Social Health

Having healthy friendships, understanding how to be a good friend, and knowing how to navigate social situations

Resources for Teaching
Social Health

Empower students to take ownership of their social well-being with a skills-based approach. Here are a few ideas for potential lesson topics: 

  • Analyze how influences impact a person’s understanding of what healthy vs. unhealthy relationships look like and how people communicate with each other - Analyzing Influences

  • Building healthy and constructive communication skills for a variety of social situations - Interpersonal Communication Skills

  • Practice making healthy decisions related to social health (i.e. choosing who you hang out with, defining how to social conflict, or determining your social boundaries) - Decision Making

  • Identify and build healthy habits needed to enhance social health - Practice Health Enhancing Behaviors

  • Practice advocating for yourself in social situations - Advocacy 

Here are a few videos to help you and your students better understand Social Health concepts: 

What is Social Health?

Social Health refers to having healthy friendships, understanding how to be a good friend, and knowing how to navigate social situations

Skills-Based Health Education

A health education framework focused on mastering vital life skills and understanding essential health concepts for the purpose of empowering students to live healthy lives.

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