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 * Staff: **
 * Mrs. Megan Fisher mfisher@umtsd.org **
 * Mr. Douglas Derstine dderstine@umtsd.org **


 * Course Description **

The ninth grade course builds on content and skills obtained through the middle school program. This course will focus on the skills necessary for developing and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Areas of study will include: personal fitness, human sexuality, diseases and disorders related to the body systems and the six pillars of character education. At this level, drug education focuses on performance enhancing drugs and further develops an understanding of the negative impact harmful drugs have on the body systems ** Mission Statement ** The Health program is designed to enhance the physical, intellectual, emotional and social development of all students. Learning opportunities are provided to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to promote and maintain lifelong health and wellness.

**Overview**
 * [[image:http://www.umtsd.org/cms/lib7/PA01001090/Centricity/Domain/78/health_soft.jpg caption="Health"]] ||
 * Health ||

The K-12 Health program is designed to enhance the physical, intellectual, emotional and social development of all students. The curriculum reflects research-based health and wellness concepts that focus on students making healthy life choices. Learning opportunities are provided to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to promote and maintain lifelong health and wellness.