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Activity 1: Life talking
Life is all about choice – what you wear, where you go and who you see. It’s also about the person you are and what you would like to be.
Activity 2: Real people
It’s not easy to imagine how someone else feels about what they do. Look into the roles of some NHS staff and see how they might react.
 
Activity 3: Decisions, decisions
Every day we have to make decisions about what we do. It’s hard when some of those decisions need difficult judgements.
Activity 4: Body talk
How we talk about healthy living makes a difference to how we and those around us feel. Research shows that using positive language creates positivity. Activities 4 and 5 link together body language and how we use verbal language.
Activity 5: Talk it over
How we talk about healthy living makes a difference to how we and those around us feel. Research shows that using positive language creates positivity. Activities 4 and 5 link together body language and how we use verbal language.

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Activity 6: Feeling good, feeling bad
We all deal with different feelings and emotions every day. Sometimes these are easy to cope with but sometimes it’s much harder. Who can you turn to when you need help? This activity explores how teenagers can help themselves, and what professional support they have available to them.
Activity 7: It's all under control
Teenagers are under pressure all the time: pressure to keep up with friends, pressure to do well at school, pressure to look good - and pressure to take drugs. This activity explores how teenagers can develop a better understanding about why drugs are taken and what actions can be taken if drugs use gets out of control.
Activity 8: Healthy body, healthy mind?
The way we eat is also the way we think. Body image is a sensitive subject often in the news at the moment - but there’s lots of help out there. So how can you get the word out to people in your community? This activity shows you how.
Activity 9: It’s your shout
Remember that press release? Let’s see whether it can do the trick in a different environment - a radio chat show. You’re going to be providing both questions and answers on It’s your shout, a local radio show which this week features teenage health.
Activity 10: Employ me - It’s a jungle out there!
The final activity. Let’s go back to where we started: focusing on your future life, study and employment. To become the person you want to be you’ll need new skills. That must mean it’s time to play Employ me - It’s a jungle out there!

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