Chapter 1: Understanding Health and Wellness Key Terms Wellness Health Spiritual Health Health Education Health Literacy Heredity Peers Culture

Terms, cont. Risk Behaviors Cumulative Risks Abstinence Chronic Disease Environment Media Technology Prevention Lifestyle Factors Health Disparities

3 Elements of Health Physical Health Mental and Emotional Health Which includes…? Mental and Emotional Health Social Health 1.) the way the parts and systems of your body work together; need to have strength and nrg to pursue physical, mental, emotional, and social challenges 2.) how well you feel about yourself; developing thinking skills 3.) ability to get along with others

Your Health Triangle On a separate piece of paper, make your own health triangle. Social Physical Mental/Emotional **You may use people, feelings, or other things in your life to fill in your triangle.

What does it mean to live a balanced life? Social Physical Mental/Emotional How do you balance your life?

Promoting Your Health Lifestyle Factors- such as…. Your Attitude Wellness and Prevention

What does it mean to be Health Literate?? A critical thinker and problem-solver A responsible, productive citizen A self-directed learner An effective communicator

What makes us who we are? Heredity and Environment Most obvious traits…. What else do we inherit?? How does environment and culture effect our health? Physical environment Social environment Cultural environment 1.) physical traits 2.) basic intellectual abilities; tendencies toward specific diseases 3.) air quality…… 4.) people around you….. 5.) collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group

Who makes us who we are? Behavior Nature vs. Nurture?? Emotional health Culture Parents

Risk Behaviors and Teens Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey 6 categories of personal health risk behaviors 1. Behaviors that contribute to unintentional or intentional injuries 2. Tobacco use 3. Alcohol and other drug use 4. Sexual behaviors 5. Unhealthy eating behaviors 6. Physical inactivity

Risk Behaviors, cont. Cumulative Risks Cigarettes Sun Damage Drugs Alcohol Unprotected Sex

Protective Factors 1. Positive role models 2. Positive values

Positive Values http://www.values.com/tv_spots/72-Locker

Do you think she had a role model as a teenager??

Do you think she had positive role models when she was growing up??

Role Models? http://www.blastro.com/player/ludacrisfmaryjbligerunawaylove.html?detect_mediatype=flv&detect_bitrate=_700&big=1 Will these kids make it? Where do they find role models? What will their lives be like?

Abstinence and Health Respect Responsible Reality Right now

Conclusion Elements of Health Health Continuum Factors effecting Health Protective factors Abstinence

What Questions Do You Have?