TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH

LESSON 2

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

What choices can you make to improve your health?

Health Skills (Life Skills)

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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

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Health Skills (Life Skills)

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One way to evaluate your life skills is to ask the following questions:

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Life skills work together to improve your health & wellness

Using refusal skills leads to good decisions.

Do I periodically evaluate the three parts of my health?

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Good communication can help you reach goals.

Am I making good decisions?

Am I setting & meeting my goals?

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Making good decisions will keep you healthy.

Do I use refusal skills when I need to?

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

Am I communicating my feelings?

Do I compare products & services for value & quality?

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

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

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

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 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.

REFUSAL/RESISTANCE SKILLS 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?

CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS Process of ending a conflict through cooperation and problem solving.

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Stepping away from the argument Allowing the conflict to subside Using good interpersonal communication skills Maintaining attitude and respect for yourself and others Compromise

ACCESSING INFORMATION

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 

INFLUENCES ON HEALTH & WELLNESS

LESSON 3

BELLRINGER:

Make a list of outside forces that can affect your health What are inherited traits?

Why do you do the things you do?

ANALYZING INFLUENCES

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

Influences on Health & Wellness

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Heredity & Your Health What is Heredity?

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

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Some conditions & diseases can be inherited or passed down from a parent to child • Environmental Influences What are some examples of things that you can do to make your environment a healthier place to live: 3.

Dispose of trash properly Walk, ride a bike or use mass transit to reduce number of cars on road Start recycling program Family Tree (draw your family tree)

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

PRACTICING HEALTHFUL BEHAVIORS 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

STRESS MANAGEMENT

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?

ADVOCACY

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

GOALS

LESSON 4 Making responsible decisions and setting goals

GOALS

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

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

Decision making skills:

Steps that enable you to make a healthful decision

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(Healthful) Does this choice present any health risks?

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(Ethical) Does this choice reflect what you value?

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

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

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

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

BEING A HEALTH LITERATE CONSUMER

LESSON 5 Making responsible health consumer decisions

MAKING INFORMED CHOICES Key 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

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MAKING INFORMED CHOICES Bandwagon

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Rich and famous

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Free gifts

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Great outdoors

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Good times

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Testimonial

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Slogan/Jingle

BANDWAGON

Everyone is using it, and you should too!

RICH AND FAMOUS

It will make you feel rich and famous too!

FREE GIFTS

Its 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

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