Health – Mrs. Moulton “It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.” Mahatma Gandhi

Objectives for today Understand that this is your most important class! Go over disclosure – expectations etc. Begin to get acquainted with each other – become comfortable in this class. Tell me about YOU. Understand the meaning of health, quality of life, aspects of health, and the health continuum.

Health The overall well-being of your body, your mind, and your relationships with other people. Life Expectancy The number of years a person can expect to live. Quality of Life The degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life. High quality of life can be a person’s goal. Goal Result that a person aims for and works hard to reach.

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Aspects of Health To achieve a high quality of life, a person must work hard to improve all aspects of health. The aspects of health that are important to overall well-being are physical health, mental and emotional health, and social health.

Physical Health Physical health refers to how well your body functions. You are amazing Do you: Eat breakfast everyday? Exercise at least 3x/week? Drink at least 64 oz. of water/day and only 1-2 sodas/week? Eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables/day? Sleep at least 7 hours/night? Eat healthy snacks? (low in sugar, sodium, fat) Avoid drugs, alcohol-harmful substances? Write 2 things you think you are doing for your physical health.

Mental and Emotional Health The state of being comfortable with yourself, with others, and with your surroundings. Emotional health refers to how you react to events in your life. angry cat Do you: Feel alert? Learn from mistakes? Recognize achievements? Like yourself? Know how to deal with stress? Feel happy? Get angry a lot? Feel sad? Feel afraid? Take time to relax? Share your feelings with others? Ask for help when you need it? Serve others? use your words Write 2 things you think you are doing for your mental and emotional health.

Write 2 things you think you are doing Social Health How well you get along with others. Do you: Get along with and enjoy your family? Have some good friends? Be a good friend? Respect the rights of others? Give and accept help? Communicate your needs to others? Resolve conflicts? Compromise? Cooperate? Care? Be dependable? Be honest? Be kind? Listen? Good social health doesn’t just happen – you have to work at it. Write 2 things you think you are doing for your social health.

A Continuum of Health Defining a Continuum A Health Continuum A continuum (kun TIN yoo um) is a gradual progression through many stages between one extreme and another. A Health Continuum One end of the continuum represents poor health (illness). The other end represents perfect, or ideal, health (wellness). Wellness is a state of high-level health. Movement Along the Continuum Many of the choices you make on a daily basis affect your position on the health continuum.

A Continuum of Health

Conclusion Your daily decisions matter…………. You decide your behavior………… It’s more important what you DO than what you KNOW! Signed consent form due next class. Bring a binder and paper or notebook to start your winner’s manual! 20 things you should say more often change the world

Health Stats The graph shows data on the average life span of people in the United States. How did the average life span change from 1900 to 2000? What are some possible reasons for this trend?

Four reasons for increased life expectancy: Better healthcare – medicines etc Sanitation Nutrition Working conditions