K-12 Health Lesson Plans and Curriculum
Alignment Tables
Illinois Alignment Documents

STATE GOAL 22: Understand principles of health promotion and the prevention and treatment of illness and injury.
A. Explain the basic principles of health promotion, illness prevention and safety. HealthTeacher Lesson Title
Early Elementary 22.A.1a Identify general signs and symptoms of illness (e.g., fever, rashes, coughs, congestion)
22.A.1b Identify methods of health promotion and illness prevention (e.g., obtaining immunizations, hand washing, brushing and flossing teeth, eating practices, sleep, cleanliness). My Incredible Machine!
Brushing Teeth
Looking at Medicine Labels
Caring for Our Skin
Yikes, Lice!
Covering Sneezes and Coughs
Care of Eyes and Ears
Wash Away the Germs
Getting Ready to Eat
Storing Foods
Our Bodies Need Water
Let's Get Physical
Physical Activity Is Good for Me
Good for Your Heart
Warm Up and Cool Down
Let's Move
Safety Counts
Play Safe
22.A.1c Identify dangerous situations and safety methods to reduce risks (e.g., traffic, improper use of medicine and poisons, strangers). Wear Your Safety Belt
Riding in the Back Seat
Getting Help
Be Safe
You Can't Tell by Looking
Help in an Emergency
Stop, Drop, and Roll
How You Can Prevent Fires
Other Ways to Stay Safe
Fire Safety: Getting Help
Use Your Head, Wear Your Helmet
Keep Away from Poison
Choking
Avoiding Weapons
Preventing Animal Bites
Treating Minor Wounds and Burns
Staying Safe Around Electricity
Staying Safe
Late Elementary 22.A.2a Describe benefits of early detection and treatment of illness.
22.A.2b Demonstrate strategies for the prevention and reduction of communicable and non-communicable disease (e.g., practicing cleanliness, making healthy food choices, understanding the importance of immunizations and regular health screenings). Preventing Infectious Illness
Skin Care and Hygiene
It's a Matter of Balance
Healthful Eating and Exercise
22.A.2c Describe and compare health and safety methods that reduce the risks associated with dangerous situations (e.g., wearing seat belts and helmets, using sunscreen). Biking Safety
Preventing Water Accidents
Planning for Fire Safety
Universal Precautions
Middle/Junior High School 22.A.3a Identify and describe ways to reduce health risks common to adolescents (e.g., exercise, diet, refusal of harmful substances). Benefits of Physical Activity
Be Smart, Don't Start
Dietary Guidelines
Food Guide Pyramid
22.A.3b Identify how positive health practices and relevant health care can help reduce health risks (e.g., proper diet and exercise reduce risks of cancer and heart disease). Reducing Health Risks
Benefits of Physical Activity
Making Healthful Decisions about Tobacco
Dietary Guidelines
22.A.3c Explain routine safety precautions in practical situations (e.g., in motor vehicles, on bicycles, in and near water, as a pedestrian). Safety on Motorized Vehicles
Water Safety
Using Public Transportation Safely
22.A.3d Identify various careers involved in health promotion, health care and injury prevention. Health Services in the Community
Early High School 22.A.4a Compare and contrast communicable, chronic and degenerative illnesses (e.g., influenza, cancer, arthritis). Causes of Illness
Terriary Prevention (Indicated Prevention)
22.A.4b Analyze possible outcomes of effective health promotion and illness prevention (e.g., reduction in stress, improved fitness, lessened likelihood of injury and illness). Avoiding Sports Injuries
Primary Prevention (Universal Prevention)
22.A.4c Demonstrate basic procedures in injury prevention and emergency care that can be used in the home, workplace, and community (e.g., first aid, CPR). Avoiding Sports Injuries
Secondary Prevention (Targeted Prevention)
22.A.4d Research and report about a career involved in health promotion, health care and injury prevention. Access to Health Care Services
Late High School 22.A.5a Explain strategies for managing contagious, chronic and degenerative illnesses (e.g., various treatment and support systems). Developing Self-care Skills
22.A.5b Evaluate the effectiveness of health promotion and illness prevention methods using data from actual situations (e.g., impact of worksite health promotion programs). Secondary Prevention (Targeted Prevention)
Advocating for Physical Activity
22.A.5c Explain how health and safety problems have been altered by tech­nology, media and medicine (e.g., product testing; control of polio; advanced surgical techniques; improved treatments for cancer, diabetes and heart disease; worksite safety management). Physical Activiyt for Weight Management
B. Describe and explain the factors that influence health among individuals, groups and communities. HealthTeacher Lesson Title
Early Elementary 22.B.1 Encourage and support others in making positive health choices (e.g., eating practices, cleanliness, safety practices). Sanitation Workers
Wear Your Safety Belt
Staying Safe Around Electricity
Real Friends Protect Us
It Makes No Cents
Healthy Habits
Late Elementary 22.B.2 Describe how individuals and groups influence the health of individuals (e.g., peer pressure, media and advertising). No Noise
Clean Water
Refuse Not to Re-Use
Preventing Water Accidents
Choosing Friends
Advertising and Food Choice
Tell the Tobacco Ads What You Think
Who Influences You?
Abstinence
Middle/Junior High School 22.B.3 Describe how the individual influences the health and well-being of the workplace and the community (e.g., volunteerism, disaster preparedness, proper care to prevent the spread of illness). Reducing Health Risks
Responsible for Recycling
Waste Not!
Unsafe in Any Form
Living Longer Through Labels
Be Smart, Don't Start
Positive Influences
Early High School 22.B.4 Explain social and economic effects of health problems on individuals and society (e.g., cost of health care, reduction in productivity). Gambling Problems in Our Community
Late High School 22.B.5 Analyze how public health policies, laws and the media function to prevent and control illness (e.g., product and food labeling, food safety and handling, school immunizations). Advocating for Physical Activity
C. Explain how the environment can affect health. HealthTeacher Lesson Title
Early Elementary 22.C.1 Identify sources and causes of environmental health risks (e.g., air, soil, sun, water, noise, food, chemicals). Safe in the Sun
The Environment and the Community
Late Elementary 22.C.2 Explain interrelationships between the environment and individual health (e.g., pollution and respiratory problems, sun and skin cancer). No Noise
Managing Diabetes, Asthma, Allergies
What's in Tobacco Smoke?
Clean Water
Middle/Junior High School 22.C.3a Identify potential environmental conditions that may affect the health of the local community (e.g., pollution, land fill, lead-based paint). Your Air, Your Health
22.C.3b Develop potential solutions to address environmental problems that affect the local community’s health. Responsible for Recycling
Early High School 22.C.4 Analyze how environmental conditions can affect health on a large scale (e.g., acid rain, oil spills, solid waste contamination, nuclear leaks, ozone depletion). Conserving Natural Resources
Late High School 22.C.5 Compare and contrast how individuals, communities and states prevent and correct health-threatening environmental problems (e.g., recycling, banning leaf burning, restaurant inspections, OSHA standards in the workplace). Renewable, Reusable or Recyclable?
Don't Waste a Drop