one of the nine digital citizenship

1. DIGITAL HEALTH AND
WELLNESS
Daja Miller
Justyce Logan

2. WHAT IS IT?
Digital Health and Wellness is a branch of digital
citizenship which focuses on using technology safely
and appropriately
It works on keeping teenagers away from danger of
physical and psychological harm

3. INTERNET ADDICTION
Impulse control disorder in which people gain an
emotional attachment to on-line friends and activities
that they create on their computer screen
Internet addiction can include:
Using the internet to escape from real world
problems
Being preoccupied with the internet

4. HOW TO MAINTAIN DIGITAL HEALTH
Picking a keyboard and mouse that prevents arthritis
Sitting up straight
Having a safe distance from the screen
Not sitting for long periods of time

5. PRACTICING ONLINE SAFETY
Don’t give out any personal information
Don’t give out your name or picture
Don’t agree to meet anyone online
Don’t respond to inappropriate comments

6. SIDE EFFECTS
Muscle strains
Back pain
Eye strains
Headaches
Carpal tunnel syndrome

10. SOURCES
https://cunedigitalcitizenship.wikispaces.com/Digital+Health+and+
Wellness
http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/internet_safety.html
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/addiction/internet-and-
computer-addiction.htm