The Hauppauge Health Education Program offers students from grade 6-12 a curriculum designed to both educate and promote health awareness. At the intermediate levels students receive comprehensive health education, including lessons in acceptance of others, alcohol, smoking, social and emotional health, character education, body awareness, substance abuse and violence prevention, HIV/AIDS. At the secondary level students receive education in mental health and self awareness, stress and stress management, the cycle of life, communicable disease and illness prevention, sexually transmitted disease, HIV/AIDS, prevention of child abuse, abusive relationships, aging fitness and nutrition, chemical abuse, human sexuality and family life. A thorough program of health education contributes toward a lifetime of good habits, behaviors and practices and assists in the prevention of poor choices, debilitating illness and disease.