Did you know that the hypothalamus is the part of the brain that controls heartbeat, breathing, and blood pressure?  How about where you are on the Illness-Wellness continuum?  Well if you didn’t know this you will be learning it in health.

            Health is a class taught by Mrs. Albright.  In this class you will be learning about physical and mental health, nutrition and fitness, human development, preventing disease, and safety and first aid.

            In physical and mental health you learn about making healthy choices along with mental disorders and suicide.  When you get into Nutritino and Fitness you learn about food and nutrition, digestion and excretin, movement and coordination, and lastly cardiovascular and respiratory health.  In the human development you learn about reproduction and heredity.  In preventing disease you learn about preventing AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases.  If you get far enough in the safety and first aid unit you learn about CPR, AR and choking.

            Over all health was pretty fun.  I enjoyed it and Mrs. Albright is always open for questions, and is a GREAT teacher.  I think you will enjoy it too.