Wellness 9Wellness 9

Building Health SkillsBuilding Health Skills

Objective Objective

Students will identify the specific tools and Students will identify the specific tools and strategies that help you maintain, protect, and strategies that help you maintain, protect, and improve all aspects of your health.improve all aspects of your health.

The Six Health Skills The Six Health Skills

Health Skills/Life SkillsHealth Skills/Life Skills1. Interpersonal Communication1. Interpersonal Communication

- Communication Skills- Communication Skills- Refusal Skills- Refusal Skills- Conflict Resolution- Conflict Resolution

2. Self Management2. Self Management- Practicing healthful behaviors- Practicing healthful behaviors- Stress Management- Stress Management

3. Analyzing Influences3. Analyzing Influences4. Accessing Information4. Accessing Information5. Decision Making/Goal Setting5. Decision Making/Goal Setting6. Advocacy6. Advocacy

Interpersonal CommunicationInterpersonal Communication

The exchange of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs The exchange of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs between two or more peoplebetween two or more people

Effective communication skills:Effective communication skills: Clearly say what you mean. Use Clearly say what you mean. Use ““II”” messages to state your position messages to state your position Pay attention to how you say something (respectful tone, facial expressions, gestures)Pay attention to how you say something (respectful tone, facial expressions, gestures) Be a good listener. Avoid interrupting and show you are listening (nod, asking questions)Be a good listener. Avoid interrupting and show you are listening (nod, asking questions)

Refusal skills:Refusal skills: communication strategies that can help you say no communication strategies that can help you say no

Conflict resolution: Conflict resolution: the process of ending a conflict through cooperation the process of ending a conflict through cooperation and problem solvingand problem solving

Steps when dealing with a conflict:Steps when dealing with a conflict: Take time to calm down and think through the situationTake time to calm down and think through the situation When discussing the conflict, speak calmly, listen, and ask questionsWhen discussing the conflict, speak calmly, listen, and ask questions Use polite tone and brainstorm solutions to resolve the conflict peacefullyUse polite tone and brainstorm solutions to resolve the conflict peacefully

Five effective refusal strategiesFive effective refusal strategies

What are refusal skills?What are refusal skills?

Communication strategies that can help you say no when you are urged to Communication strategies that can help you say no when you are urged to take part in behavior that are unsafe or unhealthful, or that go against your take part in behavior that are unsafe or unhealthful, or that go against your personal beliefs.personal beliefs.

Say no in a clear and firm voice: expressions such as Say no in a clear and firm voice: expressions such as ““II’’d rather not.d rather not.”” Explain why: state that the suggested activity goes against your personal Explain why: state that the suggested activity goes against your personal

values.values. Suggest alternatives: propose a safe healthy activity to do instead.Suggest alternatives: propose a safe healthy activity to do instead. Use appropriate body language: look directly into their eyes and do not Use appropriate body language: look directly into their eyes and do not

back down from your position.back down from your position. Leave if necessary: if the other person continues to pressure you, just walk Leave if necessary: if the other person continues to pressure you, just walk

away.away.

Conflict resolutions skills Conflict resolutions skills

Conflict resolution is the process of ending a conflict through Conflict resolution is the process of ending a conflict through cooperation and problem solving. The key to conflict cooperation and problem solving. The key to conflict resolution is respecting othersresolution is respecting others’’ right and your own. right and your own.

Willingness to compromise will also help achieve a resolution Willingness to compromise will also help achieve a resolution that satisfies everyone.that satisfies everyone.

Take time to calm down and think through the situation.Take time to calm down and think through the situation. When discussing the conflict, speak calmly and listen When discussing the conflict, speak calmly and listen

attentively asking questions when appropriate.attentively asking questions when appropriate. Use a polite tone and try to brainstorm where no one loses Use a polite tone and try to brainstorm where no one loses

respect.respect. Activity: Cooperation learning activity (pg. 30)Activity: Cooperation learning activity (pg. 30)

Self ManagementSelf Management Two self management skills, practicing healthful behaviors, Two self management skills, practicing healthful behaviors,

and managing stress helps provide a foundation of good healthand managing stress helps provide a foundation of good health Practicing healthful behaviors:Practicing healthful behaviors: Help to protect you from illness or injuryHelp to protect you from illness or injury Eat nutritious foodsEat nutritious foods Get regular medical and dental check-upsGet regular medical and dental check-ups Avoid the use or tobacco, alcohol, and other drugsAvoid the use or tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs Express your feelingsExpress your feelings Build your self-esteemBuild your self-esteem Maintain healthy relationshipsMaintain healthy relationships

Stress management:Stress management: ways to deal with or overcome the negative effects of ways to deal with or overcome the negative effects of stressstress

Stress management becomes more important as you take on more Stress management becomes more important as you take on more responsibility for your health and additional roles as an adultresponsibility for your health and additional roles as an adult

Ex: physical activity, listening to music, managing time effectively, laughingEx: physical activity, listening to music, managing time effectively, laughing

Analyzing InfluencesAnalyzing Influences

Showing a variety of influences.Showing a variety of influences. Show both internal and external influences.Show both internal and external influences. Explain the complexity of the influences.Explain the complexity of the influences. Show how the influences affect health choices.Show how the influences affect health choices.

Analyze Analyze 5 5 influecnes influecnes of why you eat certain of why you eat certain foods. foods.

Accessing InformationAccessing Information

Learning how to find and recognize Learning how to find and recognize trustworthy information will help you be better trustworthy information will help you be better prepared to make healthful choicesprepared to make healthful choices

Reliable sources:Reliable sources: Parents, guardians, and other trusted adultsParents, guardians, and other trusted adults Library resources such as encyclopedias and nonfiction booksLibrary resources such as encyclopedias and nonfiction books Reliable Internet sites such as those posted by government and educational Reliable Internet sites such as those posted by government and educational

institutesinstitutes Newspaper and magizine articles by health professionals or expertsNewspaper and magizine articles by health professionals or experts Government agencies, health care providers, and health organizationsGovernment agencies, health care providers, and health organizations

Decision making/Goal SettingDecision making/Goal Setting Steps that enable you to make a healthful decisionSteps that enable you to make a healthful decision Steps that help you to protect your rights and health as well as the rights Steps that help you to protect your rights and health as well as the rights

and health of othersand health of others Steps of the decision making progress:Steps of the decision making progress: Step 1: State The SituationStep 1: State The Situation Step 2: List The OptionsStep 2: List The Options Step 3: Weigh The Possible OutcomesStep 3: Weigh The Possible Outcomes Step 4: Consider ValuesStep 4: Consider Values Step 5: Make A Decision And Act On ItStep 5: Make A Decision And Act On It Step 6: Evaluate The Decision Step 6: Evaluate The Decision A goal is something that you aim for that takes planning and workA goal is something that you aim for that takes planning and work There are two different types of goals: short-term (over a short period of There are two different types of goals: short-term (over a short period of

time) and long-term (over a long period of time)time) and long-term (over a long period of time) To establish your goals, To establish your goals,

Decision Making/ Goal SettingDecision Making/ Goal Setting

Write down 3 personal goals you want to Write down 3 personal goals you want to accomplish by the time you graduate LSM. accomplish by the time you graduate LSM.

Briefly list ideas of how to achieve those Briefly list ideas of how to achieve those goals.goals.

What kind of decisions will you need to make What kind of decisions will you need to make in order to be successful and reach your goals?in order to be successful and reach your goals?

AdvocacyAdvocacy

Taking a clear stand for a healthy choice.Taking a clear stand for a healthy choice. Being persuasive.Being persuasive. Explaining why the stand taken is good for health.Explaining why the stand taken is good for health. Use information to support the choice.Use information to support the choice. Show awareness of the audience for the messageShow awareness of the audience for the message Show conviction about the messageShow conviction about the message

Advocacy Advocacy

In English you thought you did really great on In English you thought you did really great on a paper you wrote and followed all the criteria, a paper you wrote and followed all the criteria, but when you got your grade it was only a C. but when you got your grade it was only a C. You donYou don’’t understand because you thought t understand because you thought you did a great job. you did a great job.

In what ways can you ADVOCATE for In what ways can you ADVOCATE for yourself?yourself?