What is this Project About?
The 4-H health project will help you explore health and wellness in your personal life as well as your home, club, community, country, and world. In this project, you will learn how to assemble a first aid kit and how to treat cuts, stings, bruises, and other injuries. You will also be able to learn about how to stay healthy and develop your own personal fitness plan.
Grow in Your Project
Starting Out
- Design a family First Aid Kit
- Identify how to treat cuts and scrapes
- Recognize the signs of choking
- Learn how to prevent sprains, strains, and bruises
- Discover what causes nosebleeds
- Learn about poisons and how to keep your family safe
Learning More
- Find out more about germs and how they affect the body
- Learn about food that help you stay healthy
- Learn about your personal strength, flexibility, and endurance
- Learn how to add activity to your day
Going Further
- Identify the components of fitness
- Learn the importance of hydration
- Learn how to choose foods for fuel
- Discover new ways to add physical activity to your life
- Create a personal health and wellness plan
Take Your Project Further!
- Create a recreation/activity plan for your club and lead the activities
- Take a Red Cross or CPR class
- Lead age-appropriate physical activity sessions at your local senior center
- Explore careers in the health and wellness field
- Keep a journal of your fitness, activities, and food intake
- Take a tour of a fitness center or gym
- Interview a personal trainer to learn more about health and health careers
- Take a trip to the grocery store to analyze different types of healthy foods
- Invite an EMT or other health professional to speak at your club meetings
