Concept List — Grade 9-12

This list expands the 61 benchmark-coded topics, 20 Skill Standards benchmarks, and 20 key-vocabulary terms in the Grade 9-12 Course Description into individual concept nodes. Every concept below traces back to a specific benchmark or vocabulary term in that document. A small number of bridging concepts (e.g., "Health", "Consent", "Trusted Adult") are carried forward from the Grade 6-8 band to connect related concepts across strands. Compound benchmarks — very common at this terminal band because standards frequently bundle several evaluative ideas into one statement — are split into natural sub-concepts.

1. Health
2. Personal Nutrition Needs Assessment
3. Nutrition Plan Design
4. Food Label Analysis
5. Nutrient Value Evaluation
6. Beverage Choice Evaluation
7. Hydration Sugar And Caffeine Evidence
8. Meal And Snack Evaluation
9. Cultural Food Traditions
10. Food Systems And Chronic Disease Risk
11. Community Nutrition Initiatives
12. Relationship Structures
13. Healthy Relationship Characteristics
14. Handling Relationship Conflict And Pressure
15. Cultural And Historical Influences On Relationships
16. Dignity And Compassion For All People
17. Trusted Adult Guidance
18. Culturally Safe Healthcare Providers
19. Adolescent Healthcare Access Rights
20. Youth-Friendly Provider Expectations
21. Stereotypes And Bias Effects On Relationships
22. Stigma Effects On Healthcare Access
23. STI Prevention And Treatment
24. Culturally Safe STI Care
25. Healthcare Services Supporting Sexual Health
26. Community-Based Sexual Health Programs
27. Personal Boundary Communication
28. Preventing Pregnancy And STIs Through Boundaries
29. Mutual Respect In Health Decisions
30. Consent
31. Seeking Help For Suicide Or Self-Harm Risk
32. Depression Symptoms And Causes
33. Anxiety Symptoms And Causes
34. Mental Health Treatment Options
35. Supporting Peers In Mental Health Crisis
36. Maintaining Boundaries While Helping Others
37. Empathy In Relationships
38. Communication For Conflict Resolution
39. Nonviolent Conflict Resolution
40. Indigenous Restorative Justice Approaches
41. Emotion Management Strategies
42. Cultural Teachings For Wellbeing
43. Inclusive Environment Design
44. Addressing Exclusion And Bullying
45. Addressing Stereotyping And Discrimination
46. Mental Health Stigma Reduction
47. Mental Health Awareness Campaigns
48. Brain-Healthy Habits
49. Alzheimer's Disease And Other Dementias
50. Supporting An Elder With Cognitive Impairment
51. Sleep And Rest Influences On Health
52. Health Disparities From Social Conditions
53. Physical Activity Access Across Communities
54. Safe Physical Activity Participation
55. Systemic Inequity In Health Opportunity
56. CPR Techniques
57. AED Use
58. Behavioral And Environmental Factors In Disease Risk
59. Chronic Disease Prevention Strategies
60. Infectious Disease Prevention Strategies
61. Digital Content Effects On Relationships
62. Social Media Effects On Boundaries
63. Responding To Online Threats And Harmful Content
64. Online Emergency Response
65. School Safety Practices Evaluation
66. School Shooting Preparedness
67. Communicating And Interpreting Consent
68. Withdrawing Consent
69. Power Dynamics And Consent
70. Law And Consent
71. Substance Use Effects On Mental Health And Brain Function
72. Substance Use Effects On Physiology
73. Indigenous Views Of Health And Substance Use
74. Substance Use Effects On Relationships School And Work
75. Substance Use Effects On Decision-Making
76. Coping Strategies Without Substances
77. Cultural Coping Practices
78. Commercial Tobacco Addiction
79. Traditional Tobacco And Plant Medicine Use
80. Medication Interaction Risks
81. Safe Medication Practices
82. Traditional Medicine Use Considerations
83. Supporting Yourself In Reducing Substance Use
84. Supporting Others In Reducing Substance Use
85. Cultural Resilience Strategies
86. Alcohol Short- And Long-Term Effects
87. Commercial Tobacco Short- And Long-Term Effects
88. Nicotine Short- And Long-Term Effects
89. Cannabis Short- And Long-Term Effects
90. Other Substance Short- And Long-Term Effects
91. Recognizing Overdose Signs
92. Overdose Emergency Response
93. Community Integration Of Cultural Recovery Practices
94. Substance Use Disorder Treatment And Recovery
95. Community Laws On Substance Use
96. Financial And Social Costs Of Substance Use
97. Tribal Sovereignty In Substance Use Lawmaking
98. Substance Marketing And Availability Policy
99. Substance-Related Health Disparities
100. Public Health Policy Influence On Health Practices
101. School And Community Environment Influence
102. Cultural And Peer Influence On Health Practices
103. Social Norms And Health Practices
104. Individual And Interpersonal Factors In Health Practices
105. Community Societal And Environmental Factors In Health Practices
106. Evaluating Trusted Adults And Professionals
107. Accessibility Of Health Resources
108. Validity And Reliability Of Health Information
109. Verbal And Nonverbal Communication Analysis
110. Conflict-Resolution Skill Evaluation
111. Negotiation Skills
112. Evaluating Boundary And Consent Communication
113. Refusal Skills Evaluation
114. Health Decisions And Personal Wellbeing
115. Health Decisions And Community Wellbeing
116. Multiple Perspectives On Health Decisions
117. Evaluating Options In Health Decisions
118. Evaluating Consequences In Health Decisions
119. Choosing The Healthiest Option
120. Justifying Health Choices
121. Evaluating Health Decision Outcomes
122. Health Goal Focus Area Evaluation
123. Individual Goal-Setting Process
124. Supported Goal-Setting Process
125. Collaborative Goal-Setting Process
126. Formulating Goal Strategies
127. Evaluating Goal Strategy Outcomes
128. Evaluating Supports For Health Practices
129. Evaluating Barriers To Health Practices
130. Adapting Health Behaviors
131. Evaluating Impact Of Health Behaviors
132. Health Promotion Factors Across Levels
133. Formulating Health Messages
134. Justifying Health Messages With Facts
135. Tailoring Messages To Audiences
136. Evaluating Health Promotion Effectiveness

Total concepts: 136