Health 2a Building Health Skills

___are specific tools and strategies to maintain, protect, and improve all aspects of your health.

• health skills

• health protections

• healthy tools

Communication skills include:

• interpersonal skills, accessing information, stress management

• interpersonal communication, refusal skills, & conflict resolution skills

• goal setting, analyzing influences, refusal skills

To strengthen your ___ use "I" messages to express your feelings.

• informational

• healthy behaviors

• interpersonal communication

When you say no in a firm voice, explain why, offer alternatives, and leave if necessary you are using your __.

• brain

• refusal skills

• attitude

When you use ___you are ending a conflict through cooperation and problem solving.

• friends

• best behavior

• conflict resolution skills

Many factors influence our decisions. One influence is your____ which are plans for the future, goals, and hopes/dreams.

• media and technology

• school and community

• personal beliefs

___means taking charge of your own health.

• health skills

• self-management

• self preservation

___is a reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands.

• stress

• frizzy hair

• passing out

___is taking action to influence others to address a health related concern or to support a health related belief.

• advocacy

• taking action

• planning