HealthSkills

HandbookTeen Health

(Nevada Edition)

Pages HSH-2 through HSH21

Mr. McCarthy

Rogich MS

This Set of Lessons Will Cover:

• Part 1: Health and Wellness (HSH- 2, 3 & 4)

• Part 2: Health Influences, Risks,and Skills (HSH- 5 through 14)

• Part 3: Decision Making (HSH- 15 & 16)

• Part 4: Goal Setting (HSH- 17)

Health Skills Handbook – Part 1Health andWellness

WhatIs

Health?

What do you think of when you hear the

word Health?

Perhaps you think of

someone who is in

shape or an athlete

Maybe you think of

vegetables or a

healthy food

You might even think of someone who knows a lot

about medicine or anatomy

So … how do wedefine Health ?

The definition of Health:

Health is:a combinationof physical, mental, & social

well-being

TheHealth

TrianglePh

ysic

alSocial

Mental &

Emotional

We represent this definition by using the

Health Triangle

Do youknow what the words Physical, Mental &

Emotional, and Social

mean?

Physical

Social

Mental & Emotional

Physical Health:

Phys

ica

lSocial

Mental & Em

otionalYour Body:– Height, weight– In shape or not– Sickness, disease– Heart, lungs,

organs

Mental &Emotional Health:

Phys

ical

Social

Mental &

Emotional

• Thoughts & feelings

• What you know• How you think &

feel• Self-esteem• Attitudes

Social Health:

Phys

ical

Social

Mental &

Emotional

Relationships with:– Family– Friends– Authority Figures– Boyfriends &

girlfriends

Being “healthy”

means well-being in

all three sides of the

Health triangle

Phys

ical

SocialM

ental

&

Emotion

al

Being “healthy”

means having a balanced

health triangle

Phys

ical

Social

Mental

&

Emotion

al

A balance of a healthy body, healthy feelings and attitudes, and healthy relationships!

Not Balanced !!!

Social

Mental & Emotional

Phys

ical

Not Balanced, either !!!

SocialM

ental &

Emotional

Physical

Nope !!!

Social

Mental & Emotional

Physical

Much Better Balanced !!

Social

Mental & Em

otional

Phys

ical

Let’s examine the Health

Triangle a bit deeper:

Phys

ical

Social

Mental &

Emotional

Do all three sides of the

triangle touch each

other?

Phys

ical

Social

Mental &

Emotional

YES !!!A change on one side of the triangle will affect the other two sides.

For example,

how would a bad

physical injury, like a broken leg,

affect all three sides

of the Health

Triangle?

Phys

ical

Social

Mental &

Emotional

Or, how would

something negative Socially affect all

three sides of

the triangle ?

Phys

ical

Social

Mental &

Emotional

Better yet, how would something

positive Mentally

and Emotionally

affect all three sides

of the Health

Triangle?

Phys

ical

Social

Mental &

Emotional

In other words, you have a

“Mind-Body Connection”

• Your emotions

affect your

physical health

and overall

health

• Your overall

health affects

your emotions

Consider this:

Your health

triangle changes from day to day.

Phys

ical

SocialM

ental & Em

otional

Consider this:

One day, your

triangle may be

balanced and

strong

Phys

ical

Social

Mental &

Emotional

Consider this:

The next day, it

might be weak on one or more sides

Phys

ical

Social

Mental & Emotional

Even though your health

changes from day to day, you should try daily

to have a strong,

balanced Health Triangle

We have a word for trying to be as

healthy as you can be …

We use the term “wellnes

s”

Wellness:

• A state of well-being or balanced health over a long period of time

• Balancing and improving your health over weeks or months

• Should be a part of your daily routine

Each day, try to do

something positive for each side of your Health

Triangle!

During this Health class,

we will explore ways to keep our

Health Triangles

strong and balanced!

We will examine things which may harm or

damage your health and well-being…

We will also examine things which may improve and protect your health and

well-being…

Try to apply what we

discuss in Health class to your daily lives.

Make good decisions!

There’s No Need To Fear…

Health Class Is

Here