1. Entry slip: one definition of wellness is to be free of
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Lesson 5.2 Develop a Personal Wellness Plan
(*) of Biology-McGraw-Hill Ryerson)
I. Terms:
a. Corrective action: taking specific steps to
change bad behaviours and/or make
ourselves more aware of our health
status.
II. Developing a Wellness Plan:
a.For each of the questions to ask ourselves
in the six areas of physical wellness listed
last class, there can be positive and
negative answers. For all possible
negative answers, we must search for and
develop a corrective action to strengthen
our wellness.
III.Questions to ask ourselves:
a. Physical (Digestion and Nutrition)

2. i. Do I eat a good balance of the six
nutrients found in the four food
groups, according to the Canada Food
Guide?
ii. Do I eat proper amounts of foods,
according to the Canada Food Guide?
iii. Do I brush my teeth daily and go to
the dentist regularly (every 6
months)?
iv. Do I have a family history of diabetes?
v. Do I find ourselves making poor
dietary choices such as eating too
much and/or fad dieting?
b.Physical (Respiration)
i. Do I smoke, or do I work/live in an
area where others smoke?
A.If I smoke, do I have a goal to
quit?
ii. Do I work or live in an area where
there is a lot of dust/fumes in the air?

3. iii. Do I analyze my mucus that is
spit/sneezed out, knowing that any
yellow or green-coloured phlegm is
that colour due to the presence of
white blood cells? These WBC’s are
likely fighting an infection that should
be checked out by a doctor. Clear
mucus is normal.
iv. Do I ever have problems breathing,
such as after exercise or when going
into a cold environment? This could
be due to allergies and/or asthma.
c. Physical (Excretion)
i. Do I drink enough water every day
(urine is a light yellow colour)?
ii. Do I eat too much salt, according to
the Canada Food Guide?
iii. Do I every get muscle cramps in the
summer after exercise?

4. iv. Do I have a family history of kidney
failure, requiring hemodialysis or
kidney transplant?
d.Physical (Circulation)
i. Is my blood pressure normal (about
120/80 mmHg)?
ii. Do I ever get light-headed after
climbing stairs or light physical
activity?
iii. Do I know my blood type?
iv. Is my red blood cell count good or
low?
v. Do I ever feel my heart pounding or
skipping a beat, a.k.a. heart
arrhythmia?
vi. Do I have a family history of heart
and/or blood problems?
vii. Is my resting heart rate good (about
72 b.p.m. and lower) or is it much
above 80 b.p.m.?

5. e. Physical (Immunity)
i. Do I go to the doctor every time I do
not feel well, or do I let my body fight
off the common cold and flu without
resorting to medication?
ii. How do I decide WHEN I am going to
go the doctor because I am not
feeling well? How sick do I have to
be?
iii. Am I allergic to anything?
iv. Do I have a family history of any
allergies?
v. Am I up to date on my vaccinations?
When was the last time I asked my
doctor if I am up to date?
vi. Do I practice safe food handling
guidelines (refrigerate unused items/
do not cross-contaminate food with
knives used to cut raw meat, etc...)?
vii. Do I practice proper personal hygiene,
such as scrubbing the hands after

6. being in a rest-room/ showering or
bathing at least a few times a week/
etc...?
viii. Do I over-use hand sanitizers and/or
do I wash my hands too much,
knowing the anti-bacterial properties
of sweat and skin oil?
f. Physical (General)
i. Physically, do I feel “good”?
ii. Do I go for a yearly physical exam
with my doctor?
iii. Do I have a family doctor?
iv. Do I get regular exercise, aside from
physical education class? This can
include involvement with a
competitive or recreational sports
team, dancing group, running club,
military cadets organization and/or
very physically strenuous work
environment.

7. v. When I am sick or am injured, do I
seek help or do I just rely on my body
to heal itself?
vi. Am I comfortable presenting
questions to my doctor about any
sexual health concerns that I have, or
am I too shy?
vii. Do I have any physical health goals?
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V. Classwork:
a.The class will be split into six groups, one
for each area of physical wellness. For
each of the questions in the set of
wellness questions assigned to your
group:
i. List one or two possible negative
answers.
ii. Make up a corrective action, which is
a set of things for the person to do so
they could answer the questions

8. positively, and improve their
wellness.
A. Ex: To the question “Am I allergic
to anything?” –a person might
answer:
a. “I don’t know”, or
b.“Yes, to peanuts, etc...”
B. Of these two answers, the “I
don’t know” answer is the
negative one, as the person is
unaware of their allergy status. At
least the person who answers
that they are allergic to peanuts
can take actions to avoid what
they are allergic to.
C. A corrective action for the “I
don’t know” answer could be for
the person to go to the doctor
and request an allergy test to
determine what the person is
allergic to.

9. VI.Homework:
a. As part of the thirty five answers that you
got from answering the questions in
lesson 5.1, identify eight questions that
you think you could improve on, and
make up a corrective action for each one.
“I will .... .... .... to improve my wellness.”
b. Due next class for a completion check at
the beginning of class.