Teen Health, Course 1

Chapter 6: Personal Health

Parent Letters - English

Parent Letter and Activities
For use with Chapter 6

Dear Parent or Guardian,

Your child’s health class is studying personal health. The topics are designed to help students understand health issues and build skills for maintaining their personal health.

Specifically, students will consider questions such as: How does good hygiene contribute to personal health? How can I protect my vision and hearing? How can I use medicines responsibly? What do I need to know about health care? How can I help to improve health for myself, my family, and my community?

To support and extend our classroom work, please set aside some time during the next few weeks to complete one or more of the following activities with your child:

• Work with your child to think of good habits you follow in caring for your own teeth, skin, and hair. Talk about how these habits affect your total health.
• Conduct a comparison-shopping experiment where you compare health care brands you frequently use with those of other manufacturers.
• Talk about voluntary health agencies you would like to support as a family, and take part in a volunteer activity, such as a fund-raising walk or run.