1. M3 Health Ch.1 What is Health?

2. Vocabulary Wellness Access Analyze Conflict Refusal Resolution Stress

3. HEALTH What is health? Health is a thing which keeps our bodies and mind free from illness, suffering and pain.

4. 3 parts of the Health Triangle… Physical Social Mental/Emotional (Write this down)

5. HEALTH TRIANGLE

6. Three Way Connection Physical Social Physical Mental/Emotional Physical Mental/Emotional The condition of your body. This includes your muscles, bones, organs, senses (sound, smell, taste, sight, etc), and your appearance. How we relate or interact with other people. Thoughts and feelings. Mental is how and what you think, emotional is how you feel. Mental/Emotional Social Social

7. WELLNESS What is wellness? Wellness is a state of well being, or balanced health. What is balanced health and why is it so important?

8. Balanced Health Think about balance. Why do you think it is important to be balanced with your health? Is this well balanced? Physical Notice the man is BALANCED. What would happen if he lost his balance? Whatdo you think would happen to the mental/emotional part? Social Anger! Frustration!

9. KEEPING YOUR HEALTH IN BALANCE Get plenty of exercise and rest Physical Express your feelings and take a time out (time you can spend alone) to think about problems in good ways. Mental/Emotional Interact well with other people. Spend time with your family and friends. Social

10. Handout:ConceptMapping Give your papers to another group and check their answers. Work in a small group and fill in the answers in each box.

11. Answers Questions? How did you do?

12. How to build a wellness and health balance HEALTH SKILLS Access Information To build wellness and a good balanced health, there are 10 important skills to practice. The skills are… Practicing Healthful Behaviors Stress Management Analyzing Influences Communication Skills Refusal Skills Conflict Resolution Decision Making Goal Setting Advocacy

13. VOCABULARY Access: Way of approaching (getting near), getting or using something. Analyze: To look at something in detail. To separate an idea, thought or thing into its basic or simple parts. Conflict: To disagree. A battle, war or argument is a conflict. Stress: Mental or physical pressure. Refusal: To decline or reject something. “NO!” Resolution: Making a decision about something; Finding a solution to a problem. When a person feels stressed, many times they cannot sleep. A stressed person may seem angry or unhappy. Example: I turn on my computer when I want to access the internet.

14. 10 Health Skills Access Information: Get or obtain reliable information about health. Can you think of any place you can get this? Practicing Healthful Behaviors: Ways of preventing or stopping illness, sickness or injuries. Being careful! Analyzing Influences: Understanding how media (TV, advertisements, culture, or technology) influences our health. How is your health influenced? Refusal Skills: How to say, “NO.” This seems easy, but sometimes it can be hard. Can you think of a situation or event where it might be hard to say, “NO.” Decision Making: Think carefully about problems and find a healthy way to find a solution for that problem. How do you make decisions? Goal Setting: Plan for your future and try your best to make that dream come true. What goals have you made? Advocacy: Volunteer or help others in your community or school. What kind of things can you advocate? Where? Stress Management: Find healthy ways of stopping stress. Remember, STRESS KILLS! Communication Skills: Don’t be afraid to talk about your feelings or ideas. Also, listen to what other people are saying. Conflict Resolution: How to solve problems with others in healthy ways. How do you solve problems with others?

15. APPLICATION Work with a partner and do the following exercise in class. Accessing Information Refusal Skills Practicing Healthful Behaviors Conflict Resolution Goal Setting Communication Skills Stress Management Advocacy Analyzing Influences Decision Making

16. HOMEWORK On a sheet of paper, illustrate the health triangle. Draw a large triangle and label the three sides. Then write two or three sentences about each aspect of your health.