A Healthy Lifestyle

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Unit One

• A Healthy Lifestyle
• Chapters 1,2,3

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Fact or Myth?

• 1. Teens need more sleep then adults do?
• 2. Being an effective communicator can improve
  your health ?
• 3. The health decisions you make as a teen have
  little impact on your health as an adult?
• 4. Two 10 minute walks provide nearly the same
  health benefits as a continuous 20 minute walk?
• 5. Water is a nutrient?

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Fact or Myth?

• 6. Setting goals can only help you achieve
  long-tem accomplishments such as establishing a
  career.
• 7. Acne flare-ups are a result of eating
  chocolate and greasy foods
• Tanning beds are safe because they use UVA light,
  which doesnt cause burns
• All stress is negative and should be avoided.
• 10. The relationships you have with family,
  friends and peers do not affect your physical
  health

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What is Health?

• Health is the combination of physical, mental,
  emotional, social and spiritual well-being.
• It is not an absolute state.
• Being healthy means striving to be the best that
  you can each and every day.

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The Health ContinuumFigure 1.1 (page 5)

• Where do you fit on the Health Continuum?
  Yesterday? A month ago? Last year?
• Health is very dynamic, meaning it is subject to
  change every single day. Change can be gradual
  that youre not even aware that its changing.

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Wellness

• Wellness is an overall state of well-being or
  total health.
• Wellness comes from a way of living each day that
  includes making decisions and practicing
  behaviors that are based on sound health
  knowledge and healthful attitudes.
• Achieving wellness requires an ongoing, lifelong
  commitment to physical, mental, emotional, social
  and spiritual health.

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Promoting Good Health

• The decisions that you make each and everyday
  will have an impact on your health.
• What you wear, eat, and do can have personal
  health consequences that you may or may not have
  considered.
• What are some examples?

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Lifestyle Factors

• Getting 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night
• Starting each day with a healthy breakfast
• Eating a variety of nutritious foods each day
• Being physically active for at lease 20 minutes a
  day , three or more days a week.
• Maintaining a healthy weight

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Lifestyle Factors

• Avoiding alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
• Abstaining from sexual activity before marriage
• Managing stress
• Maintaining positive relationships
• Practicing safe behaviors to prevent injuries

Fitting these health promoting lifestyles factors
into your life will help ensure a high level of
wellness
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The key to all of this is PREVENTION!!!

• Prevention is practicing health and safety habits
  to remain free of disease and injury
• Health education is so important!!!
• Health education is the Providing of accurate
  health information to help people make healthy
  choices.
• A great goal for Health Ed. Is to give people
  the tools they need to help them live long,
  energetic, and productive lives.

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Healthy People 2010

• Health People 2010 is a national wide health
  promotion and disease prevention plan designed to
  serve as a guide for improving the health of all
  people in the US.
• The plan is revised every 10 years, aims to
  promote health and prevent illness, disability,
  and early death.

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Healthy People 2010

• Has two main goals
• Increase quality and years of healthy life for
  all Americans.
• Remove health differences that result from facing
  such as gender, race, education, disability, and
  location.
• To reach these goals, individuals, families, and
  communities must work together.

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Healthy People 2010

• Individuals- can take an active role in their own
  health.
• Families- can shape the attitudes and beliefs
  that result in healthful behaviors. Parents and
  guardians play an important role in meeting the
  nations health goals when they teach their
  children the values and skills necessary to
  maintain good health.
• Communities- can offer behavior-changing classes
  such as anti ATOD programs and provide health
  services.

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Becoming Health Literate

• Health literacy- refers to a persons capacity to
  learn about and understand basic health
  information and services and use these resources
  to promote health and wellness.

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Health Literacy

• Health Literate individual needs to be
• a critical thinker and problem solver
• a person who can evaluate health information
  before making a decision and who knows how to
  make responsible, healthy choices.
• A responsible productive citizen
• a person that can promote the health of the
  community and who chooses safe and healthful
  behaviors that are consistent with family
  guidelines and that shows respect for themselves
  and others.

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Health Literacy

• A self directed learner
• A person that has developed evaluation criteria
  for health information.
• An effective communicator
• Someone who is above to express his or her
  health knowledge in a variety of ways.

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Holistic Health

• refers to a philosophy of medical care that views
  physical and mental aspects of life as closely
  interconnected and equally important approaches
  to treatment.
• is actually an approach to life. Rather than
  focusing on illness or specific parts of the
  body, this ancient approach to health considers
  the whole person and how he or she interacts with
  his or her environment.
• It emphasizes the connection of mind, body, and
  spirit. The goal is to achieve maximum
  well-being, where everything is functioning the
  very best that is possible.
• With Holistic Health people accept responsibility
  for their own level of well-being, and everyday
  choices are used to take charge of one's own
  health.

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Your Health Triangle
This health triangle is missing a part which
part??
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There are FOUR parts to our Health Triangle!!!

• Spiritual Health- Believing, hoping, having some
  kind of faith for a balanced life.
• Physical Health- How well your body is
  functioning.
• Mental/Emotional Health- Keeping in touch with
  your feelings. Dealing with frustrations of
  everyday life.
• Social Health- It involves the way to get along
  with others.

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Understanding Health Risks

• Risk Behaviors- are actions that can potentially
  threaten your health or the health of others.
• Cumulative Risk- are related risks that increase
  in effect with each added risk.
• Example smoking.

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Build Health Skills

• Interpersonal Communication- is the exchange of
  thought, feelings and beliefs between two or more
  people.
• Strategies of effective communications
• Clearly say what you mean.
• use I messages to state your position
• Pay attention to how you say something
• Use a respectful tone.
• Be a good listener
• Avoid interrupting the speaker, and show that you
  are listening by nodding or asking appropriate
  questions.

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Refusal Skills

• Refusal skills-are communication strategies that
  can help you say no when you are urged to take
  part in behaviors that are unsafe or unhealthful,
  or that goes against your values.

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Conflict Resolution

• Conflict resolution is the process of ending a
  conflict through cooperation and problem solving.
  
• When dealing with a conflict
• Take time to calm down and think through the
  situation.
• When discussing the conflict, speak calmly and
  listen attentively, asking questions when
  appropriate.
• Use a polite tone and try to brainstorm
  solutions where no one loses respect. Work it
  out peacefully.

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Stress Management

• Stress Management- ways to deal with or overcome
  the negative effects of stress.
• Stress is the bodys and minds reactions to
  everyday demands, a natural part of life.
• For example being late to class or getting into
  college. Both equally stressful.

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The Decision Making Process

• Decision-making skills are steps that enable you
  to make a healthful decision.
• The steps are designed to help you make decisions
  that protect your rights and health while
  respecting the rights and health of others.
• Remember that often you will find it helpful to
  seek advice from those with more experience such
  as parents, guardians, teachers or counselors.

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Steps of the Decision-making ProcessFigure 2.3
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• Step 1 State the situation
• Step 2 List the Options
• Step 3 Weigh the Possible Outcomes
• Step 4 Consider Values
• Step 5 Make a Decision and Act on it
• Step 6 Evaluate the Decision

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Types of Goals

• Short Term Goal- is a goal that you can reach in
  a short period of time.
• Long Term Goal- is a goal that you plan to reach
  over an extended period of time.
• Often, short term goals are steps in a plan to
  achieve a long term goal.
• Action Plan-multistep strategy to identify and
  achieve your goals.

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Achieving Your Goals

• Follow these steps
• Step 1 Set a specific, realistic goal, write it
  down.
• Step 2 List the steps you will take to reach
  your goal.
• Step 3 Identify sources of help and support.
• Step 4 Set a reasonable time frame for reaching
  your goal.
• Step 5 Evaluate your progress by establishing
  checkpoints .
• Step 6 Reward yourself for achieving your goal.

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What is good Character?

• Character can be defined as those distinctive
  qualities that describes how a person thinks,
  feels, and behaves.
• A person with good character demonstrates core
  ethical values, such as responsibility, honestly,
  integrity, and respect.

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Development of Your Character

• Character and core ethical values are learned
  when youre young and developed throughout your
  life.
• To Develop your character more
• Stand up for your beliefs.
• Learn from people who demonstrate good character
  traits. Ask family members for tips on how to
  strengthen values.
• Join volunteer groups school or community. Form
  friendships with people who exhibit core ethical
  values.

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Development of Your Character

• Positive Role model- is someone whose success or
  behavior serves as an example for others.
• Role models are found with in your own family.
  Parents, guardians, grandparents, siblings are
  often people who are your role models. They can
  inspire and encourage basic values such as hard
  work, staying focused, planning ahead, being
  honest, and engaging in safe and healthy
  behaviors.
• Where else are role models found?

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Demonstrating Character

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

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• Questions? Comments?