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3 Health: The

Ultimate Treasure

Intended Learning Outcomes
Health: Is it More than not Falling Sick?
What is Health?
How can We Stay Healthy?
Keep the Environment Clean
How do We Know that We are Unwell?
Diseases: What are the Causes and Types?
How are Communicable Diseases Caused and Spread?
How are Non-communicable Diseases Caused?
Ability of the Body to Fight Diseases
Edward Jenner and the Smallpox Vaccine
Treatment of a Disease

Stepping Stones
1. Find out the habits that are not good for your health.

2. Imagine you are in charge of a school health campaign. What key messages
would you use to reduce communicable and non-communicable diseases?

HEALTH: IS IT MORE THAN NOT FALLING SICK?

Health is not just about avoiding sickness; it is about living in a balanced and
happy way. Being healthy means taking care of your body by eating well,
exercising, and getting enough rest so that you feel strong and energetic. It

also means keeping a positive attitude, managing stress, and finding joy in
everyday life. Another part of health is having good relationships with
family, friends, and community, because feeling connected to others makes
Aspects of health
life more meaningful. In simple words, true health is a mix of physical
strength, mental peace, and social happiness.

Lest us understand what it truly means to be healthy:

Activity-1 Samar, a student of Grade 8, had to move to a new city and join a school.
he missed his old friends, and his parents were o en busy.
Experiential Learning
To feel be er, Samar started spending more me on his phone and social media.

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