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Massachusetts Comprehensive Health Curriculum Framework - October 1999

Table of Contents

1. Visual Overview of the Health Framework
2. Introduction
3. Core Concept
4. Guiding Principles
5. Considerations in Health Education
6. Strands and Learning Standards
   • Physical Health Strand
     • Growth and Development
     • Physical Activity and Fitness
     • Nutrition
     • Reproduction/Sexuality
     
     
     
   • Social and Emotional Health Strand
     • Mental Health
     • Family Life
     • Interpersonal Relationships
     
     
     
   • Safety and Prevention Strand
     • Disease Prevention and Control
     • Safety and Injury Prevention
     • Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Substance Use/Abuse Prevention
     • Violence Prevention

   • Personal and Community Health Information Strand
     • Consumer Health and Resource Management
     • Ecological Health
     • Community and Public Health

7. References and Sources

Appendices

1. Massachusetts Guiding Principles and National Standards
2. Law & Policy Around Health and Health Education
3. Technology Literacy and Health Education
4. Resources for Health Education
5. Web Resources