🧬 CATEGORY 1: HEALTH FOUNDATIONS
Traits and health risks that are biologically passed from parents to their children are known as this.
What is heredity?
Actions or choices that can potentially threaten a person's health are called these.
What are risk behaviors?
Saying, “I feel frustrated when you interrupt me because I don't feel heard,” is an example of this communication technique.
What is an "I"-message?
In the H.E.L.P. Strategy, this letter asks: “Does this choice present any health risks?”
What is H — Healthful?
In SMART goals, the “S” means your goal clearly states exactly what you want to accomplish.
What is Specific?
Friends and other people around your age who can influence your health decisions are called this.
What are peers?
Wearing sunscreen, getting enough sleep, and wearing a seat belt are examples of taking steps to stop a health problem before it occurs.
What is prevention?
Paying close attention, making eye contact, and responding appropriately while someone else speaks demonstrates this skill.
What is active listening?
This part of H.E.L.P. asks whether a decision reflects your personal values.
What is E — Ethical?
“I will exercise more someday” is NOT a strong SMART goal because it is missing clear details and a way to track progress. Name ONE SMART component it needs.
What is Specific, Measurable, or Timely?
A person's repeated habits involving things like sleep, nutrition, and physical activity are called these.
What is lifestyle factors?
A deliberate decision to avoid high-risk behaviors is called this.
What is abstinence?
A friend pressures you to do something unhealthy. You firmly say no and suggest doing something healthier instead. You are demonstrating this health skill.
What are refusal skills?
Before going to an unsupervised party, a teenager asks, “Would my guardian approve of me doing this?” Which part of H.E.L.P. are they using?
What is P — Parent Approval?
“I will walk for 30 minutes every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday for the next four weeks” is an example of this type of goal.
What is a SMART goal?
A teenager has no safe parks or sidewalks near home, making physical activity more difficult. This health influence is affecting the teenager.
What is the environment?
A student regularly gets four hours of sleep, skips breakfast, drinks sugary beverages, and rarely exercises. The combined effect of these behaviors demonstrates this concept.
What is cumulative risk?
Before making an important decision, this should be the FIRST thing you do in the decision-making process.
What is state the situation/problem?
You're considering doing something but discover it violates the law. Which part of H.E.L.P. should immediately raise a concern?
What is L — Legal?
Before choosing between several possible health decisions, you should consider the possible positive and negative results of each option. This step is called this.
What is weighing the possible outcomes/consequences?
Explain the difference between Health Education and Health Literacy.
What is Health Education provides accurate information and skills, while Health Literacy is the ability to understand and use health information to make healthy decisions?
Explain WHY several unhealthy behaviors together can be more dangerous than just one unhealthy behavior.
What is the risks can build on one another and increase the overall negative effect on a person's health?
After making and acting on a health decision, what should you do to determine whether you made a good choice?
What is evaluate the outcome/decision?
Your friend offers you a vape at a party. Use two parts of H.E.L.P. to explain why refusing could be a responsible decision.
Answers may vary. Example: Healthful — vaping can present health risks. Legal — depending on the student's age, possessing/purchasing the product may violate the law. Parent Approval — a parent/guardian may not approve. Ethical — it may conflict with personal values.
Name all five parts of SMART according to our class notes.
What are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timely?