Section 1 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health Objectives Describe the broad goals of Healthy People 2010. Identify three steps you can take to meet your personal health goals. Slide 1 of 19

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health Quick Quiz How many of these statements accurately describe your behaviors? I exercise at least three times a week. I set aside some time each day to relax. I get about eight hours of sleep each night. I avoid alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. I always wear a seat belt when riding in a car. Make a connection between the number of “Yes” answers and how responsible you are about your health. Switch to Quick. Take version of the quiz. Slide 2 of 19

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Healthy People 2010 • Healthy People 2010 has two broad goals. • Increase the years of healthy life for each American • Eliminate differences in health based on race, ethnic group, or income • Healthy People 2010 includes a set of smaller goals aimed at reducing risky health behaviors. • A major focus of this effort is on preventiontaking action to avoid disease, injury, and other negative health outcomes. Slide 3 of 19

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health The graph shows causes of death for young people in the United States. Slide 4 of 19

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health A Healthy You There are three steps you can take to help meet your personal health goals • gaining awareness • gaining knowledge • building skills Slide 5 of 19

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health Gaining Awareness You must first be able to recognize a health problem before you can do anything about it. Slide 6 of 19

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health Gaining Knowledge • The next step is to learn about the problem. • Most importantly, you need to learn about risk factors, especially those related to behavior. Slide 7 of 19

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health Building Health Skills Knowledge isn’t very useful if you do not have the skills to apply it. Slide 8 of 19

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health Building Health Skills Analyzing Influences An important skill for promoting health is recognizing the influence culture, media, and friends have on your health habits. Slide 9 of 19

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health Building Health Skills Accessing Information You need to know how to find and evaluate health information. Slide 10 of 19

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health Building Health Skills Communicating Good communication skills allow you to resolve conflicts. Slide 11 of 19

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health Building Health Skills Making Decisions Making wise decisions is key to protecting your health. • This skill teaches you to consider your values. • Your values are the standards and beliefs that are most important to you. Slide 12 of 19

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health Building Health Skills Setting Goals • The goals you set help you translate knowledge into behavior. • Once you set a goal, you can develop an action plan—a series of specific steps you can take to achieve the goal. Slide 13 of 19

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health Building Health Skills Practicing Healthful Behaviors You need to develop strategies for maintaining healthy behaviors and reducing risky behaviors. Slide 14 of 19

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health For: Updates on communication skills Click above to go online. Slide 15 of 19

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health Advocacy The skill of advocacy involves using communication to influence and support others in making positive health decisions. Slide 16 of 19

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health Achieving Health Literacy A person with health literacy has the ability to gather, understand, and use health information to improve his or health. Slide 17 of 19

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health Vocabulary prevention values action plan advocacy health literacy Taking action to avoid disease, injury, and other negative health outcomes. The standards and beliefs that are most important to you. A series of specific steps you can take to achieve a goal. The use of communication to influence and support others in making positive health decisions. The ability to gather, understand, and use health information to improve one’s health. Slide 18 of 19

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health Assignment Warm-up Notes from the Power. Point Page 12 define the health terms Page 15 #’s 1 -5 Slide 19 of 19

Section 1. 3 Taking Responsibility for Your Health Quick. Take Quiz Click to start quiz. Slide 20 of 19