Identify examples of local, provincial, and national health sources regarding illness/disease.

Discuss criteria that can be used to identify if a health source is reliable.

Investigate various sources of information about illness and disease (including cancers, diabetes, depression, and heart disease).

Distinguish between infectious and non-infectious, and illness and disease.

Demonstrate an understanding of ways in which the body protects itself from illness and disease (e.g., intact skin, understanding portals/openings of entry such as eyes and mouth, immune system).

Investigate and articulate how the physical, mental, emotional, and spirital well-being of self, family, and community is affected by illness and disease.

Ask questions and seek answers for deeper understanding:

• Where do new diseases come from?
• Why do people die from a disease when some people can be cured?
• Why are some diseases more common in adults than in children and vice versa?
• Can a person have a disease and still be healthy?

Describe the challenges of illness and disease to attaining or maintaining holistic well-being.