HE19.6.1.1b
Explain how stress can affect personal health.
Explain how stress can affect personal health.
Explain how stress can affect personal health.
List ways to reduce or prevent injuries and illness.
Examples: stretching techniques, regular exercise, equipment safety, flu shot, obtaining immunizations against HPV and other conditions
Describe benefits of practicing healthy behaviors.
Examples: using household products only for intended purposes, dietary choices, physical activity, drinking plenty of water
Examine how personal health and wellness are affected positively or negatively by an individual’s surroundings.
Identify how positive family practices and beliefs promote personal health.
Examples: regular dental and vision check-ups, regular doctor visits
Examine how family and peers influence the health of adolescents.
Examples: inactivity, fast food consumption
List personal family guidelines and rules that enhance health.
List peer situations that enhance health.
Identify health services offered in the school.
Investigate how messages from media influence health behaviors.
Examples: social media, fast food advertisements, editing photos to enhance physical appearance
Explain the influence of values and beliefs on individual health practices and behaviors.
Examples: family values, religious beliefs
Identify how bad health choices result in poor personal health.
Example: excessive caloric intake resulting in excess poundage
Analyze the validity of a variety of Internet sources for health information.
Examples: valid sites -.edu (education), .org (non-profit), or .gov (government); unreliable health information sites - .com (commercial)
Identify local resources for reliable health information.
Examples: public health agencies, school nurse, health education teacher
Determine the accessibility of reliable resources, personnel, and services that enhance health.
Examples: school counselor, school nurse, dentist, 911
Apply effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health.
Examples: praise, high-five, fist bump, thumbs up
Demonstrate appropriate nonverbal communication skills someone could use when upset.
Examples: walking away, remaining calm and quiet
List refusal and negotiation skills to avoid or reduce health risks.
Examples: saying no, suggesting alternative choices
Determine when and how to utilize different communication strategies to deal with a variety of situations and conflicts.
Examples: compromising, apologizing, addressing the issue
Describe situations that can help or hinder making a healthy decision.
Examples: socio-economic status, access to medical services, availability of healthful foods, sedentary lifestyle
Distinguish between healthy and unhealthy alternatives to health-related issues or problems.
Example: role-playing healthy ways to express anger and frustration
Assess personal health practices.
Examples: food choices, physical activity, hygiene
Describe how setting goals to increase time for physical activity and academic study may reduce stress.
List activities that can improve physical and mental health.
Critique examples of responsible behaviors that reduce health risks.
Examples: choosing healthy foods, participating in healthy activities, having regular medical and dental check-ups
Describe practices to avoid to reduce health risks to self and others.
Examples: smoking or vaping, drinking alcohol, using illegal drugs, texting while driving
State a health-enhancing position and support it with accurate information.
Example: applying sunscreen has been proven to help prevent skin cancer
Identify ways by which health messages can be altered to appeal to different audiences.
Example: modifying a snack advertisement to target children, teenagers, or adults
Summarize the interrelationship of emotional, social, and physical health.
Determine how peers may affect the six dimensions of health.
Illustrate how changing family dynamics can affect health.
Examples: divorce, relocating, death
Predict the risk of injury or illness if engaging in unhealthy behaviors.
Examples: riding in the bed of a pick-up truck, biking without a helmet, riding without a seat belt
Give examples of dangers associated with the use of alcohol, tobacco or other drugs.
Determine barriers to practicing healthy behaviors.
Examples: lack of finances, access to health services, social support
Examine how nutritional choices and psychological issues may lead to eating disorders.