1. Building Health Skills and Character
Chapter 2
Building Health Skills and Character

2. Chapter 2
Lesson 1

3. Building Health Skills
You’ll Learn to:
Demonstrate communication skills in building healthy relationships.
Demonstrate refusal strategies and conflict resolution skills
Apply self-management strategies
Analyze influences on behavior
Develop evaluation criteria for health information
Vocabulary:
Health Skills
Interpersonal Communication
Refusal Skills
Conflict Resolution
Stress Management
Advocacy

4. Health Skills
Health Skills- or life skills are specific tools and strategies that help you maintain, protect, and improve all aspects of your health.

5. Interpersonal Skills
Interpersonal communication- is the exchange of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs between two or more people.
Effective communication include:
Clearly say what you mean
Pay attention to how you say something
Be a good listener

6. Communication Techniques
Use “I” messages
Speak calmly and clearly, using a respectful tone.
Listen carefully, and ask appropriate questions.
Show appropriate body
language.

7. Refusal Skills
Refusal Skills- are communication strategies that can help you say no when you urged to take part in behaviors that are unsafe or unhealthful, or that is against your values.
Refusal Strategies
Say no in a firm voice
Explain why
Suggest alternatives
Use appropriate body language
Leave if necessary

8. Conflict Resolution Skills
Conflict resolution- is the process of ending a conflict through cooperation and problem solving.
Steps to deal with a conflict
Take time to calm down and think
Speak calmly and listen attentively
Use a polite tone and brainstorm while working to resolve conflict peacefully.

9. Self Management Skills
Practice Healthful Behaviors
Managing Stress
Stress management- ways to deal with or overcome the negative effects of stress.

10. Self Management Skills cont.
Analyzing Influences-”How do you determine what health choices are right for you?”
Internal influences- knowledge, values, likes, dislikes, and desires.
Values-beliefs and attitudes about what is important that help guide your behavior.
External influences- family, friends, peers, media, environment, culture, and laws.

11. Accessing Information
Reliable sources of health information include:
Trusted adults
Library Resources
Internet sites
Newspaper and magazine articles
Government agencies (CDC)

12. Advocacy
Advocacy- is taking actions to influence others to address a health-related concern or to support a health-related belief.

13. Chapter 2
Lesson 2

14. Making Responsible Decisions and Setting Goals
You’ll Learn to:
Identify decision-making skills that promote individual, family, and community health based on health information
Summarize the advantages of seeking advice and feedback regarding decision-making skills
Identify the processes involved in choosing and achieving goals.
Vocabulary:
Decision-making skills
Values
Goals
Short-term goal
Long-term goal
Action plan

15. Making Responsible Decisions and Setting Goals
Decision-making skills- are steps that enable you to make a healthful decision.
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

16. Setting Personal Health Goals
Goals- something you aim for that takes planning and work.
Types of goals
Short-term goal- a goal that you can reach in a short period of time.
Long-term goal- a goal that you plan to reach over an extended period of time.

17. Action Plan
Action Plan- multi-step strategy to identify and achieve your goals.
Set a realistic goal
List the steps to achieve goal
Identify sources of help and support
Set a time frame
Evaluate progress
Reward yourself for achieving goal

18. Chapter 2
Lesson 3

19. Building Character Vocabulary: You’ll Learn To:
Discuss the importance of good character for self, others, and community
Apply communication skills and practice behaviors that demonstrate consideration and respect for self, family, and others
Identify ways to demonstrate good character
Vocabulary:
Character
Role Model

20. Building Character
Character- those distinctive qualities that describe how a person thinks, feels, and behaves.
Demonstrates core ethical values- responsibility, honesty, integrity, and respect.

21. Traits of Good Character
Trustworthiness
Respect
Responsibility
Fairness
Caring
Citizenship

22. Developing Your Character
Stand up for your beliefs
Learn from people who demonstrate good character traits
Join volunteer groups in your school or community

23. Positive Role Models
Role Models- is someone whose success or behavior serves as an example for others.
Who do you see as role models?

24. Demonstrating Character
By demonstrating good character, you practice behaviors that have a positive effect both on yourself and others at home.
Make a difference at home
Make a difference at school
Make a difference in your community

25. Mentor: noun 1. a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
2. an influential senior sponsor or supporter.
verb (used without object) 3. to act as a mentor: She spent years mentoring to junior employees.
verb (used with object) 4. to act as a mentor to: The brash young executive did not wish to be mentored by anyone.