Introduction!

Welcome to my blog! My name is Jacqui Seidel and I am a senior physical education student at Ball State University. I grew up playing multiple sports, but fell in love with volleyball. I am on the women's volleyball team at the university and enjoy coaching in my free time as well.

The health content area that I have chosen to focus on is "Promoting an Alcohol and other Drug Free Lifestyle". The healthy behavior outcome (HBO) that I am using is HBO 2, avoiding experimentation with alcohol and other drugs. The National Health Content Standard that I chose is number 2, Analyzing Influences for the age group 6th-8th grade.

I chose this area of health to focus on because it is an area of health that is extremely relevant in our lifestyles. Unfortunately, the temptation to use drugs and alcohol is high making this a topic that is important to address to students. It is crucial that students understand where this influence is coming from and the proper way to react to these influences, which is why I chose this content standard. Judging from personal experience and knowledge, the age group of 6th-8th grade proves to be an age where children are being introduced, gathering knowledge, and gaining experiences in this topic area. Therefore, it's important to me that students can have the information to handle these influences and have the proper knowledge when dealing with drugs and alcohol.

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