1. Chapter 2 Taking Charge of your Health. Building Health Skills Making Responsible Decisions and Setting Goals Being a Health-Literate Consumer Managing Consumer Problems

2. Building Health Skills You can develop skills that will help you manage your health throughout your life.

3. health skills interpersonal communication refusal skills conflict resolution stress stress management skills advocacy

4. Specific tools and strategies to maintain, protect, and improve all aspects of your health Health skills

5. The Health Skills Communication Refusal Conflict Resolution Accessing Information Analyzing Influences Practicing Healthful Behaviors Stress Management Advocacy Decision Making Goal Setting

6. Communication Skills The exchange of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs between two or more people

7. Refusal skills Communication strategies that can help you say No when you are urged to take part in behaviors that are unsafe or unhealthful or that go against your values.

8. skills can help people resolve problems in ways that are agreeable to everyone involved. Conflict resolution

9. To decide whether health information is valid, determine the reliability of the group or individual sharing the information. Accessing Information

10. The more aware you are of the various influences in your life and how they affect you, the better able you are to make informed choices about your health. Analyzing Influences

11. These positive behaviors can contribute to all aspects of your health.

12. Stress is a normal part of life, but too much unrelieved stress can lead to illnesses. That’s why it’s important to learn stress-management skills. Self-Management Skills

13. Advocacy allows you to share health knowledge and promote healthful behaviors. Advocacy

14. Making Responsible Decisions and Setting Goals You can actively promote your well-being by making healthful choices and setting positive goals.

15. values decision-making skills goals short-term goal long-term goal action plan

16. Achieving good health begins with making responsible decisions.

17. The HELP Strategy When weighing the options for any decision, asking yourself these questions: H E L P (Healthful) Does this choice present any health risks? (Ethical) Does this choice reflect what you value? (Legal) Does this option violate any local, state, or federal laws? (Parent Approval) Would your parents or guardians approve of this choice?

18. Steps of the Decision-Making Process State the Situation. List the Options. Weigh the Possible Outcomes. Consider Values. Make a Decision and Act on It. Evaluate the Decision.

19. Types of Goals A short-term goal can be accomplished fairly quickly. A long-term goal that you plan to reach over an extended period of time

20. A health literate consumer carefully evaluates health products and services. Being a Health-Literate Consumer

21. Take Charge of Your Health Being a smart shopper is especially important when it comes to making choices about health products and services.

22. Being a health-literate consumer means being aware of and knowing how to evaluate hidden messages in advertising so you make informed purchasing decisions. Making Informed Choices

23. Evaluating Products Comparison Shopping Evaluating Information and Services Product Labels Making Informed Choices

24. Knowing how to handle consumer problems is an important skill to learn. Managing Consumer Problems

25. Most products have instructions that tell you how to use them correctly. Resolving Consumer Problems

26. Protect yourself from health fraud. You have the power and the responsibility to protect your health and well-being!

27. You can consult a registered pharmacist if you have questions about a product’s health claims. Health Fraud

28. Look out for claims like the following: Secret Formula! Miracle Cure! Overnight Results! All Natural! Offer Expires Soon!