1. Health 6 Notes
Mrs. Heinz

2. Chapter 1 Lesson 1 What is health?
Health: combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being.
Health Triangle – no side is more or less important than the other. Balanced!
3 sides – Physical, Mental/Emotional, Social

3. Health Triangle – 3 Sides
Physical – exercise, diet/nutrition, hygeine-cleanliness, drug-free, rest/sleep
Mental/emotional – accept self, express feelings in a healthy way, develop good decision making skills, learning, handle stress
Social – get along with others, work with others, friends, give and get support

4. Wellness
As you work to balance your health triangle, you are working towards wellness: the achievement of a high level of overall health.
Health is not just not being sick or having a disease – lots of levels of health and wellness.
Wellness continuum:
Disease and disability to high energy and feeling of well-being

5. Lesson 2 Self-concept Self-concept: the view that you have of yourself
Important to your overall health to have a good self-concept
If you know yourself well, you know what your need to do to stay physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially healthy.

6. Who influences your self-concept?
Parents, relatives, friends, teachers
Could be positive or negative influences.
A good self-concept leads to good self-esteem, which is the ability to like and respect yourself.

7. Lesson 3- Decision Making
Decisions: choices you make (minor or major)
For a serious problem or an important choice use the:
Decision-Making Process 6 steps
1. State the situation
2. List the options
3. Weigh the consequences
4. Consider your values
5. Make a decision and act
6. Evaluate your decision

8. Benefits of good decisions
Self-concept and self-esteem improve
Gain control of life/health/future
Increase responsibility
Gain respect for others and yourself