Main Ideas:

1. Understand the difference between over-the-counter and prescription medicine.

2. Understand how to read the Drug Facts label and take medicine safely.

3. Know what active ingredients are and where to find them on the Drug Facts label.

4. Understand common side effects and warnings on medicine labels.

Main Ideas:

1. Know that blood pressure is how fast blood moves through your body.

2. Understand that you should check your blood pressure often. Know that the results will have 2 numbers, a higher number and a lower number.

3. Understand high blood pressure can damage your heart, kidney, eyes, and brain.

4. Know how to manage blood pressure with a healthy diet, exercise, low stress, eating less salt, or with medication if prescribed by a doctor.

Main Ideas:

1. Understand what cancer is, and that there are many kinds of cancer.

2. Know that early screening can detect cancer before you have symptoms or feel any problems.

3. Know how to screen your own body for changes; new lumps, or moles that change shape and color.

4. Know what you can do to reduce your chances of cancer.

Main Ideas:

1. Brush your teeth twice a day and floss your teeth one time each day.

2. Visit the dentist twice a year. Many insurance policies will pay for it.

3. Bad dental health can cause gum disease, cavities, bleeding, bad breath, gingivitis, and other health problems.

Main Ideas:

1. Know that diabetes is a chronic (long-lasting) health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy (blood sugar).

2. Know that “prediabetes” is when blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough yet to be diabetes. It can lead to diabetes and other health problems.

3. Know that diabetes can cause serious problems like kidney disease, eye problems, and heart disease.

4. Know that if you have Type 2 diabetes, you can manage your blood sugar through a healthy diet, exercise, and possibly medication to prevent or delay damage caused by high blood sugar.

Main Ideas:

1. Describe how to wash hands properly

2. Know when to wear a mask to protect themselves and others

3. Know what germs are and how they are spread

Main Ideas:

1. Understand that a balanced diet includes different foods (protein, grain, vegetables, fruits, dairy).

2. Name examples of healthy foods and healthy snack ideas.

3. Know how to read a food label for: Serving Size, Sugar, Sodium (salt), andcCalories.

4. Name foods they should limit or avoid (sugary foods, salt, high fat, processed food, fast food)

5. Know that you don’t have to eat perfectly all the time! Make changes little by little. Name one healthy eating change you’d like to try.

Main Ideas:

1. All movement is exercise.

2. Set a specific goal for one way to move more and you can build from there.

3. Understand how exercise is good for you (mind, body, heart)