A strand is the term for the main areas of study into which the subject is divided. In junior secondary Health education there are five strands: Personal Health Growth and Development; Food and Nutrition for Health; Personal Body Care and Safety; Healthy Communities and Environment; and Diseases and Drug Education. This section contains the Strand Statement for the year.

A strand for each year is sub-divided into sub-strands. For example, within the Healthy Communities and Environmental Health strand, there are two sub-strands: Healthy Communities and Environmental Health in each year level

Learner’s should:

General Learning Outcomes (GLO) are broad statements that specify what learners will know or be able to do as a result of a learning activity. Outcomes are usually expressed from the domains of:

• knowledge (k) and
  understanding (u)
• skills (s)
• attitudes (a) and values (v)

Learner’s should:

Specific Learning Outcomes
(SLO) are detailed and specific examples of what learners can do, demonstrate or understand if
they have achieved the General Learning Outcomes. They are usually observable, measurable
and achievable.

Learner’s should:

For selected Learning Outcomes or Indicators there is a Suggested Assessment Event. This is a suggested way of assessing one or more General Learning Outcomes or Specific Learning Outcomes formally for the purposes of recording the learner’s progress. Examples are given here. Other examples are in the text books. Other General Learning Outcomes and Specific Learning Outcomes will also be assessed but the assessment need not be recorded.