Health Education 9
USC9.9
Develop and demonstrate the personal insight, motivation, and skills necessary to enhance and promote sexual health and avoid health-compromising sexual attitudes and behaviours.
Indicators for this outcome
| (a) |
Examine personal attitudes about sexual health. |
| (b) |
Acquire knowledge that is appropriate for students' levels of development, and directly relevant to their own sexual health needs including:
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| (c) |
Analyze abstinence as the healthiest and safest sexual choice for young people. |
| (d) |
Discuss sexual health choices that reduce the risk of health-compromising consequences. |
| (e) |
Assess how to raise, discuss, and negotiate sexual health issues with partners. |
| (f) |
Evaluate the potential outcomes of sexual health attitudes and behaviours. |
| (g) |
Determine how attitudes and behaviours may interfere with or enhance sexual health. |
| (h) |
Clarify personal standards (see Grade 6) that influence sexual health decisions. |
| (i) |
Examine the strategies of personal commitment (see Grade 7) that are required to commit to one's standards/decisions related to healthy sexual behaviour. |
| (j) |
Articulate the influence of alcohol and other drugs on sexual attitudes and behaviours. |
| (k) |
Determine the personal benefits of taking action to enhance sexual health and prevent/reduce sexual health problems. |
| (l) |
Use self-knowledge and understandings to promote sexual health with family, friends, partners, and community. |
| (m) |
Determine the behaviours and local resources/supports that can help to attain positive sexual health outcomes. |
| (n) |
Establish a common and informed understanding of differences that exist in relation to sexuality and determine what differences are respected and protected in Canadian Human Rights legislation. |
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Media and Formats :
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Price :
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Record posted/updated:
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Media and Formats :
CD/DVD
Price :
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Record posted/updated:
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Media and Formats :
CD/DVD
Topic :
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Price :
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Record posted/updated:
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Media and Formats :
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Topic :
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Price :
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Record posted/updated:
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Media and Formats :
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Topic :
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Price :
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Record posted/updated:
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Topic :
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Price :
Free
Record posted/updated:
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Topic :
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Price :
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Record posted/updated:
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Price :
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Record posted/updated:
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Media and Formats :
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Topic :
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Price :
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Record posted/updated:
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Media and Formats :
Book
Topic :
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Price :
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Record posted/updated:
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Media and Formats :
Document
Price :
Free
Record posted/updated:
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