Chapter 1, Lesson 2: Skills for Building Health
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With practice you can improve at almost anything
 Piano, sports, etc.
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Practicing these 10 skills (Figure 1.3, page 11) will allow you to improve your health
 Accessing Information
 You can learn/research anything that you are interested in
 Resources
 Home, school, community
 TV, Radio, Internet
 Make sure resources are Reliable
 Use multiple sources to improve reliability
 Self-Management
 Practicing healthful behaviors
 See benefits quickly (page 12)
 Stress management
 Stressors  Stress
 Manage stressors  manage stress
 Analyzing Influences
 What influences your decision?
 Beliefs and values, opinions of friends and family, your culture, media, etc.
 Communication Skills
 Speaking and Listening
 Non-verbal communications
 Interpersonal communication
 Saying No
 Refusal Skills
 S.T.O.P.
 Say no, Tell why not, Offer other ideas, Promptly leave
 Conflict Resolution
 Take a time out
 Allow each person to tell their side of the story
 Be an active listener
 Allow other side to ask clarifying questions
 Keep thinking of creative ways to resolve conflict
 Decision Making And Goal Setting
 More in Chapter 2
 Advocacy
 Taking action to support a cause
 Wear pink, purple, green, etc to support certain causes.
 Start a petition or write letters calling for change