Health Unit Objectives Understand the concepts of health

Health Unit Objectives Understand the concepts of health and illness Develop responsibility for our health through the production of Personal Health Plans Develop fitness through participation in sporting activities. Consider lifestyle factors that may affect our health Consider emotional well being Learn key organ systems and their role in the healthy function of the body. Understand infection and the body’s response

Lesson Objectives To outline the unit To indicate our expectations of learning To introduce the concept of fitness To encourage you to engage with prior concepts of health and fitness

Focus Our main aim with this unit is to get you to understand your health so you can better care for yourselves and take responsibility for those you end up caring for in your life. The personal health plan is a vital part of this process and you must give it maximum priority We want you to be able to make informed choices about your health.

Your responsibilities 1. Learning. You must understand that topics covered must be learnt. We will have little time in class to reinforce learning. 2. Develop and carry out your Health Plan. Failure to do this will result in very poor marks in your project sections. Guidance on completion of sections will be provided. 3. Actively contribute to presentations and workshop sessions – these will be assessed.

What do we mean by Health?

The Health Triangle

What do we mean by? Physical Health Mental Health Social Health How does each affect the others? Give an example!

Activity Healthy Unhealthy Write words or concepts that you associate with this Place them on the board Group them Write words or concepts that you associate with this

What groups of ideas?

Good or bad Fat Drugs Medicine Doctor Hospital Poison Diet

Fit • List the body systems • associated with fitness. • Write an explanation of fitness that includes the concepts of respiration and the organ systems related to it.

Weightings Partials 30% Partial Exam, 10% sports activities and workshops 30% Project 30% class activities and home works

Sports sessions These are an integral part of the course Attendance is compulsory. Missed classes are recorded as absences on blackboard as they would be with me. You must join the allotted group You will be assessed on effort and improvement not on the actual standard of your performance. These assessments contribute to partial and final grades!

Plenary • How would you assess your fitness? What things would you measure?

Homework Write one page in your own words about your impressions of key health issues facing your society. I expect to see some evidence that you have researched this and can quote some statistics relating to Mexico – and have provided references. You must also add your own perceptions – what seems most relevant to you among the people you know?

Homework rubric Marks Content x 2 Presentation/gram mar English 1 Some general info about a national health issue Poor sentence structure no paragraphs No scientific language 2 Key national health issues identified Paragraphs appropriate Some correct use of scientific terms 3 relative importance of national health issues quantified Sentences convey one piece of information or two linked pieces Scientific terms generally correctly and appropriately used 4 Differences in peer group identified References given Scientific terms all spelt correctly 5 Accurate evaluation of the issues both nationally and amongst peer group References properly Full spell and referred to in text grammar check and then footnoted obviously proof read.

Writing English – Key points Always write in sentences. Keep sentences short. Put one idea per sentence. Each concept must have its own paragraph. It really helps to have sub headings and to stick to the subject under discussion. Start sentence with the point you are trying to make. Spell check and grammar check. Read it back – or get someone else to do so to check it makes sense.

Target Setting • This course is all about setting targets • Here’s some helpful advice • Targets should be Smart targets • Targets should show you have engaged with the data you have and used these to inform your target setting.

SMART TARGETS Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant Timed