1. Lesson 1 Bellringer Write out the questions and answer in a complete sentence.  Who is in charge of your health?  List 3 behaviors that promote health.  What could happen if someone does not have access to reliable health information?

2. Lesson 1 Taking Responsibility for your Health

3. Look at your Bellringer entry  Formal vs. Casual Register  Compare and contrast the following sentences.  So u c the other day I was like so bored for a minute b/c I was w/ the fam like all day.  Last Sunday was really boring because I had to spend the entire day with my family.  When is it appropriate to use each sentence?  Which is for school or work?

4. Three categories of health  physical health the bodythe body eatingeating exercisingexercising  mental-emotional health the mindthe mind feelingsfeelings  family-social health relationshipsrelationships

5. What factors can affect your health status?  Knowledge  Access to info, products, services  Behaviors  Influence of culture, media, technology  Communication skills  Conflict-resolution skills  Decisions or choices that you make  Health advocacy  Heredity-genes  Environment  Random events

6. Major Factors Influencing Health  Heredity20%  Environment20%  Health Care Services 10%  Behaviors50%

7. What type of behaviors should you choose?  Behaviors that promote health- give me an example  Behaviors that prevent injury, illness, and premature death- give me an example  Behaviors that improve the quality of the environment- give me an example

8. What health skills can you practice that promote health?  Comprehend health concepts-health promotion, disease prevention  Access valid information about health products and service  Analyze influences on health from culture, media, and technology

9. What health skills can you practice that promote health?  Practice healthy behaviors- use communication skills, resistance skills, and conflict-resolution skills  Set goals and make responsible decisions  Advocate for personal, family, and community health

10. What is health literacy?  A health literate person demonstrates skills of effective communication, self-directed learning, critical thinking and responsible citizenship.

11. How can you attain health literacy?  effective communication  self-directed learning  critical thinking (problem solving)  responsible citizenship

12. Discussion  Where or what sources do you use to obtain health information?  Why are some of these sources reliable and some unreliable? Label them.

13. Who can put a website on the internet? Are all websites truthful?  Some websites appear to be educational however they really just want to sell you something.  If claims sound too good to be true they probably are.  Look for Federal or professional organizations  Example: American Cancer Society American Cancer SocietyAmerican Cancer Society

14. Key tips for reliable information include:  Beware of a miracle cure  Look for medical or scientific research, not just one person’s testimonial  Verify that the information has been updated recently

15. Who should you not trust to give health information?  Friends  Family (unless they are a medical professional)  Some media  Some internet websites  Why?

16. List as many situations as you can where you would have to make a decision. (who would like to volunteer)

17. Look at page 8 How do these behaviors affect your health or the environment?  Responsible  Irresponsible

18. What is heredity? (pg. 9) What is a risk factor?

19. Homework  Read lesson 2  Bring in an advertisement for a health product  What is an advertisement?  What is a health product?