LESSON 1 TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR HEALTH

YOUR HEALTH The quality of life, including physical, mental-emotional, and family-social, is health.

PHYSICAL HEALTH The condition of a person’s body is physical health. FACTORS IN GOOD PHYSICAL HEALTH ARE: Eating well balanced meals Being physically active Getting enough rest and sleep Getting regular medical exams

MENTAL EMOTIONAL HEALTH Definition: The condition of a person’s mind and the ways that a person expresses, or shows, feelings is mental and emotional health. Factors that are included in having good mental-emotional health: Accepting yourself Expressing emotions the right way Managing stress

LIST 2 WAYS TO MAINTAIN MENTAL-EMOTIONAL HEALTH: 1.______________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 2.______________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________

LIST 2 WAYS TO MAINTAIN MENTAL-EMOTIONAL HEALTH: Reading Having challenging conversations Understanding your feelings Expressing your feelings in healthful ways Meeting your needs without interfering with the rights of others

TAKE A BREAK: Walk and talk with a partner for 5 minutes.

FAMILY-SOCIAL HEALTH Definition: The condition of a person’s relationships with family members and others

Physical health Mental-emotional healthSocial health HEALTH TRIANGLE

RISK What does it mean to take a risk? A chance that has an unknown result Calculated risk A chance that a person takes after carefully considering all of the possible results

RANDOM EVENTS Definition: an incident over which a person has little or no control. When random events occur, it is important that you do not take any unnecessary risks

HEALTH STATUS Definition: the sum of the positive and negative influences on a person’s health and well-being is health status Ten factors that can influence your health status have been identified….. WORKSHEET ON FACTORS

RESPONSIBILITY FOR HEALTH Wellness is the quality of life that results from a person’s health status.

COMPREHENDING HEALTH CONCEPTS A general idea formed from an understanding of health knowledge is a health concept Health concepts help you apply general ideas to real-life situations They help you you know what to do with information related to health promotion and disease prevention PAGE 13

HEALTH LITERACY A person who demonstrates the skills of effective communication, self-directed learning, critical thinking (and problem solving), and responsible citizenship is a health- literate person. HOW TO ATTAIN HEALTH LITERACY Everyone can learn to be a health literate person… Effective communication Expressing your health knowledge, beliefs, and ideas is an effective communicator. Self-directed learning Taking personal responsibility for gathering and using health-related information Critical thinking Evaluating facts and examining possible outcomes before making decisions Responsible citizenship Behaving in ways that improve your home, school, community, nation, and world

HOMEWORK FOR LESSON 1 Chart worksheet Worksheet packet Page , 21