Comparing Middle School Health Titles
Written just for middle school students, both titles use an activity-based approach to emphasize the importance of making healthy decisions and practicing healthy behaviors.
Essential Health Skills for Middle School | Comprehensive Health Skills for Middle School | |
Relevant Topics | X | X |
Classroom-Tested Activities | X | X |
Extensive Teacher Support Materials | X | X |
Student Workbook | X | X |
Aligned to National Health Education Standards | X | X |
Aligned to National Sexuality Education Standards | X |
What's Inside
Unit 1 - Taking Charge of Your Health and Wellness
1. Understanding Your Health and Wellness
2. Developing Good Personal Hygiene
3. Getting the Sleep You Need
2. Developing Good Personal Hygiene
3. Getting the Sleep You Need
Unit 2 - Promoting Mental and Emotional Well-Being
4. Being Mentally and Emotionally Healthy
5. Getting Help for Mental Health Conditions
5. Getting Help for Mental Health Conditions
Unit 3 - Nutrition and Physical Fitness
6. Nutrition
7. Physical Fitness
7. Physical Fitness
Unit 4 - Understanding and Avoiding Hazardous Substances
8. Tobacco
9. Alcohol
10. Medications and Drugs
9. Alcohol
10. Medications and Drugs
Unit 5 - Protecting Your Physical Health and Safety
11. Understanding and Preventing Diseases
12. Preventing and Responding to Accidents and Injuries
13. Protecting Environmental Health
12. Preventing and Responding to Accidents and Injuries
13. Protecting Environmental Health
Unit 6 - Social Health and Wellness
14. Promoting Healthy Relationships
15. Understanding Violent Behavior
15. Understanding Violent Behavior
Unit 7 - The Body and How It Develops
16. Human Development
17. The Body Systems
17. The Body Systems
Unit 8 - Human Sexuality*
18. Understanding Sexuality
19. Making Responsible Sexual Decisions
19. Making Responsible Sexual Decisions
* Unit 8 is not included in Essential Health Skills for Middle School but is available as a separate softcover supplement.