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C1. demonstrate an understanding of environmental issues related to health care and personal well-being;
C2. describe social trends and health care issues relating to children and adolescents.
C1. HealthCareandtheEnvironment C2. HealthCareandSociety
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM, GRADES 9 AND 10 | Technological Education
C. HEALTH CARE,THE ENVIRONMENT, AND SOCIETY
OVERALL EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
SPECIFIC EXPECTATIONS
By the end of this course, students will:
C1.1 identify current environmental issues and describe their implications for human health and well-being (e.g., air quality and respiratory disease, water quality and gastrointestinal problems, toxic substances and cancer or birth defects);
C1.2 describe the impact of health-related choices on the environment, and create a plan for improv- ing personal health and fitness that also benefits the environment (e.g., walking or biking rather than driving; eating more locally produced fruits and vegetables and less meat and processed food).
By the end of this course, students will:
C2.1 identify current child and adolescent health issues from recent media coverage (e.g., lack
of exercise, poor diet, and child obesity; adult alcoholism and fetal alcohol syndrome; poverty and malnourishment);
C2.2 describe current issues related to the delivery of health care services in Canada (e.g., standards, access to care, waiting times; lack of health care support, sanitation, and clean water in remote communities);
C2.3 identify current child and adolescent health issues in developing countries from recent media coverage (e.g., malnutrition, lack of effective immu- nization programs, lack of clean water).
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