 Emotional Health  Mental Health  Physical Health  Social Health  Spiritual Health

 expressing feelings in an appropriate way EXAMPLES:  Expression of emotions  Anger control  Coping strategies  Emotional maturation  Finding support

 the ability to recognize reality and cope with the demands of daily life EXAMPLES: Self-esteem & self-concept Stress management; home, school, family, & peers Perception of reality Openness to new ideas

 your physical characteristics and the way your body functions EXAMPLES:  Strength, flexibility & endurance  Cardiovascular fitness  Weight & nutrition  Immune response  Accident prevention

 interactions with people to build satisfying relationships Examples: o Communication o Dating o Participation o Relationships o Support & friendships

 Maintaining harmonious relationships with other living things & having spiritual direction & purpose EXAMPLES:  Harmony in living & relationship to the environment  Understanding one’s purpose & exploring personal strengths  Religion

 Health: state of well- being that comes from a good balance of the five aspects of health  Wellness: optimal health in each of the five aspects of health

Learning Activity

 Life skill: a tool for building a healthy life  These skills can help you improve the six components of health.

 Setting goals  Assessing your health  Communicating effectively  Practicing wellness  Making GREAT decisions  Coping  Using refusal skills  Being a wise consumer  Using community resources  Evaluating media messages

 Short term: Goals that can be achieved quickly.  Long term: Goals that may take months or years to achieve.

 How healthy are you?  How do you know if you are doing the right thing for your health?

 Have you ever had trouble dealing with someone?  Have you ever struggled for the right word to say that explains how you feel?  Improving how you communicate will help with your relationships with family, friends, etc.

 You need to practice healthy behaviors daily so you can have a good life-long health.  Examples: getting enough sleep, choosing nutritious foods, avoiding risky behaviors.

 GIVE thought to the problem  REVIEW your choices  EVALUATE the consequences of each choice  ASSESS and choose the best choice  THINK it over afterward

 Dealing with troubles or problems in an effective way

 This life skill will provide you with different ways you can say “no” to something you don’t want to do.

 Blame someone else  Give a reason  Ignore the request or the pressure  Leave the situation  Say, “no thanks.”  Say “No” & mean it  Keep saying “No”  Make a joke out of it  Make an excuse  Suggest something else to do  Change the subject  Team up with someone

 You are all consumers!  This life skill helps you make good decisions when buying health products and services.  Organic foods  Vitamins  Weight gaining/loss products

 Using health clinics, libraries, government agencies that can help you improve any of the six components of health.

 The media has significant influence on what you learn about the world.  Knowing how to analyze media messages will help you make better decisions about your health.

 Direct  Persuasion  Explanation  Put-Downs  Threat  Bribery  Teasing  Indirect  TV  Radio  Advertising  Role Models  Popular people  Famous people