What is Wellness?.   Quite simply, it's making healthy (or healthier) decisions
to help all areas of a person to be healthy..... See graphic below












People's decision making and thus, behaviors, can be influenced by peers,
culture, religion, family, media, and a host of other things.  Generally speaking,  
Overall Health Education is to promote decision making skills that can be
applied in every other area of Health for healthier decisions
       CONTENT AND NOTES
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ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS I NEED TO UNDERSTAND

1) What is Wellness and what can I do to improve it?                   
2) Where does someone learn to make decisions regarding Health/Wellness?
3) What are some influences to our decisions about health?

STANDARDS
10.1: Concepts of Health                  E: Health Problems and Disease Prevention

10.2: Healthful Living                A: Health practices, products and services
                      B: Health information and consumer choices
                      C: Health information and the media
                      D: Decision Making Skills
                      E: Health and the Environment

OBJECTIVES:

By the end of this unit, students will :        

1)  Define what it means to be healthy, as well as WELLNESS
give at least 2 examples of being well in each area of PISES.  

2) Identify influences (positive and negative) in making Healthy Decisions

3) Describe different decision techniques already used and evaluate their
effectiveness

4) Practice at least 1 additional and new decision making technique

NOTES:

Definitions:  

HEALTH = Being Free from disease, generally just speaking about physical needs

WELLNESS = Being Healthy in all areas (physically, mentally, etc...see below)

PISES =

P = Physical = Body = what you see, feel.  Your body, body systems, etc.

I = Intellectual = Mind = Thoughts, Opinions, acts of Thinking, Intelligence, Knowledge

S= Social = Group interactions= how one gets along in various group situations

E= Emotional = expressions of feelings, self concept, personality, coping ability

S=  Spiritual = Values, Morals, Beliefs of what's right and wrong in different situations

* All areas can overlap and be effected by another area....For instance:
if someone is emotionally not healthy, then they may see physical symptoms such as
sweating, upset stomach, headaches, trembling, lack of sleep, etc.  There is nothing  
physically wrong with their body but the emotional problem causes physical
problems.

It is not enough to be healthy, one needs to try to obtain wellness.

Take this survey about PISES to see how you rank and what needs improvement.
This will help you with one of your reflection questions

INFLUENCES

Defined = Where someone learns how to act.......It has a whole lot more details to that
but it can be easily summarized by placing into 2 categories:
1) = media or things
2) = people and environment  or people and place

Download a comprehensive but not totally inclusive list provided by previous class
possible influences in a person's life

SPIRITUAL HEALTH maybe most important

Influences =>  world views =>  beliefs =>  values=>   behaviors

Further notes and activities in class regarding

*Decision making/ goal setting:

*Peer pressure
What's on this web page?
Honestly, this webpage of the class website does not contain NEARLY as much information as the other ones do.  This is meant as a first step, foundation if you
will for the class.  Please scroll down and examine this page...return to the main class page to visit the other, more detailed and comprehensive sites  
Use this page to supplement Health class......Click HPE logos to return to main page
Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush
Health Education online supplement
Mr. Corabi
WELLNESS
and general health overview
WELLNESS

WEBSITES and Web Based activities
to promote Comprehension, Enrichment and Remediation

Health and Wellness online survey = Glencoe Health

What kinds of things effect your health Mp3 = Teen Health

Media Influences overview (pop up) = Glencoe Health

Interactive Health SURVEYS = all the tests.com

Disney's healthier kids and teens portal = DISNEY

Everyday health tweens and teens

"REAL AGE" TEST = real age.com  

Self guided (need to do math) biological age test

Community Guide to various Health topics = CDC

Community guide to Adolescent /Teen Health = CDC

Disease and condition Catalog and encyclopedia = Discovery Health

ALL kinds of Health information = emedicine

All kinds of Health information too = Medicine.net

Health.com = Health.com

Learn to be Healthy (grades 3-6)
create a username, log-in then click on the school hall map to access activities
and lessons on mental health topics such as depression and self esteem, nutrition
and exercise, body changes, tobacco and drugs and hygiene  

Learn to be Health for teens (grades 7-12)
create a username, log-in then click "explore kits" for lessons on nutrition and
exercise as well as mental health topics including sections about bullying,  self
esteem, and depression.  

KIDS HEALTH (grades 2-7)
VARIOUS health topics

TEEN HEALTH (grades 6-12)
VARIOUS health topics

PBS KIDS ( grades 3-12)
VARIOUS health topics

Center for Disease Control topic Index (A) (grades 6-post college)   
An A-Z guide to anything the CDC educates about

Great American Health Challenges (grades 6-post college)     
(Stop Smoking, Eat Right, Exercise)

WEB MD  (grades 6-post college)  
Find information on almost any disease and disorder

WEB MD video library (grades 6 - post college)
NOTE:  The websites posted have MULTIPLE topics and activities for a wide
variety of Health topics.  If you are interested in a specific Health topic, goto
the main page (www.corabi.net/hpe) and click on the link to the Unit the
topic falls under .  For example:  want to learn about effects of tobacco?  
Goto the substance abuse unit page.