2. What is Health & Wellness?
Health
and
Wellness
is
a
term
generally
used
to
mean
a
healthy
state
of
complete
physical,
mental
and
social
well-‐being
and
not
just
the
absence
of
disease.
Many
teens
over
look
the
importance
of
a
healthy,
well
balanced
lifestyle.
It
is
important
to
think
of
things
we
can
do
to
keep
our
bodies
healthy
and
find
ways
to
enjoy
life.
Life
is
not
always
easy,
finding
ways
to
deal
with
the
changes
in
our
bodies
and
mind
and
to
learn
how
to
cope
with
the
difficulCes
that
arise
in
our
lives
will
help
us
to
be
happy,
healthy
and
have
a
sense
of
balance
in
our
lives.
3. Physical Activity
My
wellness
plan
to
maintain
my
physical
wellness
is:
• Find
acCviCes
I
like
to
do.
(
try
a
variety)
• Do
more
than
one
physical
acCvity
so
I
don’t
get
bored.
• Find
acCviCes
I
can
do
on
my
own,
with
a
friend
or
a
group.
• Make
Cme.
(make
sure
I
make
doing
a
physical
acCvity
a
priority)
• Listen
to
my
body,
if
it
needs
a
break
I
should
honor
that.
Tired
and
over
used
muscles
can
be
at
risk
of
injury
when
pushed
too
far.
4. A Healthy Eating Plan
Ea#ng
healthy
means
geKng
the
right
balance
of
nutrients
your
body
needs
to
perform
every
day.
My
wellness
plan
to
maintain
healthy
eaCng
habits
is:
• Learn
to
cook
healthy
meals
on
my
own
or
with
friends
or
family.
• Help
shop
for
healthy
foods.
• Think
ahead
(don’t
grab
unhealthy
foods
because
I
am
in
a
hurry)
• Choose
healthy
food
over
fast
food
• Eat
a
healthy
breakfast
daily.
(don’t
skip
meals)
• Eat
healthy
instead
of
dieCng.
5. Emotional Wellness
Emo#onal
Wellness
is
the
ability
to
be
aware
of
and
accept
our
feelings,
rather
than
deny
them,
have
an
opCmisCc
approach
to
life,
and
enjoy
life
despite
its
occasional
disappointments
and
frustraCons.
My
wellness
plan
to
maintain
my
emoConal
wellness
is:
• Laugh,
find
humour
in
your
life.
• IdenCfy
my
unseNled
emoCons
and
accept
them
for
what
they
are.
Learn
healthy
ways
to
cope
with
my
emoCons.
• Try
to
remember
to
change
the
things
I
can
and
let
go
of
those
things
that
I
can
not
control.
• Maintain
healthy
relaConships;
improve
or
end
difficult
or
unhealthy
relaConships.
• Learn
what
are
my
negaCve
emoConal
triggers
maybe
and
try
to
avoid
them.
• Talk
about
it.
• Have
fun
in
life.
Take
some
Cme
away
from
and
school
work
or
my
job
and
just
enjoy
life.
• Be
Social:
Have
fun
with
friends
and
family.
6. A Healthy Brain and Mind
When
it
comes
to
keeping
healthy
and
fit,
living
a
mentally
acCve
life
is
as
important
as
regular
physical
exercise.
Just
as
your
muscles
grow
stronger
with
use,
mental
exercise
keeps
your
mental
skills
and
memory
in
tone.
My
wellness
plan
to
maintain
a
healthy
mind
is:
• Get
plenty
of
mental
exercise:
Such
as
thinking
through
problems
or
avoiding
the
calculator
for
simple
arithmeCc.
• Challenge
my
brain:
Learning
and
experiencing
new
things
is
a
great
way
to
challenge
your
brain.
Learn
Art,
Dance,
Music,
or
Chess.
Whatever
you
may
enjoy.
• Have
hobbies
that
use
my
mind.
• Relax
my
brain
and
mind
by
pracCcing
meditaCon
or
yoga.
• Get
enough
sleep.
7. Social Wellness
Social
Wellness
refers
to
one's
ability
to
interact
with
people
around
them.
It
involves
using
good
communicaCons
skills,
having
meaningful
relaConships,
respecCng
yourself
and
others,
and
creaCng
a
support
system
that
includes
family
members
and
friends.
My
wellness
plan
for
Social
Wellness
is:
• Spend
Cme
with
people
or
friends
that
respect
and/or
support
me.
• Get
to
know
people
that
like
to
do
things
that
I
like
to
do.
• Enjoy
spending
Cme
with
people
that
like
to
have
fun
and
be
posiCve.
• Be
a
friend
to
others.
• Don’t
give
into
peer
pressure.
• Don’t
ignore
bullying
and
ask
for
help
if
I
need
help
with
a
bully.
8. Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking
Mood
altering
substances,
such
as
drugs,
alcohol
and
cigareNes,
can
decrease
our
funcConing,
lower
our
moCvaCon,
and
impair
our
cogniCve
processes.
They
alter
our
emoCons,
which
impairs
our
thinking
by
reducing
focus,
aNenCon,
memory,
and
our
ability
to
execute
plans.
Smoking
is
one
of
the
leading
causes
of
over
a
dozen
cancers,
including
lung,
oral,
stomach,
and
liver
cancer.
Not
to
menCon
it
stains
our
fingers,
teeth
and
hair,
and
leaves
us
with
foul-‐smelling
breath!
My
wellness
plan
for
drugs,
alcohol
and
smoking:
• Don’t
give
in
to
peer
pressure
• ModeraCon
• Don’t
glamourize
drinking,
drugs,
or
smoking
• Stay
away
from
parCes
or
situaCons
where
I
may
feel
pressure
to
do
drugs
or
drink
• Find
other
ways
to
rebel
or
relax
9. Sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually
transmiNed
diseases
(STDs)
are
infecCous
diseases
that
spread
from
person
to
person
through
inCmate
contact.
STDs
can
affect
guys
and
girls
of
all
ages
and
backgrounds
who
are
having
sex
—
it
doesn't
maNer
if
they're
rich
or
poor
My
Wellness
Plan
for
STD’s:
• PracCce
safe
sex
• Talk
to
my
doctor
before
I
have
sex
• Be
comfortable
saying
no
to
sex
• Talk
to
my
partner
before
sex
• Limit
sexual
partners
• Mutual
monogamy
(agree
with
my
boyfriend
to
only
have
sex
with
each
other)
10. Reflection Responses:
What I learned....
• Stay
away
or
limit
drugs
and
alcohol.
• Eat
healthy
–
limit
junk
food.
• Exercise
–
Do
aerobic
acCviCes
o`en
and
weight
training.
• Use
my
mind
–
Find
work
or
hobbies
that
use
my
mind.
Challenge
myself.
• To
build
and
stay
in
healthy
relaConships
and
don't
give
into
pressure
to
conform.
SomeCmes
I
may
have
disagreements
with
friends
but
if
I’m
not
treated
with
respect
by
them
then
I
should
not
put
up
with
it.
No
one
has
to
put
up
with
a
bully.
