1. Unit 1: A Healthy Foundation
Chapter 2 – Taking Charge of Your Health

2. Life Skills- Tools to help prevent the practice of Risk Behaviors
Life Choices are guided by the development of skills that we learn and are taught. The more we practice using these skills/TOOLs the more effective they become in helping us make more responsible decisions.
Education
Abstinence
Set Goals/Boundaries
Focus on Your Faith/Values
Trust/Have a Positive Support Group
Establish positive relationships (Parents)- Authoritative

3. Lesson 1: Building Health Skills
Health skills- tools and strategies to maintain, protect, and improve all parts of your health
Also known as *Life Skills
Development of these skills can help you stay healthy throughout your life

4. Health Skill
Benefit to Your Health/BUILDS BETTER COMMUNICATION
1. Interpersonal Communication
Share ideas, feelings & listen carefully
2. Refusal
Say NO to unhealthy behaviors
3. Conflict Resolution
End problems through cooperation/problem solving
Health Skill
GATHERING INFORMATION
4. Assessing Information
Know where to locate valid information
5. Analyzing Influences
Know Internal & External factors- keeps you in charge of your own health
Health Skill
SELF- MANAGEMENT
6. Practicing Healthful Behaviors
Act to reduce risks of injury and illness
7. Managing Stress
Use healthy ways to deal with demands
Health Skill
WAYS TO TAKE ACTION
8. Advocacy
Taking action to promote health of you and others
9. Decision Making
10. Goal Setting
Process to make healthier choices
An action plan to achieve goals

5. Lesson 2: Making Responsible Decisions and Goal Setting
Decision Making Skills- Steps that enable you to make healthful decisions
Step 1: State the Situation
Ask-What do I need to decide?; Who is involve?; Am I feeling pressured?; How much time do I have to decide?
Step 2: List the Options
Ask-What are all my options; ask trusted people for advise
Step 3: Weigh the Possible Outcomes
Weigh the consequences (pros/cons)…Use the HELP strategy to guide you choice
Step 4: Consider Values
Values will help you make good choices
Step 5: Make a Decision/ACT
Use everything to know at this point to decide /ACT
Step 6: Evaluate
Reflect on what happened…Was the outcome what you wanted?; How did it affect your health?; What did you learn?; Would you make the same choice again?

6. Notice 1 of the Steps involves the HELP Strategy
What does H-E-L-P stand for and what questions should you ask during this step of decision making?
H (Healthful) Does this choice present any health risks?
E (Ethical) Does this choice reflect personal values?
L (Legal) Does this option violate any laws?
P (Parent Approval) Would parent or guardians approve?
Values- ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important/they guide the way we live

7. Goals are Dreams set into action through the hard work and planning
Goal Setting
Goals- Things you aim for that take planning and work
*Whether you reach your goals, depends on the plans you make now (Goal Setting)
Goals are Dreams set into action through the hard work and planning
Short-term goal: accomplishments to reach in a short amount of time
Long-term goal: final accomplishment or more time needed to achieve (a series of short-term goals)

8. How Can You Reach Your Goals?
Action Plan- multistep strategy to identify and achieve your goals
Set a specific, realistic goal
List the steps you will take to reach your goal
Identify sources of help and support
Set reasonable time frame for achieving your goal
Track your progress (Check off short-term goals)
Reward yourself (plan smaller rewards along the way)

9. Lesson 3: Being a Health-Literate Consumer
Are you a smart buyer? Do you get a good quality product for your money?
Health Consumer-someone who purchases or uses health product or services (professionals)
Advertising-written or spoken media message designed to interest consumers in purchasing a product or service.

10. Hidden Messages in Advertising
Technique
Example
Hidden Message
Bandwagon
Group of people using product or service
Everyone is using it, and you should too
Rich and Famous
Product displayed in expensive home
It will make you feel rich and famous
Free Gifts
Redeemable coupons for merchandise
Too good of a deal to pass up
Great Outdoors
Scenes of nature
If associated with nature…must be healthy
Good Times
People smiling and laughing
Product will add fun to your life
Testimonial
People for whom a product has worked
It worked for them, so it will work for you, too.

11. / Ways to Evaluate Health Products
2 Steps to sharpen your Consumer Skills:
Read Product Labels
Comparison Shopping
Cost and Quality
Features
Warranty
Safety
Recommendation

12. Lesson 4: Managing Consumer Problems
Health Fraud-sale of worthless products or services that claim to prevent disease or cure health problems- QUACKERY
*What are some terms commonly used to sell fraudulent health products?
Miracle cure, money back guarantee, Offer expires soon, natural, No-risk, secret formula
What two health care product areas are particularly susceptible to Health Fraud?
Weight loss Products
Beauty Products

13. Con’t Better Business Bureau-handles complaints of local merchants
Malpractice- failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards
Where to Get Help when not satisfied with product
Organizations that can help you if you are not satisfied with:
Better Business Bureau-handles complaints of local merchants
Consumer Advocates- people or groups whose sole purpose is to take on regional, national, and even international consumer issues
Local, State, and Federal Government Agencies FDA- ensures medicines are safe, effective and properly labeled
Consumer Product Safety Commission- recalls dangerous products)