1. Building Health Skills
Chapter2: lesson 1
Building Health Skills

2. What are health skills?
Strategies that lead to better and more informed health choices.

3. There are health skills that correlate with all elements of Health!!!

4. Health skills that correlate with social health
COMMUNICATION
REFUSAL SKILLS
Being able to express your knowledge, beliefs, and ideas in many ways
Techniques that can help you refuse when you are urged to take part in unhealthful behaviors

5. 1. Clearly state what you mean
4 skills to communication
Strategies for reusing…
1. Clearly state what you mean
2. pay attention to how you say something
3. be a good listener
4. be aware of facial expressions and gestures
Say no! abstinence!!!
Explain why you are refusing
Suggest alternative activity
Back your words up with body language (look in eye)
Leave if necessary

6. Health skills that correlate with mental/emotional health
SELF-ESTEEM
MANAGING STRESS
How you feel about yourself, having pride
IMPROVE:
Examine the messages you send yourself
Focus on things you do well
** responsible and productive citizen
Will discuss in chapter 9
Stress is how the body reacts to everyday demands!

7. Health skills that correlate with total health
Assessing reliable information
Getting help
Consider the source
Persuasion, documented facts?
Consider the angle
Advertisements, newspapers, etc
**self – directed learner
Family, teachers, counselors etc.
Community resources
Internet