The Health Triangle
Do Now: What are 3
“healthy” decisions that
you’ve made today?
Why do you consider
those choices healthy?
What is Health?
• A combination of physical, mental/emotional and
social well-being
• The health triangle is the balance of all three
sides of health: physical, mental/emotional and
social well-being
The Health Triangle
Physical
Health Health
Mental/Emotional
Social Health
The
of your
body
•••Your
The condition
thoughts
ways in which
and
feelings
you
relate to
•Examples:
•Examples:
other people
•Eatingdifficult
a well balanced
diet
•Examples:
•Facing
situations
with a
•Participating
in physical
positive
•Supporting
outlook
and
valuing your
activities
•Expressing
family
your feelings in an
•Getting
of attitude
sleep each
appropriate
•Having 9a hours
way
friendly
night
•Accepting
towards others
responsibility for your
actions
•Being a loyal, truthful and
dependable friend
What part is missing?
• Ayrton wakes up and eats a
breakfast of oatmeal and
fruit. He goes to school and
feels good about himself
when he gets there. He
sees his friends and starts
talking to them. His friend
says something that makes
him mad. He tries to sock
his friend.
• Which part of the health
triangle is unbalanced?
What part is missing?
• Julie wakes up and goes to school. She
feels confident about the presentation she
has to give in Ms. Bevens’ class. She talks
to her friends about what happened last
night on American Idol. Instead of eating
lunch, she works on final touches to her
presentation.
• Which part of the health triangle is
missing?
Which part is missing?
• Horacio steps off of the bus to go to
school. He goes to class and is able to
work with his friends on a project. At
lunch, he eats a turkey sandwich, apple,
carrots, and milk. During fifth period, he
answers a question wrong and leaves
class feeling bad about himself.
• Which part of the health triangle is
missing?
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Using the
magazines, as a
group, complete
your own health
triangle.
If you cannot find
pictures, you may
draw them.
On the back,
explain each part
of the health
triangle and the
pictures that you
selected.
Exit Ticket
• Describe which part of the health
triangle is being describing:
– 1. Brushing your teeth every day
– 2. Listening to your friend when she has a
problem.
– 3. Feeling confident before you take a test.
– 4. Eating breakfast before coming to
school.
– 5. Getting into a fight at school