Health Triangle
This term means a state of complete physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being.
What is Health?
These factors reduce risk and increase the likelihood of good health.
What are protective factors?
This process includes identifying a decision, brainstorming options, identifying outcomes, making a decision, and reflecting.
What is the decision-making process?
This term means the ability to locate, evaluate, apply, and communicate health information.
What is health literacy?
A student sleeps four hours and argues with a friend. Name two health dimensions affected.
Physical and social; mental/emotional may also be affected.
This side of health involves interacting and getting along with others in positive, healthy ways.
Social Health
These are segments of DNA that influence development, personality, and health.
What are genes?
The S in SMART stands for this.
What is specific?
Name one reliable URL stem often used by education, government, or organizations.
Examples: .gov, .edu, .org
A friend offers something unsafe. Name one refusal-skill action.
Say no firmly, suggest another activity, walk away, or stand up for yourself.
This side of health is about thoughts, feelings, coping, and decision-making.
What is Mental and Emotional Health?
Name one physical-environment risk factor.
Examples: pollution, unsafe water, violence, unsafe conditions, weather hazards.
This is a detailed step-by-step method to reach a desired outcome.
What is an action plan?
This word means to support or promote the health of yourself, family, school, or community.
What is advocate?
A school has supportive teachers and counseling services. Risk or protective factor?
Protective factor.
Explain one way low physical health can affect social health.
Sample: Low energy or illness can make someone withdraw from friends or miss activities.
Name two social protective factors.
Examples: positive adults, supportive school, healthy friendships, strong support system.
Give one example of a measurable health goal.
Example: I will drink 4 bottles of water each school day for two weeks.
Name two questions you should ask when evaluating health information online.
Examples: Is it reliable? Is it current? Who wrote it? Is the source making money? Is there evidence?
A claim says “energy drinks guarantee better test scores.” What should you do before believing it?
Evaluate the source, evidence, motive, and compare with reliable sources.
Why is wellness described as an active process?
Because people must make ongoing choices to improve or maintain health.
Why does family history matter even if you cannot change your genes?
It helps you identify risk and make choices to reduce preventable risk factors.
Why should values and priorities be considered before making a decision?
They help you choose options that match what is important and healthy for you.
Why might a health advertisement be biased?
Because it may be trying to sell a product and may exaggerate benefits or hide risks.
Two students disagree. What is the first step of conflict resolution?
Identify the cause of the conflict.