1. Chapter 1 Leading a Healthy Lifestyle
Lifetime Health
Chapter 1
Leading a Healthy Lifestyle

2. Section 1 Health and Teens
Health Today
Health in the Past: Infectious Diseases
1800’s to early 1900’s leading causes of death in the U.S. were infectious diseases – diseases caused by pathogens, such as bacteria.
Passed from one person to another.
Examples of infectious diseases include:
Polio
Tuberculosis
Pneumonia
influenza
Infectious diseases were a constant threat
People of this time believed that being healthy was being free from disease.

3. Section 1 Health and Teens
Health Today: Lifestyle Diseases
Factors that helped to bring infectious diseases of the past under control are:
Medical advances
Better living conditions
Focus on preventative medicine
Today most health problems is the US are related to the way we live.
Lifestyle diseases – diseases caused partly by unhealthy behaviors and partly by other factors.
Diseases influenced by the choices you make that affect your health.
Examples of diseases that can be influenced by lifestyle are some types of
Diabetes
Some types of heart diseases
Some types of cancer

4. Health Risk Factors
Risk Factor – anything that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other health problems.
Example of Risk Factors for Hearth Disease are:
History of heart disease in the family
High fat diet
Stress
Being overweight
Smoking
Lack of exercise.
Types of Risk factors:
Controllable Risk Factors – risk factors that you can do something about.
Controlled by your behavior.
Examples of controllable risk factors of heart disease
Physical activity
Weight
diet
Uncontrollable Risk Factors – risk factors that can’t be changed.
Examples of uncontrollable risk factors of heart disease
Age
Race
Gender
Heredity

5. Risk Factors and your Health
You can protect your health by focusing on controllable risk factors which you can change through your behavior. What behaviors can you focus on at this point in your life? Before you can answer this question you should know the leading causes of death for people your age in the United States are:
Motor vehicle accidents
Homicide
Suicide
Other accidents
These fours causes of death make up almost three-fuorths of all teen deaths
Leading causes of death in the years of age is cancer.
Leading causes of death in the 65 and older age group is heart disease.

6. Six Health Risk Behaviors
Six types of risk factors that cause the most serious health problems are:
Sedentary Lifestyle – not taking part in physical activity on a regular basis is referred to as being sedentary. Those who have sedentary lifestyles raise the risk of certain diseases such as heart disease and diabetes.
Alcohol and other drug use
Causes liver disease
Certain types of cancers
Heart disease
Brain damage
Major factor in car accidents, physical fights, depression, suicide, and mental disorders.
Factors in the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). These are diseases that are spread through sexual activity. Ex: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS), caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

7. Six Health Risk Behaviors
Sexual Activity – sexual activity outside of a committed relationship, such as marriage, puts people at risk for health problems. These health problems include HIV infection, other sexually transmitted diseases, and unplanned pregnancy.
Behaviors that cause injuries – risk factor that can lead to homicide is carrying a weapon and not using a seat belt that can lead to death in a motor vehicle accident.
Tobacco Use – smoking is the single leading preventable cause of death in the United States. Smoking is a controllable risk factor for heart disease, cancer, and respiratory disease. These are three of the leading causes of death for all age groups.
Poor Eating Habits – your eating habits can either increase or lower your chances of developing many diseases. Eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day can lower your chances of suffering from cancer or heart disease. Eating foods that are high in fat and weighing more than your recommended weight puts you at risk for heart disease, cancer, and stroke.

8. Section 2 Health and Wellness
HEALTH – state of well-being in which all of the components of health are in balance.
Six Components of Health
Physical Health – refers to the way your body functions. A Physically Healthy person:
Eats a well-balanced diet
Exercises regularly
Avoids tobacco, alcohol, and drugs
Is free of diesease

9. Six Components of Health (con’t)
Emotional Health- expressing your emotions in a positive, nondestructive way. Emotionally healthy people:
a. express emotions constructively
b. ask for help when sad

10. Six Components of Health (con’t)
3. Social Health-quality of your relationships with friends, family, teachers and others you are in contact with. A socially healthy person: a. Respects others b. Has supportive relationships c. Expresses needs to others

11. Six Components of Health (con’t)
Mental Health –the ability to recognize reality and cope with the demands of daily life. A mentally healthy person:
a. Has high self-esteem
b. Enjoys trying new things
c. Is free of mental illness

12. Six Components of Health (con’t)
Spiritual Health-maintaining harmonious relationships with other living things and having spiritual direction and purpose. A spiritually healthy person:
a. Has a sense of purpose in life
b. Follows morals and values
c. Feels a unity with other human beings

13. Six Components of Health (con’t)
Environmental Health-keeping your air and water clean, your food safe, and the land around you enjoyable and safe. An environmentally healthy person:
a. Has access to clean air and water
b. Has a clean and uncrowded living space
c. Recycles used paper, glass products, and
aluminum

14. Influences of Your Wellness
Factors that influence your health
Hereditary Influences
Social Influences
Cultural Influences
Environmental Influences
Hereditary –traits you inherit from your parents
Culture- values, beliefs, and practices shared by people that have a common background.
Value-strong belief or ideal
Wellness-achievement of a person’s best in all six components of health

15. Taking Charge of Your Wellness
Three ways you can take charge of your health is through: a. Knowledge b. Lifestyle c. Attitude Health Literacy-knowledge of health information needed to make good choices about your health. Character –describes the quality of your personality and actions.