Building Health Skills and Character

 1.4, 2.2, 3.7, 5.1, 5.5, 7.3  The student will be prepared to promote their own health, as well as the health of others, throughout their lives.  The students will understand how they can develop and demonstrate good character.

 Page 27  Using Visuals  What are some skills that you think would help teens lead healthy lives?  What skills are the teens in the photo demonstrating?  Health Triangle  Aspect

 The choices you make and the actions you take can affect your health.  Foods you eat  Friends you choose  Activities you participate in  Taking responsibility for your health begins with a commitment to take charge!  The 1 st step is to develop health skills.

 Life skills  Specific tools and strategies that help you maintain, protect, and improve all aspects of your health.  Interpersonal Communication  Self Management, Analyzing Influences  Accessing Information, Decision Making  Goal Setting, Advocacy

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION SKILLS  Everyone wants to be heard, but who are good listeners?  The exchange of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs, between two or more people.  Communication Skills  Refusal Skills  Conflict Resolution  Clearly say what you mean.  Pay attention to how you say something.  Be a good listener.

 Page 29  Write down your ending to the story.

REFUSAL SKILLSREFUSAL STRATEGIES  Communication strategies that can help you say no when you are urged to take part in behaviors that are unsafe or unhealthful, or go against your values. 1. Say No in a firm voice 2. Explain Why 3. Suggest Alternatives 4. Use Appropriate Body Language 5. Leave If Necessary

 The process of ending a conflict through cooperation and problem solving.  Take time to calm down and think through the situation  When discussing the conflict, speak calmly and listen attentively, asking questions when appropriate  Use a polite tone and try to brainstorm solutions where no one loses. Work to resolve the conflict peacefully.

 2 skills that provide a foundation of good health  Practicing healthful behaviors  Managing stress Stress Management: ways to deal with or overcome the negative effects of stress Engaging in physical activity, listening to music, managing time effectively, taking a shower or warm bath, and laughing

 Internal Influences: your knowledge, values, likes, dislikes, and desires  You have control  External Influences: your family, friends, peers, environment, culture, laws, and the media  Knowing the consequences

 Parents, trusted adults  Library resources  Government agencies, health care providers  Advocacy: taking action to influence others to address a health-related concern or to support a health-related belief.

 List 5 refusal strategies  Identify 3 ways to reduce the effects of stress