BELLRINGER:In one or two sentences, describe what the word lifestyle means to you.

What choices can you make to improve your health?

TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH

LESSON 2

Health Skills (Life Skills) • Specific tools and strategies to maintain, protect, and improve all aspects of your health. Give three examples of when you would use a life skill…

• Communication• Refusal / Resistance skills• Conflict resolution• Accessing health information• Analyzing influences• Practicing healthful behaviors or

wellness• Stress management• Advocacy• Decision making• Goal setting

Health Skills (Life Skills) • One way to evaluate your life skills is to ask the following questions:

1. Do I periodically evaluate the three parts of my health?

2. Am I making good decisions?

3. Am I setting & meeting my goals?

4. Do I use refusal skills when I need to?

5. Am I communicating my feelings?

6. Do I compare products & services for value & quality?

• Life skills work together to improve your health & wellness

1. Using refusal skills leads to good decisions.

2. Good communication can help you reach goals.

3. Making good decisions will keep you healthy.

4. Staying informed will alert you to the areas that you need to improve on.

5. Assessing all 3 parts of your health keeps your level of wellness high.

6. Learning to evaluate media messages & to comparison shop makes you a wise consumer.

Interpersonal Communication: Exchange of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs, between two or more people

•Use “I” messages• Focuses on your emotions instead of

placing blame •Communicate with Respect and Caring•Eye Contact•Body Language•Tone of Voice•Work Selection•Clear, organized ideas•Be an active listener

• DON’T INTERUPT!!

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

COMMUNICATION STYLES Passive • Inability or unwillingness to express thoughts and feelings. • Example… passive people will do something they don’t want to do or make up an excuse rather than say how they feel.

Assertive• Standing up for oneself. • Example… assertive people will say what they think and stand up for their beliefs without hurting others.

Aggressive•Overreaction, blaming and criticizing. • Example… aggressive people try to get their way through bullying, intimidation or even physical violence.

Communication skills that can help you say NO when you are urged to take part in behaviors that are unsafe or unhealthful, or that go against your values

• Examples?• Someone might want you to

get into a car with a driver that has been drinking….. Thoughts?

REFUSAL/RESISTANCE SKILLS

Process of ending a conflict through cooperation and problem solving.

Examples?• Stepping away from the

argument• Allowing the conflict to

subside• Using good interpersonal

communication skills• Maintaining attitude and

respect for yourself and others• Compromise

CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS

Knowing how to find and evaluate health information will help you make decisions that benefit your well being.

• Health care providers/professionals

• Valid internet sites• Government agencies or

professional health organizations • Parents/Guardians/Trusted

Adults• Teacher…. ME

ACCESSING INFORMATION

BELLRINGER:Make a list of outside forces that can affect your healthWhat are inherited traits?

Why do you do the things you do?

INFLUENCES ON HEALTH & WELLNESS

LESSON 3

• Personal values• Personal beliefs• Perceptions• Your family and culture• Friend / peers• Environmental• Media & technology• School and community • Curiosity/Fears

ANALYZING INFLUENCES

Influences on Health & Wellness• Heredity & Your Health1. What is Heredity?2. Inheriting Health

Conditions

Heredity is the passing down of traits from a parent to a child. A trait is a characteristic that person has.

Some conditions & diseases can be inherited or passed down from a parent to child

Family Tree (draw your family tree)

• Environmental InfluencesWhat are some examples of things that you can do to make your environment a healthier place to live:

1. Dispose of trash properly2. Walk, ride a bike or use

mass transit to reduce number of cars on road

3. Start recycling program

Members of family tree & possible health concerns…•Great grandparents•Grandparents•Parents•Siblings•Great Aunts/Uncles•Aunts •Uncles•Cousins

•Heart Disease•Cancer•Diabetes•High Blood Pressure•High Cholesterol•Stroke

What health behaviors do you practice everyday? What choices can you make to improve your health?(Remember the Health Triangle)

•Eat well balanced meals•Regular daily physical activity•Avoid using tobacco, alcohol, drugs •Brush teeth/shower•Wear safety belt in car•Express emotions in health ways•Treat others with respect

PRACTICING HEALTHFUL BEHAVIORS

Stress:The reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands

Stress management skills:Skills that help you reduce and manage stress in your life.

Examples?• Exercise• Relaxation• Managing time efficiently• What do you do?

STRESS MANAGEMENT

Taking action to influence others to address a health-related concern or to support a health-related belief

ADVOCACY

Making responsible decisions and setting goals

GOALSLESSON 4

Those things you aim for that take planning and work

Long Term:Goal you plan to reach over an extended period of time

Short Term:Goal you can reach in a short period of time

GOALS

ACTION PLAN Multistep strategy to identify and achieve your goals

• Set a specific, realistic goal and write it down

• List the steps you will take to reach your goal

• Identify sources of help and support

• Set a reasonable time frame for achieving your goal

• Evaluate your progress by establishing checkpoints

Decision making skills:Steps that enable you to make a healthful decision

H- (Healthful) Does this choice present any health risks?

E- (Ethical) Does this choice reflect what you value?

L- (Legal) Does this option violate any local, state, or federal laws?

P- (Parent Approval) Would your parent or guardian approve of this choice?

DECISION MAKING

STEPS TO THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS

Step 1- State the Situation

Step 2- List the Options

Step 3- Weigh the Possible Outcomes

Step 4- Consider Values

Step 5- Make a Decision and Act on It

Step 6- Evaluate the Decision

DECISION MAKING MODEL•D = Define the problem

•E = Explore the alternatives

•C = Consider the consequences

•I = Identify values and/or morals

•D = Decide on your solution

•E = Evaluate your decision

DECISION MAKING FACTORS• Being reared in a loving, functional family• Being involved in school activities•Having positive self-esteem•Having goals•Having close friends•Having a role model

•Dysfunctional Family• Low self-esteem•Unable to resist peer pressure• Experiencing family disruptions•Depression• Academic and/or athletic pressure

POSITIVE NEGATIVE

Making responsible health consumer decisions

BEING A HEALTH-LITERATE

CONSUMERLESSON 5

MAKING INFORMED CHOICESKey Concepts

Health Consumer- Someone who purchases or uses health products or services.

Advertising- written or spoken media message designed to interest consumers in purchasing a product or service

Comparison shopping- judging the benefits of different products by comparing several factors, such as quality, features, and cost.

Warranty- a company's or a stores written agreement to repair a product or refund your money if the product doesn’t function properly

MAKING INFORMED CHOICES• Bandwagon

• Rich and famous

• Free gifts

• Great outdoors

• Good times

• Testimonial

• Slogan/Jingle

BANDWAGON

Everyone is using it, and you should too!

RICH AND FAMOUS

It will make you feel rich and famous too!

FREE GIFTSIts too good of a deal

to pass up!

GREAT OUTDOORS

If its associated with nature it must be

healthy

GOOD TIMES

This product will add fun to your life!

TESTIMONIAL

It worked for them, so it will work for you,

too!

SLOGAN/JINGLE

You pick it, because you know it!

WE BUY SILVER______________

HURT IN A CAR_______________

ADVERTISING TECHNIQUE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U