Identify strategies to achieve and maintain wellness.

Identification should include

• determining predisposition to health factors related to heredity and family lifestyle
• describing the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and how to use them to improve wellness (nutritional content of food, sugars, fats, and additives)
• explaining the consequences of engaging in risky behaviors (e.g., alcohol and drug use, vaping, reckless driving)
• listing strategies for promoting mental health
• making suggestions that would be effective in helping maintain an appropriate level of exercise
• setting and implementing wellness goals.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

• What factors influence your choice of strategies to maintain wellness?
• What criteria should be used to determine whether a strategy for maintaining wellness is successful?
• What barriers prohibit wellness in your environment? How can you overcome those?
• What could happen if people choose to disregard strategies to maintain wellness?
• What are the benefits of physical activity?
• What resources are available to help with nutritional planning?

Communication

• What communication skills are essential for promoting and maintaining emotional and social wellness?
• What are some effective ways to inform others of the importance of exercise?

Leadership

• What leadership skills are important when setting goals and developing strategies for wellness?
• How do leaders help others set wellness goals?

Management

• What management skills are important in maintaining a healthy lifestyle?
• How can you manage to have good eating habits, good sleeping habits, and appropriate exercise levels with today’s busy schedules?
• What strategies for maintaining wellness are easiest to implement? Which are most difficult?
• What strategies can help individuals maintain physical fitness throughout the life span?