Accessing Information
A government agency that provides health information.
What is the CDC?
An influence at home that can affect a teen’s health choices.
What is family?
A healthy way to express feelings without blaming.
What is an “I” statement?
What is Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound?
Supporting or promoting healthy behaviors and policies is known as this.
What is advocacy?
It is important to know this about an author of a health article.
What is their credentials?
Exposure to this media can negatively influence body image.
What is social media?
This is an important skill in conflict resolution. Keep your ears open.
What is active listening?
You must do this before you make a decision.
A campaign for healthy lunches or anti-vaping posters are examples of this at school.
What is health advocacy?
These three domain endings are the most likely to provide reliable health information
What are .gov, .org, .edu?
These cultural traditions are passed down from generation to generation and are a protective factor for your nutrition.
What is a healthy family recipe?
These skills come in handy when you are offered a drink but you are the designated driver.
What are refusal skills?
When using the decision-making model, this step involves thinking about worse case or best case outcomes.
What is pros or cons/risks or benefits?
Promoting mental health awareness at school can help reduce this.
What is stigma?
You can got to this person when you are having a mental health challenge.
Who is the school counselor?
This negative influence from your friends can impact decision-making around substance use.
“I understand you want me to try vaping, but I don’t want to" is an example of this type of communication.
What is assertive communication?
Your parents left you with your 5 year old sister for the night, and your friend just told you about a gathering happening in an hour. Now you are about to do this while thinking about different things you could do.
What is consider your options?
Posting accurate information about flu shots on social media is an example of this type of health advocacy.
What is digital or online advocacy?
This publication is more reliable than a commercial website selling supplements.
What is a peer-reviewed journal?
This is how socioeconomic status influences access to healthy food.
What is cost or affordability?
You and your friend are experience a conflict that has now caused a disruption to your learning. Attending this may help you resolve the conflict.
What is peer mediation?
Staying active for years to improve heart health and mental well-being is an example of these kinds of goals.
What are long-term goals?
Writing a letter to a state representative to request stronger anti-vaping laws is an example of advocacy at this level.
What is policy or legislative advocacy?