Resource Details
Communicable and Chronic Diseases
Focusing on prevention of communicable diseases (including Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B) and identifying behaviors that affect the development of chronic diseases
- HIV/AIDS Bookmark
- HIV/AIDS Instruction for Middle and High School Students (not linked at this time)
Consumer and Community Health
Focusing on the wide range of patterns and rates of physical, mental/emotional, and social development, stages of the life cycle, changes in relationships that accompany social development, and the importance of friendships.
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
Presenting information on the effects of substances on the body and developing the skills necessary to resist the negative influences of peers, community, and the media.
- Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities
- Tobacco use Prevention Education
- California Dept. of Education Web Site
- Red Ribbon Week Training
- Healthy Kids
Environmental Health
Raising the awareness of how environmental issues affect personal health and encouraging actions to protect and improve the environment.
Family Living
Promoting the development of positive family relationships and, at appropriate ages, addressing sexuality, the reproductive process, dating relationships, abstinence, marriage, and the responsibilities of parenthood.
Individual Growth and Development
Promoting the development of positive family relationships and, at appropriate ages, addressing sexuality, the reproductive process, dating relationships, abstinence, marriage, and the responsibilities of parenthood.
Injury Prevention and Safety
Focusing on prevention through safe living habits and healthy decisions, addressing violence prevention, and responding to emergencies.
Nutrition
Providing the knowledge, skills, and motivation to make wise food choices.
- American Cancer Society
- American Heart Association
- Dairy Council of California
- LBUSD Nutrition Services
Personal Health
Addressing the interaction of physical, mental/emotional, and social aspects of health, making deliberate choices, and encouraging the commitment to personal health.
Last Updated: September 2015
Department Info
Department Address
1515 Hughes Way
Long Beach, CA 90810
Department Phone
(562) 997-8105