Chapter 2: Taking Charge of Your Health

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Chapter 2 Taking Charge of Your Health

• Key Terms
• Health Skills
• Interpersonal Communication
• Refusal Skills
• Self-esteem
• Stress
• Stress Management
• Conflict Resolution
• Advocacy
• Values

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Key Terms, cont.

• Decision-making Skills
• Goals
• Short-term Goals
• Long-term Goals
• Action Plan
• Health Consumer
• Advertising
• Comparison Shopping
• Warranty
• Consumer Advocates
• Malpractice
• Health Fraud

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Building Health Skills

• Social Health Skills
• Communication skills
• 1. Clearly say what you mean
• 2. Pay attention to how you say something.
• 3. Be a good listener

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Activity

• On a piece of paper, write down the one person
  who you seem to struggle to communicate with the
  most. Make sure to answer these questions
• What do you struggle to communicate about?
• Why do you struggle to communicate?
• Have you ever been able to communicate in a
  productive manner with this person?
• What can you do to make it easier to communicate
  with this person?

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Health Skills, cont.

• Social Health Skills, cont.
• Refusal Skills
• 1. Take time to calm down and think through the
  situation.
• 2. When discussing the conflict, speak calmly and
  listen attentively, asking questions when
  appropriate.
• 3. Use a polite tone and try to brainstorm
  solutions where no one loses respect. Work to
  resolve the conflict peacefully.

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Mental and Emotional, cont.

• Stress Management Skills
• Strategy
• 1. Laugh
• 2. Physical activity
• 3. Find a hobby

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Total Health Skills

• Accessing Reliable Information
• Strategies
• 1. Ask parents, guardians, and other trusted
  adults.
• 2. Library resources
• 3. Newspaper and magazine articles by health
  professionals or experts.
• 4. Government agencies, health care providers,
  and health organizations.

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Making Responsible Decisions

• The Decision-Making Model
• Steps
• 1. State the situation
• 2. List the options
• 3. Weigh the possible outcomes
• 4. Consider values
• 5. Make a decision and act on it
• 6. Evaluate the decision

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H.E.L.P.

• H (Healthful)- Does this choice present any
  health risks?
• E (Ethical)- Does this choice reflect what you
  value?
• L (Legal)- Does this option violate any local,
  state, or federal laws?
• P (Parent Approval)- Would your parents or
  guardians approve of the choice?

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Making a Tough Decision

• Situation 1- Your significant other begins to
  pressure you into having sex.
• Situation 2- A new person that you are dating
  wants you to go to a party on Friday night, but
  have to take the ACT the next morning.
• Situation 3- You are at party with a friend, and
  the friend decides to drink some alcohol....when
  you are ready to leave, you remember that you
  rode with your friend who has been drinking all
  night.

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Setting Goals

• Action Plan
• Steps
• 1. Set a specific, realistic goal, and write it
  down.
• 2. List the steps you will take to reach your
  goal.
• 3. Identify sources of help and support.
• 4. Evaluate your progress by establishing
  checkpoints.
• 5. Reward yourself for achieving your goal.

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Conclusion

• Making good decisions
• Learning about self and skills for being healthy
• Learning how to set reasonable goals and striving
  to reach them

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Questions???