1. Taking Care of Your Health

2. Health – the combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well being.

3. The Three Sides of Health
Physical – the condition of your body
Mental/Emotional – your thoughts, feelings and emotion
Social – the way you relate to others
SOCIAL
PHYSICAL
MENTAL/EMOTIONAL

4. Able to disagree with others
The Health Triangle
Good grooming
habits
Good decision making skills
Talks about feelings
Exercise
MENTAL/EMOTIONAL
Eat a well-balanced diet
PHYSICAL
Handle stress
Like who you are
Get plenty of rest
SOCIAL
Strives to learn new information
Able to make
and keep
friends
Giving and getting
Support when
it is needed
Get along with my family
Work well with others
Able to disagree with others
without fighting

5. Three equal sides means the three areas of health are equally cared for.
Unequal sides means the three areas of health are not equally cared for.

6. Maintaining A Healthy Balance
To be truly healthy you need to work on keeping your triangle balanced.
Nobody’s health triangle is perfectly balanced all the time. A healthy person is aware enough to know when one side starts go get out of balance.
SOCIAL
PHYSICAL
MENTAL/EMOTIONAL

7. Wellness The achievement of overall health
Maintaining a balanced health triangle

8. Prevention – to keep something from happening
Prevent illness
Prevent injury
Know your weak areas of health triangle and work on them

9. GOOD HEALTH HABITS = WELLNESS
One of the first ways to achieve a high level of physical, mental/emotional, and social health is to take a look at your health habits in each of those areas.
Harmful habits may lead to illness or injury.
Ignoring your health may lead to illness or injury.
It is much easier to start a good habit now than to have to change a bad habit later.

10. Self-Concept – The view that you have of yourself
the thoughts or feelings you have about yourself ….. Self image
also how you think others view you
It is important to your overall health
to have a clear picture of yourself
If a person likes him/herself they will have a good self-esteem
Then others will be able to like and respect them
Self-Esteem – the ability to like and respect yourself

11. RESULTS OF A GOOD SELF-CONCEPT
High self-esteem … you like and respect yourself
Self confidence
Security … feel safe
Aware of being loved and valued
Able to bounce back after disappointment