Health and Athletics

High School Health Program

• HEALTH

GRADES 9-12     Half Year, Half Credit

  This is a one-semester offering concentrating on specific health problems and concerns: mental health, drug abuse, alcohol, tobacco, consumer health, disease prevention, proper nutrition, and family living. The program is designed to promote health and wellness through healthful decision making and promotion of a healthful lifestyle. For graduation, a student may enroll in either 4850 or 4860. One course includes a family living unit; the other does not. The course without Family Living will not be offered yearly. Successful completion is required for graduation.

  The family living unit deals with the behavioral aspects of human sexuality; accurate information concerning human reproductive system, pregnancy, and birth; the social relationships of dating, marriage, and the legal responsibilities of marriage; and the personal relationships interacting in a good family unit.  The topic of AIDS as well as other infections and sexually transmitted diseases are included in both courses.

• HEALTH - Without Family Living Unit

GRADES 9-12  Note: Offered every three or four years. Half Year, Half Credit

• FIRST AID AND CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION / SPORTS MEDICINE 

GRADES 9-12  Half Year, Half Credit

  This course is designed to help students prepare for all first aid emergencies. Many students will find the course particularly helpful in obtaining summer employment, as Suffolk County requires a CPR certificate for all lifeguards. Teachers involved in the program are certified as American Red Cross instructors and will issue certificates in: A. Standard First Aid, B. Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation.

   The Sports Medicine segment is unique and innovative, designed for high school students that have an interest in the sports and medical field. Basic principles of anatomy and physiology will be covered to give the student a base of knowledge to understand injuries and injury evaluation. Also included will be evaluation techniques, basic muscle testing, taping and field trips to various clinical settings if possible.

  Learning from these experiences the students will gain a better understanding of the sports and medical industry and how it will impact athletes in the new century.

 Smithtown Central School District 
Department of Physical Education, Health and Athletics
26 New York Ave.
Smithtown, NY 11787    631-382-2100

Questions or comments contact:
Patrick M. Smith - Coordinator of Physical Education, Health and Athletics
psmith@smithtown.k12.ny.us