AY Honor Personal Health and Wellness

Personal Health and Wellness

Skill Level

2

Year

2024

Version

21.11.2024

Approval authority

North American Division

Overview

Being a teen can be tough. Pathfinders are in a critical age group where health habits, or lack of, can have lasting effects on their lives. Taking care of their bodies through proper nutrition, exercise, sleep, and hygiene can improve their mood, energy levels, academic performance, and overall quality of life. Ignoring their health during adolescence can lead to serious health problems in adulthood. God has called each of person to be temples of the Holy Spirit and be examples to those around us.

This honor explores the importance of living a healthy lifestyle as a way to fulfill God's purpose for our lives and be living examples to others about God's love and care for us.

The Challenging Part

The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:

11. Develop a game based on the answers you find to the following questions concerning blood:

a. You’re cutting bread with a knife, and you cut yourself. What cells will help stop the bleeding?

b. You have an earache and as a result you develop a fever. This means you probably have an infection. What cells will help fight the infection?

c. You are climbing a high mountain where oxygen is scarce. What can help you increase oxygen flow to your body?

d. You feel generally tired but can’t think of why that might be the case. What do you think the doctor will test you for?

e. During cancer treatment these cells can be decreased due to radiation. In turn, this can reduce the body’s ability to fight infection. What are these cells called?

f. It’s hot and sunny and you’ve been sweating a lot. You could start to get light-headed if you don’t do something about it. What is your body losing through the sweat?

g. You stop at a convenience store and buy a soda and a shake. After you drink them, what level in your blood do you expect to increase?

h. The doctor says that your lab blood results look good, including your blood’s cholesterol and triglyceride levels. This means that you are at low risk of what disease?

i. Someone is experiencing dizziness, confusion, shakiness, sweating, even loss of consciousness. What blood level would you expect to be very low?

j. You haven’t been drinking much water all day and your body is dehydrated. What two blood levels that help determine kidney health would you expect to increase?