3.2) Research factors to consider when selecting health products.

Examples: cost, safety, effectiveness, side effects

Learn about Healthy Highway, a program to help people make healthy choices about nutrition. It uses simple graphics and concepts to explain options, such as traffic signs to explain how to make good nutrition choices. The program has been used by schools and Special Olympics.

   View Standards     Standard(s): [HE] (5) 11 :

5.3.2) Research factors to consider when selecting health products.

Examples: cost, safety, effectiveness, side effects

Supplements are quite important because they enable you to get nutrients that you could be missing in your food. Food is the best source of nutrients since it is all natural. However, this is subject to the type of diet. Nutrients of the particular foods available to you may also be diminished. Over the years, the soil has lost its nutrients due to soil degradation, meaning that foods grown in it may not have enough nutrients required by the body. This will, therefore, mean that you will need to supplement your diet. There are important things that you need to factor in before buying your supplements, to ensure you get the best. This information material identifies the important things to look for when purchasing supplements.

This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.