Health Promotion

Grade 6 Health Inquiry and Discussion Term 1

How can you (as a student), promote healthy living?

Group Responses:

• Make a video and put it on social media (YouTube)
• You can be active in public (i.e. recess time)
• Be a happy, positive, fun-loving person (Model health)
• Keep a clean environment by recycling and cleaning your surroundings
• Avoid counterproductive behaviours in public (e.g. use of addictive or illegal substances)
• Participate in school events (e.g. Jump Rope for Heart)
• Limit screen time (phones to computers)
• Limit counterproductive food choices in public (e.g. fast food, too much candy and processed food)
• Consume healthy foods/beverages in public (e.g. naturally occurring foods)
• Show appropriate level of affection in public (e.g. hugging, handshake, high five)
• Volunteer for a public event or organization that focuses on health promotion (e.g. running event, food market)