Skills for a Healthy Life

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Skills for a Healthy Life
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I. Ten Life Skills

1. Assessing your health.
2. Communicating effectively.
3. Practicing wellness.
4. Coping dealing with problems.
5. Being a wise consumer.

1. Evaluating media messages.
2. Using community resources.
3. Making GREAT decisions.
4. Using refusal skills.
5. Setting goals

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II. Making GREAT Decisions

• Give thought to the problem.
• Review your choices.
• Evaluate the consequences.
• Assess and choose the best option.
• Think it over afterward.

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III. Dealing with poor decisions

1. Stop admit it take responsibility.
2. Think think about where you can get help.
3. Go do your best to correct the mistake.

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IV. Setting Healthy Goals

• Short-term goals Achieved quickly
• Long-term goals May take months or years

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V. Six Ss of Setting Goals

1. Safe
2. Satisfying
3. Sensible realistic
4. Similar
5. Specific
6. Supported