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Making Healthful Choices

Making Healthful Choices. Building Health Skills Chapter 2. Lesson 1. Presenters. May Lam Nicole Morette Maria Palmieri Catalina Rueda Anita Valiani. Commonly Used Definitions. Health Skills. Specific tools and strategies that lead to better and more informed health choices.

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Making Healthful Choices

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  1. Making Healthful Choices

  2. Building Health SkillsChapter 2 Lesson 1

  3. Presenters May Lam Nicole Morette Maria Palmieri Catalina Rueda Anita Valiani

  4. Commonly Used Definitions

  5. Health Skills Specific tools and strategies that lead to better and more informed health choices

  6. Communication A process through which you send messages to and receive messages from others

  7. Four types of Communication • Clearly say what you mean • Be a good listener • Pay attention to how you say something • Be aware of your facial expressions and gestures

  8. Video On Communication Skills

  9. Refusal Skills Techniques that can help you refuse when you are urged to take part in unsafe or unhealthful behaviors

  10. Situations Requiring Refusal Skills • Peer Pressure • Underage Drinking • Sexual Situations • Can you come up with any of your own?

  11. Types of Refusal Skills • Say NO • Explain why you are saying NO • Suggest other ideas to the proposed activity • Leave if necessary

  12. Barriers to Saying “No” Pressure from Friends Desire to Fit in Fear

  13. Statistics in theUnited States2003 http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/yrbss/QuestYearTable.asp?ByVar=CI&cat=3&quest=Q40&loc=XX&year=2003

  14. Video on Refusal Skills

  15. “I’d rather not.” “My mother will be upset.” “No thank you.” “I have other plans.” “It’s not cool.” “It’s unhealthy.” “Let’s do something else.” “I’m not comfortable.” WAYS TO SAY “NO”

  16. Self- Esteem The confidence and worth that you feel about yourself

  17. Building Self-Esteem • Examine the messages you send yourself • Find positive ways to state your goals • Focus on the things you do well

  18. Obstacles to Positive Self-Esteem • Weight issues • Negative attitudes • Teasing from others • Not molding into the “norm” • Past failures • Others?

  19. Positive or Negative Body Image

  20. Role Model or Not?

  21. Stress The body’s and mind’s reaction to everyday demands

  22. Fatigue Problems Focusing Nervousness Mood Swings Increased Anxiety Lowered Immune System Effects of Stress on the Body

  23. Stress Management Skills • Rechanneling your energy • Relaxing • Laughing

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