Lesson plan & reproducible

PREPARATION Make copies of the activity reproducible (on the other side of this page) for each student.

OBJECTIVE Students will learn that taking control of their own health includes de, doping effective relationships with doctors and other health-care professionals.

CONNECTIONS TO NATIONAL STANDARDS Life Work; Self-Regulation; Thinking and Reasoning

WHAT YOU WILL DO

* Introduce the topic of "talking with your doctor" by asking students to discuss a range of health-care issues that teens can face, such as ache, weight issues, eating disorders, smoking, drinking, drug abuse, depression, teen sex, and physical and emotional changes.

* Have students read the article "Talking With Your Doctor," then meet in small groups to discuss: What kinds of health issues are the most difficult to talk about and why? What benefits could there be in talking to a doctor about these concerns? Discuss responses together as a class.

* After the discussion, hand out the reproducible. Review it with students and encourage them to start their own health journals to keep track of health issues.

* Refer students to the downloadable teen health questionnaire (see at left under "More Information"). The questions on this form can give teens additional ideas for information to keep track of in their journals.

* Encourage teens to talk with their doctors and other health-care professionals about their health issues.

ANSWERS TO "TEST YOURSELF" STATEMENTS IN THE STUDENT MAGAZINE:

1. True; 2. False; 3. False; 4. True; 5. True.

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