High School Health and Wellness Lessons

Total Health

You are the only person that is responsible for your health. Your everyday choices shape your overall health.

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Who is responsible for your health?

Thomas Fuller

"Health is not valued untill sickness comes."

Open Ended

Define health in your own words.

What is health?

Vocabulary

-a combination of physical, mental and social well being

Wellness

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

how well your body functions. having enough energy to perform daily activities?


How would you rate your physical health?

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Physical Health

vocabulary

feelings and thoughts
How you feel about yourself
How you cope with problems

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Mental/Emotional Health

Multiple Choice

What was the last type of health?

• social health

• brain health

• spiritual health

How well you get along with others
Do you have happy and healthy relationships?

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Social Health

How healthy you are determines the shape of your health triangle.

To help visualize our overall health and wellness we use a Health Triangle

Total Health & Wellness

Health Continuum

Draw

Mark on the health continuum where you believe you currently are.

Poll

Which side of the health triangle do you think you focus on the most?

• Physical

• Mental

• Social

Poll

Which side of the health triangle could you focus on a little more?

• Physical

• Mental

• Social

Match

Match the following characteristic mentioned in the video with its corresponding side of the health triangle (physical, mental, social)

• nutritious diet

• having healthy relationships in school

• coping well with problems

• regulating and expressing emotions appropriately

• being active and exercising

physical

social

emotional

emotional

physical

• physical

• social

• emotional

• emotional

• physical

Tips for being physically healthy

• eating a well balanced diet

• 60 minutes of physical activity each day

• getting enough sleep (8-10 hrs)

• good personal hygiene

• avoiding risky health behaviors

Stanford Medicine

"Studies have shown that 7 out of 10 students fall short of the recommended 8-10 hours of sleep a night"

Tips to being mentally healthy

• try to never overreact when you are emotional

• have patience with others

• understand that everyone makes mistakes

• make goals and stick to them

• keep promises with yourself and others

• take responsibility for your actions

• accept you who are

Tips to be socially healthy

• maintain healthy relationships

• be friendly towards others

• show support to friends and family

• be encouraging and supportive

• be sincere and caring

• treat others with respect

Your Overall Wellness

Your health changes day to day but your wellness is about how you are doing the majority of the time.


When you practice positive health behaviors you help prevent injury, illness, disease and other health problems.