1. Chapter 1
Health and Wellness
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2. Chapter 1 Physical Health
Lesson 1 Being Healthy and Well
Physical Health
What Is Physical Health? The part of health that deals with the body is physical health.

3. Physical Health continued
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Physical Health continued
Good Habits Practice the following habits to maintain your physical health:
Eat a balanced diet.
Get plenty of exercise.
Get 8 hours of sleep every night.
Avoid drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
Practice safety.
Practice good hygiene.
Visit your doctor and dentist regularly.

4. Chapter 1 Emotional Health
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Emotional Health
What Is Emotional Health? Emotional health is the way you recognize and deal with your feelings.

5. Chapter 1 Emotional Health
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Emotional Health
Healthy Emotions People with emotional health are able to:
Express emotions in calm and healthy ways
Deal with sadness and get help for depression
Accept his or her strengths and weaknesses

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Mental Health
What Is Mental Health? Mental health is the way you cope with the demands of daily life.
Good Mental Health Having good mental health means that you can:
Solve problems with little trouble
Deal with stress effectively
Accept new ideas

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Social Health
What Is Social Health? The way you interact with other people describes your social health.

8. Chapter 1 Social Health Social Skills You build social skills by:
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Social Health
Social Skills You build social skills by:
Being considerate of other people
Showing respect for other people
Sharing your true feelings with your friends
Being dependable
Volunteering to do things for your community
Being supportive of your friends when they make the right choices

9. Chapter 1 Try this Life Skills Activity to assess your social health.
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Try this Life Skills Activity to assess your social health.

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Wellness
Maintaining Balance Wellness is having all four parts of health in good shape and equally balanced. The next slide shows the four parts of health.

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12. Chapter 1 Heredity and Traits
Lesson 2 Influences on Your Health
Heredity and Traits
What Is Heredity? Heredity is the passing down of traits from parents to their biological child.
Inherited Traits Physical traits that can be inherited, or passed down, include height and hair, eye, and skin color. Certain diseases can also be passed down from parent to child.

13. Chapter 1 Your Environment
Lesson 2 Influences on Your Health
Your Environment
Your environment includes all of the living and nonliving things around you.
The environment can affect all parts of your health.

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Lesson 2 Influences on Your Health
Years ago, asbestos was used as fireproof insulation in buildings. Today, we know that asbestos is an environmental hazard because it damages your lungs. What other pollutants do you know of that can damage your lungs?

15. Chapter 1 Living Healthily
Lesson 3 Making Good Health Choices
Living Healthily
Having a Healthy Lifestyle Every day, you make choices that influence your health. Your choices make up your lifestyle, or set of behaviors that you live by.
Having a Good Attitude Your attitude is a way of acting, thinking, or feeling that causes you to make one choice over another. A good attitude will allow you to listen to advice about healthy living.

16. Taking Control of Your Health
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Lesson 3 Making Good Health Choices
Taking Control of Your Health
Make Healthy Decisions To take control of your health you must first decide to improve your lifestyle. Next, you should decide which part of health you want to improve.

17. Healthcare and Personal Responsibility
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Healthcare and Personal Responsibility
Make Healthy Decisions You are responsible for caring for your own health. Your responsibilities include:
1. Brushing and flossing your teeth
2. Eating healthy foods and exercising
3. Getting enough sleep
4. Wearing safety equipment when playing sports
5. Using your seat belt
6. Avoiding dangerous behavior

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Lesson 3 Making Good Health Choices
Having a dental exam every year is a good way to find and fill cavities before they get very large. Do the Life Skills Activity to think of other forms of preventative healthcare.

19. Chapter 1 The Nine Life Skills
Lesson 4 Nine Life Skills for Better Health
The Nine Life Skills
Necessary Skills The table on the next slide lists the life skills that can help you maintain a healthy life. Which of these life skills do you already practice well? Which do you need to improve?

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Lesson 4 Nine Life Skills for Better Health

21. Practice Makes Perfect
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Practice Makes Perfect
You may find that using certain life skills is difficult or awkward at first. Remember that the best way to master any skill is to practice it. For example, try this Life Skills Activity to practice wellness.

22. Assessing Your Progress
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Assessing Your Progress
How Much Is Your Health Improving? To assess your progress in using life skills, ask yourself questions such as:
1. Which skills do I use most often?
2. Which skills should I use more often?
3. Are there skills I don’t feel comfortable using?
4. Am I having problems with a specific skill?
5. How can I improve my use of life skills?

23. Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle
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Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle
Keep Making Good Choices Life skills will help you make good choices both now and in the future. Remember that you want to maintain the four parts of your health to achieve wellness.