1. Health Skills

2.  Shows relationships among the three kinds of health: 1. Physical Health 2. Mental-Emotional Health 3. Family-Social Health

3.  Is the condition of a person’s body.  Examples: Eating healthy meals, getting enough sleep, exercise

4.  Is the condition of a person’s mind and the ways that a person expresses feelings.  Examples: reading, having challenging conversations, and taking the time to understand one’s feelings.  Meeting one’s own needs without interfering with the rights of others.

5.  Is the condition of a person’s relationships with family members and with others.  Examples: expressing yourself clearly, and listening when others speak.

6.  Example: Expressing feelings is a skill that helps maintain mental & emotional health. * if this skill is lacking, the other 2 sides are affected… (a) physical health is affected because you might feel stress… (b) family-social health is affected because you have problems expressing your feelings.

7.  Health Knowledge;  Access a person has to health information,  Behavior a person practices;  Way a person responds to influences on health, such as culture, media, & technology;  Communication skills, including resistance skills, and conflict-resolution skills;

8.  The decisions a person makes;  A person’s heredity;  The quality of the environment in which a person lives;  Random events that occur in a person’s life and how that person deals with risks.

9.  The information and understanding a person has about health. Example: Outside in the sun for several hours… (a) select sunscreen and reapply on a regular basis; (b) wear certain types of clothing; (c) understand that UV rays are associated with causing skin cancer.

10.  Two types of behaviors that can affect your health: 1. Healthful behaviors 2. Risk behaviors

11.  Culture  Media  Technology  Communication Skills  Resistance Skills  Health Advocate  Protective Factor  Risk Factor

12.  A chance that has an unknown outcome is a RISK. Types of Risks: 1. Calculated Risk – a chance that someone takes after carefully considering all the possible outcomes. 2. Unnecessary Risk – a chance that, after weighing all the possible outcomes, you decide is not worth it.

13.  Incident over which someone has no control over.

14. Objectives ID 10 responsible values that make up good character; Discuss reasons why character is important; how to practice life skills.

15.  Use of self-control to act on responsible values. What is self-control? - degree to which a person regulates his or her own behavior.

16.  A belief that guides you to act in responsible ways: - honesty- determination - fairness- courage - respect- citizenship - self-discipline - responsibility - abstinence from sex -integrity - self-respect

17.  A person’s overall character as judged by other people. Temptations … What are they? How can they affect your reputation?

18.  Your inner sense of right & wrong. “gut feeling” Examples: friend wants you to cheat, steal, or lie … etc

20. 1. Choose the best way to communicate. 2. Express your thoughts & feelings clearly. 3. Listen to the other person. 4. Make sure you understand each other.

21.  Nonverbal Communication: - use of actions or body language to express emotions & thoughts.

22.  Active Listening: - the way you respond in a conversation to show that you hear & understand what the speaker is saying.

23.  Skills that help a person say “no” to an action or to leave a situation that they feel or know is dangerous or illegal.

24.  Say “no” with confidence.  Give reasons for saying “no”.  Repeat “no”.  Use nonverbal behavior to match your verbal behavior.  Avoid certain situations & people.  Influence others to make responsible decisions.

25.  Self-Confidence is the belief in oneself. ** when your behavior is self-confident & assertive you show others that you are in control of yourself ** Assertive Behavior: honest expression of ideals, feelings, & decisions without worrying about what others think or without feeling threatened by the reactions of others.

26.  Passive Behavior * the holding back of ideas, feelings, & decisions. Example: don’t stand up for themselves, make excuses, look away or laugh when sharing feelings or making decisions. Lack self-confidence.  Aggressive Behavior * use of words or actions that are disrespectful toward others. Example: interrupt others or monopolize a conversation; call others cruel names or threaten b/c they lack self- confidence.

27.  Pattern of behavior a person uses in a conflict situation.  Person may use one or a combination of the following styles: * conflict avoidance * conflict confrontation * conflict resolution

28.  Remain calm  Set a positive tone  Define the conflict  Take responsibility for personal actions  Listen to the needs & feeling of others  List & evaluate possible solutions  Agree on a solution

29.  Be respectful  Keep your word & follow the agreement that you made  Ask for assistance if the agreement seems to be falling apart.

33.  Commercials… The average American child may view up to 40,000 commercials on television each year.

34. 1. Identify people/things that might influence you. 2. Evaluate how the influence might affect your health behavior & decisions. 3. Choose positive influences on health. 4. Protect yourself from negative influences on health.

35.  Media: Mass Communication  Advertisement: Paid announcement about a product or a service  Commercial: Advertisement on TV or radio  Technology: High-tech equipment to communicate information  Media Literacy: Recognizing & evaluate the influence of messages in media

36.  Culture: Arts, beliefs, & customs that make up a way of life for a group of people at a certain time.

37. When you are looking at the ads in a newspaper, magazine, or catalog, keep in mind that photographers work for hours to create the perfect photos in which all the models look attractive and happy.

38. 1. Brand Loyalty: One brand is better than another. 2. False Image: Certain image by using a particular product or a service. 3. Bandwagon: “Everyone” is using this brand… 4. Humor: “hook” to purchase the product. 5. Glittering Generality: Exaggerated appeal that gets to your emotions. Product will take care of “your needs”.

39. 6. Scientific Evidence: Uses data to “convince” that product is the best. 7. Progress: The “latest” version is the BEST. 8. Reward: Offers a special prize, gift, or coupon. 9. Sex: Brand will make you more attractive & alluring beyond your wildest dreams. 10. Testimonial: Uses a spokesperson, who is sometimes “famous”, to name the benefits of the product/service.

40. Unit 1 Lesson 6

41.  Health Goal: - a healthful behavior a person works to achieve & maintain. 2 Types: (a) short-term health goal * period of time … (b) long-term health goal * lifetime …

42.  Write your health goal.  Make an action plan to meet your goal.  Identify obstacles to your plan.  Set up a timeline to accomplish your goal.  Keep a chart or diary in which you record your progress toward your goal.

43.  Build a support system  Revise your action plan or timeline, if necessary  Reward yourself when you reach your goal!

44.  Goal 1: To increase quality and years of healthy life Life Expectancy: average number of years that people are expected to live. 1900’s: average age of death: 47.3 years 2000’s: life expectancy from birth: 77 years  Goal 2: To eliminate health disparities in the population Example of disparities: gender, race, education, income level, disability status, sexual orientation, and whether a person lives in a urban or rural area.

45. 1. Physical activity 2. Overweight & Obesity 3. Tobacco use 4. Substance abuse 5. Responsible sexual behavior 6. Mental health 7. Injury & violence 8. Environmental quality 9. Immunization 10. Access to medical care

46.  Inactive decision-making style: - person that fails to make choices  Reactive decision-making style: - a habit in which a person allows others to make his or her decisions  Proactive decision-making style: - a person that describes the situation, identifies & evaluates possible decisions, makes a decision, and takes responsibilities for the outcome.

47. 1. Describe the situation that requires a decision 2. List possible decisions you might make 3. Share the list with a responsible adult 4. Ask if the decision: promotes health, is safe, follows laws, shows respect to you and others, promote your morals/values, and does it show good character?

48. 5. Decide which decision is most responsible and appropriate. 6. Act on your decision, and evaluate the results.

49. Wrong Decision: is a choice that can lead to actions that harm health, are unsafe, illegal, show disrespect for self & others, and show a lack of good character.

50. 1. Take responsibility & admit you made a mistake. ** don’t make excuses … wrong is wrong. 2. Do not continue actions based upon the wrong decision.

51. 2. Discuss the wrong decision with a responsible adult. 3. Make restitution for harm done to others. Restitution: is making up for any loss, damage, or harm you have caused. (pay money, or volunteer time to make things right)