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What is Health

What is Health. Health , is the combination of your physical, mental, emotional and social well-being. Your personal level of health effects everything about you! How you look Feel Act Perform (school, work, with family) How you feel about yourself (attitude) Relationships .

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What is Health

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  1. What is Health Health, is the combination of your physical, mental, emotional and social well-being. Your personal level of health effects everything about you! • How you look • Feel • Act • Perform (school, work, with family) • How you feel about yourself (attitude) • Relationships

  2. Health Education & Literacy Health Education is providing accurate health information in such a way to influence people to change attitudes. Help them take positive action about their health. Health Literacy describes a person’s ability to obtain, interpret and understand basic health information and services that are available and then use these resources to promote their own wellness.

  3. Health Terms • Physical Health: The way the parts & systems of your body work • Mental & Emotional Health: Includes your feelings about yourself, how well you relate to others and how well you meet the demands of daily life. • Social Health: How you get along with others, your ability to make and keep friends. Plus, the ability to work and play in a cooperative way. • Wellness: An overall state of well-being, your total health.

  4. Help at Amity • Kendra Luth School Nurse 3311 • Mary Lou Giordano School Nurse 3312 • Karen Boccamazzo School Nurse 3310 • Lindgren Gary Student Assistance Counselor 3300

  5. Community Agencies • Planned Parenthood “For Teens Only” 1-800-230-PLAN (7526) • Aids Project New Haven 203-624-0947 • BH Cares (Substance Abuse & Domestic Violence) 203-736-2601

  6. National Agencies • Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (8255) • The Trevor Lifeline (LGBTQ) 1-866-488-7386 • Domestic Violence Suicide 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

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