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Lesson Plan Index Self-Management Plan Progress Chart Powerpoint Slides this Session Online Interactive

Title: Planning for a Healthy Life

Presenter's Name: David White, EdD

Content Area: Preparatory & Self Protection

Session Number: 3

Materials/Resources Needed:
Handout: "Behavior Self-Management Program"
Handout: "Progress Chart"
PowerPoint: "Planning For A Healthy Life"

A PowerPoint Presentation is available to be used as a method of delivering this information. Download the slide presentation thru either the graphic above or the "quick link" at the top of the page.

"Healthful Living" Objectives Met:
Preparatory:

3.1	Identify who has control of the major health risks for the U.S. population as a whole, for persons at different life cycle stages, for pregnant women and their fetuses, and for high school age persons and young adults.
3.2	Identify the most important factors to consider when making a decision involving risk (e.g., needs, goals, values, standards, obligations, costs, probabilities, alterations).
3.3	Recognize the roles of control and chance in health risk situations.
4.1	Distinguish between the roles of health as an instrumental value and as a terminal value.
4.2	Predict effects on one's quality of life resulting from changes in health status.

Self-Protection:

7.1

Describe the major components of an effective behavior self-management plan.

FOCUS and/or REVIEW
"The last time I was with you, we talked about different approaches to health and how the high level wellness approach is the most effective approach in dealing with the health problems that face us today. You were asked to complete the "Dimensions of Health Inventory." Let's take a look at what you discovered about yourself. Hopefully, this activity helped you to stop and think about your lifestyle and, perhaps, made you think about some things that you might want to consider changing."

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES
"Today we will talk about the major health risks for the general population was well as the risks for your specific age group. We will talk about whether these risks are controllable or are chance, and then we will begin thinking about an effective behavior self-management plan."

TEACHER INPUT
Compare the number of causalities in war with the number of people who are dying each year due to the leading causes of death.

Then, discuss differences between those dying in wars and those dying from the leading causes of death (Chance vs. Control).

Identify risk factors, numbers of death per year attributed to each risk factor and the diseases/conditions that can result from each risk factor. Emphasize that many of these diseases/conditions occur prematurely because the person has made poor health behavior choices (e.g., choosing to be inactive). Also, these may occur outside of an individual's control (e.g., living in a neighborhood that experiences a great deal of violence).

GUIDED PRACTICE
Have students identify their levels of chance vs. Control for each of the risk factors listed. Have them give examples of how each can be controlled (e.g., smoking can be controlled by choosing not to smoke, while it may be a matter of chance if you visit a restaurant where people are smoking).

TEACHER INPUT
Go over the Behavior Self-Management Plan with the students. Discuss setting realistic goals. Emphasize the importance of not "biting off more than you can chew." Discuss the importance of having a plan for reaching that goal that includes the "who," "what," "when," "where," and "how" describing the way they plan to reach their goal. Discuss the need to identify roadblocks to their progress and to plan to overcome those blocks. Finally, emphasize the importance of keeping track of their progress (and rewarding themselves for achieving their goals!).

INDEPENDENT PRACTICE
For homework (over the next two weeks), have students complete "Behavior Self-Management Plan." Discuss student results at the focus activity for the session to be held in two weeks.

CLOSURE
"Today, we discussed major health risks and identified those that can be attributed to chance and those that can be controlled. Many of our health risks can be controlled. Your job is now to work on your own behavior self-management plan for the next two weeks."

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