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Grade 8 – Healthy Living

Grade 8 Overall Expectations:

1 – Understanding Health Concepts

Personal Safety and Injury Prevention

Describe the signs and symptoms of concussions, as well as strategies that support healthy recovery

Identify situations that could lead to injury or death, and describe behaviours that can help to reduce risk

Substance Use, Addictions, and Related Behaviours

Identify and describe the warning signs of problematic substance use and related behaviours for a variety of activities and substances, including cannabis

Human Development and Sexual Health

Identify and explain factors that can affect an individual’s decisions about sexual activity , and identify sources of support regarding sexual health

Demonstrate an understanding of gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, and identify factors that can help individuals of all identities and orientations develop a positive self-concept

2 – Making Healthy Choices

Healthy Eating

Evaluate personal eating habits and food choices on the basis of the recommendations in Canada’s Food Guide, taking into account behaviours that support healthy eating

Personal Safety and Injury Prevention

Demonstrate the ability to assess situations for potential dangers , and apply strategies for avoiding dangerous situations

Human Development and Sexual Health

Demonstrate an understanding of abstinence, contraception and the use of effective and suitable protection to prevent pregnancy and STBBIs, and the concept of consent, as well as the skills (e.g., self-awareness, communication, assertiveness, and refusal skills) they need to apply in order to make safe and healthy decisions about sexual activity

Mental Health Literacy

Demonstrate an understanding of how incorporating healthy habits and coping strategies into daily routines can help maintain mental health and resilience in times of stress

3 – Making Connections for Healthy Living

Healthy Eating

Identify strategies for promoting healthy eating habits and food choices within the school, home, and community

Personal Safety and Injury Prevention

Analyse the impact of violent behaviours, including bullying (online or in-person), violence in intimate and sexual relationships, and gender-based violence or racially based violence, on the person being targeted, the perpetrator, and bystanders, and describe the role of support services in preventing violence

Human Development and Sexual Health

Analyse the attractions and benefits associated with being in a healthy relationship, as well as the benefits, risks, and drawbacks, for themselves and others, of relationships involving different degrees of sexual intimacy

Mental Health Literacy

Explain how word choices and societal views about mental health and mental illness can affect people and perpetuate stigma, and identify actions that can counteract that stigma