Living a Healthy Life

Students will understand the importance of health literacy for achieving and maintaining good health.

Students will know the importance of taking responsibility for establishing and implementing healthy lifestyle

Students will describe ways to promote health and reduce risks.

Importance of Good Health

How are you, REALLY? Life, self, and body

Being healthy means striving to be the best you can be at any given time

The Health Continuum

Health is subject to constant change (day to day, year to year)

Continuum spans from chronic disease and premature death to high level of health

Emotions change from minute to minute

Wellness is an overall state of well being or total health

WHERE DO YOU FALL

Promoting Health

Decisions you make affect your health Wear a seat belt

Eating high calorie foods

Lifestyle factors 8-10 hours of sleep

Eating breakfast

Avoid alcohol & drugs

Abstaining from sexual activity

Importance of Health

Education

Health education providing accurate health info to help people make healthy choices

Individuals, families and communities working together are best chanced for success

GOAL: to live long, energetic and productive lives

HEALTH PEOPLE 2010

Two Goals

Goal 1: Increase Quality and Years of Healthy Life to help individuals of all ages increase life expectancy and

improve their quality of life.

Goal 2: Eliminate Health Disparities

to eliminate health disparities among different segments of the population.

http://www.healthypeople.gov/

Promoting A Healthy Lifestyle

Health Triangle

Enjoy challenges, like learning new things, see mistakes as opportunity

Get along with others

Perform daily life, cope with everyday challenge and stress

Mental Handle the frustrations in life Use positive thoughts & actions to

move forward

Social Communicating well & showing

respect for yourself & others

Physical Enough sleep, eating right, drinking

enough water, being active on a regular basis

Good hygiene, medical check-ups Avoiding tobacco, alcohol & drugs

Questions to ask???

Why should all sides be equal?

Give me examples of how YOU show good health.

How does one side affect the other?

Influences

Heredity diabetes

Environment jobs, friends, neighbors Physical high crime area

Social people you are in contact with

Culture foods and traditions

Attitude way you view it

Behavior you control

Media radio, TV

Technology help with disease

Your behavior and Reducing

Health Risks

Risky Behaviors and Recognizing Actions you take can affect your health

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Used Safey Belt(92)

Did not useAlcohol

Never had Sexualintercourse

Never Smoked

2005 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Results for Indiana

Abstaining from Risk Behaviors

Stay away from tobacco

Stay away from alcohol

Stay away from other drugs

Stay away from sexual activity Unplanned pregnancy

STI/STD

Emotional problems

Building Health Skills &

Character

Students will demonstrate communication skills in building and maintaining healthy relationships.

Students will understand refusal strategies and conflict resolution skills

Students will identify decision-making skills.

Students will discuss the importance of good character for self, others, and community.

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

Effective communication skills include Clearly say what you mean use I messages

Pay attention to how you say something respectful tone

Be a good listener avoid interrupting

Refusal Skills Say no in a firm voice

Do this calmly and clearly

Explain why State your feelings

Suggest alternatives Propose a safe alternative

Use appropriate body language

Make it clear

Leave if necessary Just walk away

Conflict Resolution Skills

Process of ending a conflict through cooperation and problem solving

Take time to calm down

Think through the situation

Speak calmly and listen attentively

Use a polite tone

Work to resolve the conflict peacefully

Self-Management Skills

Practice Healthful behaviors Choices you make today will affect your health in

the future

Manage Stress Deal with situations that are stressful by engaging

in physical activity, listening to music, laughing

Decision-Making Process Steps that enable you to make a healthful decision

1. State the situation what decisions need to be made?

2. List the options possible choices you could make?

3. Weigh the possible outcomes H.E.L.P.

H (healthful) what are the health risk?

E (ethical) is it what you and your family believe?

L (legal) does it break the law?

P (Parent Approval) will parents approve?

4. Consider Values

5. Make a decision and act on it

6. Evaluate the decision

Goals

Types of Goals Short-term is a goal that can be reached in a short

period of time

Finishing a project by Friday night

Long-term is a goal that you plan on reaching over an extended period of time

Making the basketball team next year

Setting Goals Be specific

Realistic

Write it down

Character

Traits of Good Character Trustworthiness honest, loyal, and reliable

Respect good manners, considerate of others

Responsibility self-control, dont blame others

Fairness play by the rules, take turns

Caring kind and compassionate

Citizenship obeys laws and rules and respects authority

Being health-literate means

more than just being

informed about products. You need to understand the options in health

care services available in your community.

Learning objectives

Identify the factors that influence consumer decisions

Identify health services for people of all ages

Health consumer and Influences Who is a health consumer?

Anyone who purchases or uses health products or services

What Influences or decision to buy?

Internal Factors personal taste or habit

External Factors Media, Advertising

Types of Health Services

Health Care System

General care includes Primary Care physicians (check ups and general care)

School nurse

Dentists

Specialized care includes specialist

Dermatologist

Pediatrician

A primary care physician is a medical doctor who provides physical checkups and general care.

Some Health Care Specialists

Types of Health Services

Facilities for Health Care Services

Communities may have more than one type of health care

facility. These facilities may offer health care as inpatient care or

outpatient care.

Health care facilities include: Private practices. Clinics. Group practices. Hospitals. Emergency rooms. Urgent care centers.

Health Care Facilities

How People Pay for Health Services

Health Care Plans

HMO (Health Maintenance Organization)

Monthly premium

Co-payment for office visit

Select physicians

PPO (Preferred Provider Organizations )

Monthly premium

Can use outside provider but out-of-pocket expense is higher

POS (Point of Service)

Select providers inside or outside of plan

Outside providers result in higher premium and out-of-pocket

expense

You and Your Health Care

A good doctor/patient relationship is critical to quality health

care. This relationship requires an open communication and a

sense of trust.

To effectively maintain your health you need to be aware of: Your medical history. Your health habits. The health of close family members.

How to Form a Good Doctor/Patient Relationship

You and Your Health Care

Patient Skills

Make the most out of your next medical appointment:

Before you go, write down your reasons for seeing

the doctor.

While you are at the office, ask questions about any

diagnoses, medications, or procedures that you do

not understand or are unsure

about.

Inform the staff of your allergies and current medications.

You and Your Health Care

Ask the pharmacist any questions you have about the

medication.

Compare products by reading labels.

Understand what symptoms each medicine is intended to

treat.

Medicine Use