HEALTH
Demonstration and Talk Ideas
Health-It’s Your Choice II (Discovering Myself)
 Explain how to select a healthy diet.
 Demonstrate how to test your fitness.
 Describe how smoke affects your lungs.
 Explain how to be a good friend.
 Demonstrate how to use the SOCC decision making process.
 Describe the different kinds of appeals that advertisers use to convince buyers.
 Demonstrate how to change our beliefs so we don’t overreact to a situation.
 Demonstrate some techniques to reduce the effects of stress.
 Describe safety hazards that can be found in homes.
 Demonstrate how to put together a first aid kit.
Health-It’s Your Choice III (Fun with Friends)
 Demonstrate how to calculate your target heart rate.
 Explain the levels of moral reasoning.
 Describe the three kinds of stress.
 Explain how to handle sports injuries.
 Talk about injury prevention.
Health-It’s Your Choice IV (Teen Talk)
 Demonstrate how to use “I” messages.
 Talk about determining fitness goals and what exercises are needed to obtain those goals.
 Describe some ways to help a depressed friend.
 Demonstrate ways to release stress as you take a walk.
 Explain how a person can study more effectively.
 Demonstrate how to write a letter to a congressional representative.
Health-It’s Your Choice IV (Preparing for the Future)
 Explain what the numbers mean on sunscreen.
 Describe how to pick a doctor.
 Explain the three ways of communicating messages.
 Describe the steps to setting goals.
 Demonstrate how to write a resume.
 Explain the interview process.
Keeping Fit and Healthy I (First Aid in Action)
 Demonstrate how to assemble a first aid kit.
 Demonstrate First Aid steps for treating cuts and scrapes.
 Describe the signs of choking and explain the Heimlich maneuver.
 Demonstrate First Aid for strains, sprains and bruises.
 Explain what causes nosebleeds and how to treat them.
 Explain how to remove foreign objects.
 Talk about how to treat insect stings.
 Explain how to treat bites.
 Describe poisons inside and outside your house and what to do in case of a poisoning.
 Demonstrate how to make a splint for a broken bone.
 Explain First Aid for burns.
Keeping Fit and Healthy II (Staying Healthy)
 Share with club members how they can stay healthy by keeping clean.
 Explain what “power foods” are and why they are important.
 Demonstrate how to make healthy snacks using “power foods”.
 Explain the importance of eating breakfast.
 Explain endurance, flexibility, and strength. Then demonstrate how to test each area.
Keeping Fit and Healthy III (Keeping Fit)
 Talk about the importance of water and explain how to determine the amount a person
needs.
 Demonstrate warm-up, stretching, and cool-down techniques and explain why they are
important.
 Explain BMI and demonstrate how to find your BMI.
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