Decisions for Health Holt Level Blue

Chapter 1 Health and Wellness

Lesson 1 What is Health and Wellness

Health Combination of Physical Mental/emotional Social well-being

Physical Playing hard Eating well Avoid harmful behaviors/drugs 8 hours of sleep Good hygiene

Emotional Express emotions in words rather than actions Accept your strengths and weaknesses Deal with sadness appropriately and in a timely manner

Mental Recognize and deal with stress in a positive way Accept new ideas Effectively solve problems

Social Being considerate of others and their needs Showing others respect Being dependable Support others you care about when they make good choices Expressing true feelings Imagine how you would feel if you were in another person’s place Ask for help when needed

Wellness state of good health by balancing your physical, mental, emotional and social health

Assess Your Health On your notes or on a separate piece of paper, answer each item. 1. I am physically active regularly 2. I eat a variety of foods, including fruits and vegetables 3. I find it easy to relax and express my feelings 4. I have close friends or relatives in whom I can confide 5. I prepare for events that I know will be stressful to me 6. I avoid risky behavior 7. I practice good hygiene Almost Some Almost Always Times Never

Score yourself Give yourself 4 points for almost always 2 points for sometimes 0 points for almost never 23-28 means you have great health habits 15-22 means you have good overall habits-still room for improvements 7-14 means that you have many health habits to work on 0-6 means that you are taking unecessary risks with your health

Lesson 2 Influences on Health and Wellness

Heredity and your health

Heredity Passing of traits from a parent to a child

Environment Everything around you

Things to do to help the environment Dispose of trash properly to prevent pollution Walk, ride and bike, or use mass transit to reduce the amount of pollution released Start a recycling program for paper, plastic and aluminum cans

How relationships Influence you Parents or caretakers teach Nutrition, Hygiene Exercise Peers Influence classes Activities you do Friends Good and negative influences

Other Influences Media TV Magazines Internet

Lesson 3 Making Choices About Your Health

Lifestyle A set of behaviors by which you live.

Attitude The way you act, think or feel that causes you to make a choice over another.

Preventive Healthcare Steps taken necessary to prevent illness or accidents.

Lesson 4 Using Life Skills to Improve Health

Life Skills Skills that help you deal with situations that can affect your health

Life Skills Making good decisions Being a wise consumer Communication effectively Practicing Wellness Setting Goals Using refusal skills Coping Evaluating Media Messages

Refusal Skills A way to say no to something that you don’t want to do

Decisions for Health Chapter 1 Holt Blue book