1. Chapter 1 Personal Wellness
Lesson 1: Your Health and Wellness

2. The Health Continuum
The Foldable Activity:
Make a list of five decisions you’ve made this week that have had a positive effect on your health, then list five decisions you’ve made that have had a negative effect on your health.

3. Health Continuum
What would you conclude about the health of a person who ranks at the midpoint of the continuum?
What advice would you give to a person who ranks to the left of the midpoint? Or near the right end of the continuum?
Does a person ever reach the right of the continuum (high level of health) and stay there? Explain.

4. Small Group Work Discussion
How does each health behavior promote physical, mental/emotional, and social well- being?
8-10 hrs of sleep
Breakfast
Variety of nutritious foods
Physically active for 30 minutes/daily
Maintaining a healthy weight
Avoid tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs
What else?
Small Group Work Discussion

5. What do you think are the top 5?
Top 10 Killers of Teens
What do you think are the top 5?

6. Lesson 2: Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle
Chapter 1
Lesson 2: Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle

7. What activities do you do in your daily life to promote each part of the triangle?
What can happen if the triangle is off- kiltered?
How can positive thinking move you forward despite a difficult situation?
The health triangle represents physical, social and mental health, which needs to be balanced to achieve total health. The three equal sides of the triangle symbolize that all three factors must be equal.
What is physical health?
This is usually the most neglected side of the triangle. Some people tend to overeat while others eat unhealthy foods. There are also people who keep on working long hours without getting needed rest. Most people are too busy with other things that they don’t have time to exercise. Proper rest, exercise and healthy foods are needed to have a good physical health. You can do this by choosing the right foods you eat. If you don’t have time to go to the gym, you can spend a few minutes or hours each day for a simple walk or jog. Avoid staying up late especially when there are no urgent things to do.
What is social health?
Some people also find it hard to keep a healthy social life. Those who tend to overwork can’t find quality time to spend with their friends and family. If you find the balance for each factor, it will be easier to manage your relationship with other people. If you’re schedule at work is too hectic, a simple , call or text message will do to keep relationships healthy. But make sure to be there personally if possible.
What is mental health?
It deals with your mind and emotions. It’s the way you think, feel and adjust with situations that you may face in your life. With all the challenges that come along the way, stress is one of the biggest problems that people face. Learning how to deal with it can help you become mentally healthy.
All three factors of the health triangle are important. Do not focus on just one side and neglect the others. Rather, work on getting the balance for each side and live a healthy life on all aspects.
The Health Triangle

8. Influences on Your Health
Heredity
Environment
Physical
Social
Culture
Attitude vs. Behavior
Media
Technology
Why is it important to understand the culture of your own family?
How does media and technology influence our thought, choices, and decisions?
Influences on Your Health

9. Lesson 3: Your behavior and reducing health risks
Chapter 1
Lesson 3: Your behavior and reducing health risks

10. Risk Behaviors… What do YOU think? 4 Corner Activity CDC- High School:
Youth Risk Behavior
Survey
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What do YOU think?
4 Corner Activity
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
What are risk behaviors? Create a list with the class.
Provide sample sentences about several risks behaviors and have the kids decide if the agree or disagree.
If they strongly agree or disagree; have them explain.
Risk Behaviors…

11. Risks… Cumulative Risks… Influences… Related risks
Increase the effect with each risk
Can be a combination of risk factor
How do peers influence risks?
How does your family influence your choices?
Risks…

12. Abstinence…
Abstinence…
What is it?
Does it only relate to sexuality?
Is avoiding an harmful behaviors
What activities does this include?

13. 7 Dimensions of Wellness
Your overall Health

14. 7 Dimensions of Wellness
Social
Physical
Emotional
Career
Intellectual
Environmental
Spiritual
What does each area related to in your overall wellness?
7 Dimensions of Wellness

15. Wellness Wheel The 7 Dimensions of Wellness Wheel Personal Assessment
Highlight the main ideas of each dimension
Take the assessment
Color in the Wellness Wheel
Complete the Reflection Portion
Turn in the Wheel and Reflection ONLY!
Wellness Wheel

16. 7 Dimensions of Wellness
Concept Mapping
Practice 2 examples of concept mapping with the class.
In partners…have each group create the “wellness concept” research project

17. Review for Exam