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Grade 11, University/College Preparation
A3. Homeostasis
A5. Disease Prevention and Treatment
A4. Lifestyle Choices
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 11 AND 12 | Technological Education
By the end of this course, students will:
A3.1 describe the various balances that the body regulates in order to maintain a stable internal environment (e.g., temperature, blood glucose, acid/base, blood pressure, fluid balance);
A3.2 identify factors that can create a homeostatic imbalance (e.g., vomiting/diarrhea can lead to dehydration and electrolyte imbalance);
A3.3 explain how imbalances in body systems affect personal health (e.g., an imbalance in blood glucose can lead to hypoglycemia/hyperglycemia).
By the end of this course, students will:
A4.1 identify and describe lifestyle choices that can improve a person’s health and well-being (e.g., avoidance of substance use/abuse, stress management, regular exercise, prevention of dental cavities, safe use of MP3 players and cell phones, using an Aboriginal medicine wheel as a health framework);
A4.2 assess a simulated client’s dietary strengths and weaknesses and make appropriate food and nutrition suggestions, using appropriate resources (e.g., Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide [2007]; Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide: First Nations, Inuit and Métis; cultural adaptations of Canada’s Food Guide available from the Ontario Public Health Association);
A4.3 identify and describe different types of community health and social services that help people maintain active and healthy lives (e.g., community care access centres, nursing, mental health services, physiotherapy, lab services, Meals on Wheels, vision services, dental services, phar- macy services).
By the end of this course, students will:
A5.1 research and describe conventional medical treatments for disease, disability, or injury (e.g., cancer – radiation treatment, chemotherapy, surgery; cholelithiasis – diet, lithotripsy, microscopic surgery, pain control);
A5.2 research and describe complementary med- ical treatments for disease, disability, or injury (e.g., acupuncture for pain management, First Nations ritual of smudging to purify and cleanse the body, therapeutic touch);
A5.3 describe a variety of conventional and com- plementary methods of preventing and treating disease that can be combined to provide a holis- tic approach (e.g., prescribed and over-the-counter medication, meditation, herbal remedies, chiropractic treatment, naturopathy, massage therapy, surgery);
A5.4 demonstrate an understanding of the chain of infection and the principles of infection control.
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