Health Midterm study

This skill involves finding and using reliable health information. It means knowing where to look for credible sources, such as reputable websites, health professionals, or educational materials. Being able to access and interpret this information helps you make informed decisions about your health.

• Interpersonal Communication

• Decision Making

• Accessing Information

• Analyzing Influences

A health skill that involves actively supporting and promoting health-related causes, policies, and initiatives to improve the well-being of individuals and communities. It encompasses a range of activities aimed at influencing decision-makers, raising awareness, and mobilizing resources to address health issues. 

• Self-Management

• Advocacy

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  Decision Making

• Goal Setting

This refers to understanding how various factors affect your health choices and behaviors. These factors can include personal, social, cultural, and environmental influences. By analyzing these influences, you can better understand why you make certain health-related decisions and how to address any negative influences.

• Accessing Information

• Decision Making

• Goal Setting

• Analyzing Influences

This skill is about making choices that positively impact your health. It involves evaluating options, considering potential outcomes, and making decisions based on what is best for your well-being. Effective decision-making helps you navigate health-related situations and problems with confidence.

• Decision Making

• Goal Setting

• Interpersonal Communication

• Self-Management

This involves creating specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) objectives for improving your health. Setting clear goals helps you stay focused and motivated, and it provides a structured path to achieving better health outcomes. For example, setting a goal to exercise three times a week is more effective than a vague intention to "get fit."

• Self-Management

• Goal Setting

• Interpersonal Communication

• Decision Making

This refers to the ability to effectively share and receive information with others. Good interpersonal communication skills include active listening, clear expression, empathy, and assertiveness. These skills are important for building and maintaining healthy relationships, seeking support, and addressing conflicts in a constructive manner.

• Decision Making

• Self-Management

• Interpersonal Communication

• Analyzing Influences

This involves taking responsibility for your own health and well-being through actions such as managing stress, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and adhering to medical advice. Self-management skills include time management, organization, and self-discipline, which help you balance various aspects of your life and stay on track with health goals.

• Goal Setting

• Advocacy

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  Self-Management

• Decision Making