Lesson 6 Bellringer

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Lesson 6Bellringer

• What college would you like to attend if you
  could go anywhere you wish?
• What do you want to get a degree in?
• What options does a person who does not plan on
  going to college have?
• Technical school
• Community college
• Trade school

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High Five for Healthy Hands

• Use page 57 to create a health goal for your self
  that we will discuss weekly in class. You will
  earn a star sticker each week the you have made
  progress on your goal.
• Trace your hand on the paper. Write your first
  and last name and your goal on your hand and cut
  it out to hang on the wall.

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Lesson 6Setting Health Goals and Making
Responsible Decisions

• How can you set a health goal?
• write a goal
• make an action plan
• identify obstacles
• set up a timeline
• keep a chart or diary to measure progress
• build a support system
• revise your plan or timeline as needed
• reward yourself for accomplishing your goal

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What is Healthy People 2010?

• National Health Goals
• What are the main goals?
• Increase life expectancy
• Eliminate health disparities in the population

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How will we know if we met our goals?

• By looking at indicators
• What are the indicators?
• Physical activity
• Overweight, obesity
• Tobacco use
• Substance abuse
• Responsible sexual behavior
• Mental health
• Injury and violence
• Environmental quality
• Immunization
• Access to health care

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What style of decision-making is the best?

• Proactive, why?
• Person identifies and evaluates possible
  decisions, makes a decision, and takes
  responsibility for the outcome
• Not driven by circumstances and conditions
• Not easily influenced by peers
• Have principles integrity, honesty, dignity
• Empowered
• Have control over decisions and behavior

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How can you make a responsible decision?

• describe the situation
• list possible decisions
• ask for input form an adult
• evaluate the consequences of the decision
• Will this promote health?
• Will it protect safety?
• Will it follow laws?
• Will it show respect for others?
• Will it follow parent rules?
• Will it show good character?
• make a decision
• follow through and evaluate the results

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What if I make a wrong decision?

• Take responsibility
• stop the action
• discuss the wrong decision with an adult
• Make restitution (what is restitution?)
• Making up for any loss, damage, or harm you have
  caused- give an example
• Pay money, replace item, volunteer to make things
  right

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6 Groups of 5

• Pick who will be an
• Apple
• pineapple
• cherry
• orange
• strawberry

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Here are your jobs

• Apple- come get a card from the envelope
• Pineapple- writer
• Strawberry- taskmaster (keep everyone on task)
• Cherry- return card to envelope at end of class
• Orange- speaker for the group

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Your missions is to

• 1. Explain your health indicator.
• 2. What is the current trend for your health
  indicator?
• 3. What is being done by the government and
  organizations such as the American Heart
  Association for your indicator?

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Homework

• Read lesson 7