August 30, 2016 Bell ringer: Each day you make decisions that affect your health. What you choose to eat, your level of physical activity, how you manage stress, and the types of relationships your in. Make a list of 5 decisions you’ve made recently that have had a positive affect on your health

Chapter 1.Living a Healthy Life lesson 1 Objective: to learn to develop criteria for health information and discuss the importance of health literacy for achieving and maintaining good health.

Words to know Health education: the providing of accurate health information to help people make healthy choices Health Literacy: A persons capacity to learn about and understand basic health information and services and use these resources to promote his or her health and wellness. Key to your wellness is prevention: practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease and injury. Health is the Combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social-well being Wellness: Type of person who is said to have a balanced life. Healthy People 2010: nationwide health promotion and disease prevention plan designed to serve as a guide for improving the health of all people in the USA.

How do these correlate to each other in your opinion? What is Health? Health is the Combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social-well being What is Wellness? Type of person who is said to have a balanced life. How do these correlate to each other in your opinion?

The Health Continuum *Based off the Health Continuum below, your health can be measured on a scale. What are three behaviors that could help you move towards the right side of the continuum? Left side: lack of energy, inattention, minor aches and pains

Lifestyle Factors What do you think are some habits that affect peoples overall health, happiness, longevity (how long we live)? getting 8 to 10 hours of sleep Starting the day with breakfast! A good one! Eating nutritious foods each day Being physically active for at least 20 min a day, three or more days a week Avoiding tobacco, alcohol and drugs

Wellness and Prevention A key to your wellness is prevention – practicing safety habits to remain free of disease and injury What could be some preventions you could practice? Wearing safety belts Applying sunscreen Avoiding unsafe areas

HEALTH EDUCATION… Critical to Quality of life. Learning how to become and stay healthy should be a top priority in our lives! Goal of Health Educati on: to give people the tools they need to help them live long, energetic and productive lives.

Goals of healthy people! There has been established two main goals for our future health: Increase Quality and years of healthy life Remove health differences that result from factors such as gender, race, education, disability and location To get people and their communities to work together to improve their health Therefore, it is up to who to benefit the health of the large community? YOU!

Brain teaser.. WHAT CAN BE SEEN ONCE IN A MINUTE, TWICE IN A MOMENT, AND NEVER IN A THOUSAND YEARS? ANSWER….

THE LETTER M!!!

Healthy Skills activity.. For class James must set a health goal and explain how reaching his goal will help him, his family and his community. He has asked his sister to help him. “Becky, how could a person’s health affect anyone else?” he asked. “I can think of a lot of ways,” Becky says. “Like what?” James asks. “Cigarette smoking,” Becky replies. “If someone in the family smokes, others in the family are exposed. The community is affected too. Tobacco use means more illness and more health care needs.” “Yeah,” James agrees, “and more fires and litter.” “Do you understand the assignment better now?” James nods. He wonders what goal to set. *Put yourself in James shoes. What are some goals that will enhance your health and the health of others?

Health education affects more than just students…. HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 (2016 REALLY)- Studies have shown that as people become more educated, the general health of a population improves

What is your opinion on this image?

The Weight of the Nation: Poverty and Obesity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MJnm5X9NN0 First 12 min.

Being health literate you need to be: *a critical thinker and problem solver.. Evaluate before you make that decision to eat that burger/smoke that cigarette! *A responsible, productive citizen… someone who promotes health through the community and chooses safe and legal behaviors. *a self-directed learner.. A person who has developed criteria for health information such as through media, technology (internet) and health care professions. *an effective communicator.. Someone who is able to express his or her health knowledge in a variety of ways.

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WHICH TIRE DOESN’T MOVE WHEN A CAR TURNS RIGHT? ANSWER…. BRAIN TEASER #2 WHICH TIRE DOESN’T MOVE WHEN A CAR TURNS RIGHT? ANSWER….

The spare tire, duh!