Students learn about:

• The nature of young people’s lives
  • How the developmental stage can vary in motivations, values, sociocultural background
  • The influence of family/peers
  • The influence of prevailing youth cultures
  • The influence of global events and trends
  • The influence of technology
    
    
• Epidemiology of the health of young people
  • Patterns of morbidity and mortality
  • Comparisons of health status with that of other age groups
    
    
• The effects of the determinants of health on young people
  • Individual factors
  • Sociocultural factors
  • Socioeconomic factors
  • Environmental factors
    
    
• Developmental aspects that affect the health of young people
  • Revising roles within relationships
  • Clarifying self-identity and self-worth
  • Developing self-sufficiency and autonomy
  • Establishing education, training and employment pathways
  • Establishing personal support structures
  • Determining behavioural boundaries.

Students learn to:

• Distinguish those aspects of young people’s lives that make them similar and different to the young people of previous generations
• Analyse health data for young people and compare with that of other age groups in order to identify the generally positive picture of the health of young people
• Identify current areas of ill health that are of greatest prevalence among young people
• Examine how a range of factors may adversely affect the health of young people and propose strategies to overcome these factors
• Identify the relationship between successfully managing these developmental aspects and health
• Think critically about how young people’s priorities and values relate to their health by considering questions such as:
  • Is health a priority for young people?
  • What would young people view as the indicators of good health?

Extract from PDHPE Stage 6 Syllabus. © 2009 Board of Studies NSW.