Health Education Program

Health Education at SC Department of Education

CPR & Rescue Breathing is taught to 9^th graders during their PE/Comprehensive Health Class. Attached is a link to CPR/AED instruction. See link below:

CPR-AED Lesson Plan

Curriculum K-9

Approved curriculum for comprehensive health education: Grades K-5

Content areas based on requirements of SC Comprehensive Health Education Act.

The following content areas are addressed at every grade level on the basis of specific, developmentally/age appropriate performance indicators:

Mental, Emotional, Social Health
Injury Prevention and Safety
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
Growth, Development and Sexual Health/Responsibility
Personal and Community Health
Nutrition and Physical Activity
Sexual assault & abuse - Erin's Law

SC state adopted instructional materials used are: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Health and Wellness.

Additional Approved Resource material are:

Teachers trained in Jason Flatt Suicide Prevention- SCDE
Nutrition through cafeteria choices
FitnessGram Activity Instruction, grade levels K-9 - SCDНЕС

Approved curriculum for comprehensive health education: Grades 6-9

Send out parent letter at least 2 weeks before comprehensive health series begins to allow parents time, if they desire, for their child to Opt out of the program.

6th Grade: (Holt: Decisions for Health)
• Male and female reproductive systems (Holt: Chapter 9, lessons 1-4)
• Sexually transmitted diseases (Holt: Chapter 10, lesson 4)
• Body image (Holt: Chapter 4, lessons 104)
• Personal hygiene (variety of approved resources such as video "It's a Girl Thing" or "It's a Boy Thing")
• Sexual assault/abuse - Erin's Law

7th Grade: (Holt: Decisions for Health)
• Review male and female reproductive systems (Holt: Chapter 16, lessons 1-5)
• Diseases and complications of reproductive systems (Holt: Chapter 16, lessons 2 and 3)

Growing up from conception to aging (Holt: Chapter 16, lessons 5 and 6)
Reducing the risk of sexually transmitted diseases (Holt: Chapter 14, lesson 4)
Body image and self-concept (Holt: Chapter 3, lessons 1-3 and Chapter 6, lessons 1 and 2)
Sexual assault/abuse - Erin's Law

8th Grade: (Holt: Decisions for Health)
• Review of reproductive systems and related problems (Holt: Chapter 9, lessons 1 and 2)

Pregnancy and birth (Holt: Chapter 9, lesson 3)
Healthy relationships (Holt: Chapter 11, lesson 5)
Teen dating (Holt: Chapter 11, lesson 6 and curriculum from the ROAR Program)
Sexual assault/abuse Erin's Law

9th Grade: (Holt: Lifetime Health)

Review healthy relationships and Teen dating
Consequences of sexual activity in health risks and teen pregnancy
Reducting risks of sexually transmitted diseases
Types of contraceptives
Sexual assault/abuse Erin's Law

Additional Approved Resource Material for Reproductive Health Curriculum:

Decisions for Health (Green, Red and Blue Holt textbooks)
Always Changing' - pamphlet and video produced by kotex
It's a Girl Thing' - It's a Guy Thing' - text, pamphlets
ROAR Program provided by Pee Dee Coalition Against Domestic and
Sexual Assault - Pee Dee Coalition
"Go Ape" Program at Long Middle School - Inactive program