What is Health?

Building Health Skills Analyzing Influences Accessing Information Communicating Making Decisions Setting Goals Practicing Healthful Behaviors Advocacy Words to Know: Values – the standards and beliefs that are most important to you. Action Plan – a series of specific steps you can take to achieve the goal. Advocacy – using communication to influence and support others in making positive health decisions. Building Health Skills

There are 3 steps you can take to help you meet your personal health goals. 1.) Gaining Awareness: be able to recognize a health problem; see your doctor regularly 2.) Gaining Knowledge: learn about causes, warning signs, possible outcomes; know and understand how problems can be prevented or treated. 3.) Building Health Skills: Analyzing influences; Accessing information; Communicating; Making decisions; Setting goals; Practicing healthful behaviors; Advocacy There are 3 steps you can take to help you meet your personal health goals. 1.) Gaining Awareness: be able to recognize a health problem; see your doctor regularly 2.) Gaining Knowledge: learn about causes, warning signs, possible outcomes; know and understand how problems can be prevented or treated. 3.) Building Health Skills: Analyzing influences; Accessing information; Communicating; Making decisions; Setting goals; Practicing healthful behaviors; Advocacy

Two factors that can be used to evaluate health are: Health: refers to the overall well-being of your body, your mind, and your relationships with other people. Two factors that can be used to evaluate health are: Life Expectancy: the number of years a person can expect to live. Increases with better healthcare, nutrition, sanitation, and working conditions. (currently 78 years old) Quality of Life: the degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life. Health: refers to the overall well-being of your body, your mind, and your relationships with other people. Two factors that can be used to evaluate health are: Life Expectancy: the number of years a person can expect to live. Increases with better healthcare, nutrition, sanitation, and working conditions. Quality of Life: the degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life.

Aspects of Health Physical Health: refers to how well your body functions. Includes a healthy diet, regular exercise, adequate sleep, and proper medical and dental care. Aspects of Health Physical Health: refers to how well your body functions. Includes a healthy diet, regular exercise, adequate sleep, and proper medical and dental care.

Mental and Emotional Health: Mental health refers to 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. Mental and Emotional Health: Mental health refers to 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.

Social Health: refers to how well you get along with others. You have loving relationships You respect the rights of others You give and accept help Social Health: refers to how well you get along with others. You have loving relationships You respect the rights of others You give and accept help

Factors That Can Influence Health Factors That Can Influence Health Heredity: all the traits passed biologically from parent to child. Examples: Skin color – can affect your risk of developing skin cancer; breast cancer-you can inherit a higher risk for it if it runs in the family. Gender (part of heredity) can influence your health because of risk factors which may vary between males and females. Example: Men are at a higher risk for pancreatic cancer. Physical Environment: physical and social conditions that surround a person and can influence that person’s health. Includes: indoor and outdoor surroundings; air quality you breathe; water quality; exposure to radiation, loud noises, disease-causing organisms, etc. Social Environment: includes the people you spend time with – family, friends, classmates and others. *How do your friends affect your physical, emotional, and social health? Culture: the beliefs and patterns of behavior that are shared by a group of people and passed from generation to generation. Ex: food you eat; how you show emotions. Factors That Can Influence Health Heredity: all the traits passed biologically from parent to child. Examples: Skin color – can affect your risk of developing skin cancer; breast cancer-you can inherit a higher risk for it if it runs in the family. Gender (part of heredity) can influence your health because of risk factors which may vary between males and females. Example: Men are at a higher risk for pancreatic cancer. Physical Environment: physical and social conditions that surround a person and can influence that person’s health. Includes: indoor and outdoor surroundings; air quality you breathe; water quality; exposure to radiation, loud noises, disease-causing organisms, etc. Social Environment: includes the people you spend time with – family, friends, classmates and others. Culture: the beliefs and patterns of behavior that are shared by a group of people and passed from generation to generation. Examples: Aspects of culture such as foods; how you show emotions

Factors That Can Influence Your Health Media: forms of communication that provide news and entertainment. This can have a positive or negative influence on your health. Examples: television; commercials; advertisements; facebook; instagram; snapchat; email; texting/messaging Technology: Advances in technology have led to faster detections for doctors; the worldwide web for research; connecting to and meeting others online. Healthcare: includes medical services provided by doctors, nurses, dentists, therapists, clinics, hospitals, etc. Behavior: the decisions you make and the actions you take Connect to Your Life: Why do you think that teenagers tend to take more risks than any other age group? Discuss this with your peers around you. Factors That Can Influence Your Health Media: forms of communication that provide news and entertainment. This can have a positive or negative influence on your health. Examples: television; commercials; advertisements; facebook; instagram; snapchat Technology: Advances in technology have led to faster detections for doctors; the worldwide web for research; connecting to and meeting others online. What are some of the problems with social media and technology and your health?

Evaluating Health Risks Evaluating Health Risks A risk factor is any action or condition that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other negative outcomes. There are 3 ways you can evaluate a risk factor. 1.) Short and Long Term Consequences: some behaviors can have immediate effects on your health, others can have long term effects. Ex: Taking a short cut thru the woods and ending up with poison ivy is short term. Smoking cigarettes could have long term effects. 2.) Risk factors: You cannot control all risk factors such as having fair skin but some you can control such as your level of physical activity, your diet, use of drugs, your choice of friends, etc. 3.) Analyzing benefits and risks: Learn to weigh the risks of an action against the possible benefits before making a decision. Evaluating Health Risks A risk factor is any action or condition that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other negative outcomes. There are 3 ways you can evaluate a risk factor. 1.) Short and Long Term Consequences: some behaviors can have immediate effects on your health, others can have long term effects. Ex: Taking a short cut thru the woods and ending up with poison ivy is short term. Smoking cigarettes could have long term effects. 2.) Risk factors: You cannot control all risk factors such as having fair skin but some you can control such as your level of physical activity, your diet, use of drugs, your choice of friends, etc. 3.) Analyzing benefits and risks: Learn to weigh the risks of an action against the possible benefits before making a decision.

DECIDE Process – Making Decisions D – define the problem E – explore the alternatives C – consider the consequences I – identify your values D – decide and act E – evaluate the results DECIDE Process D – define the problem E – explore the alterntives C – consider the consequences I – identify your values D – decide and act E – evaluate the results