2.  Emotional Health  Mental Health  Physical Health  Social Health  Spiritual Health

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

4.  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

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

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

7.  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

8.  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

9. Learning Activity

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

11.  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

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

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

14.  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.

15.  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.

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

17.  Dealing with troubles or problems in an effective way

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

19.  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

20.  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

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

22.  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.

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