Lesson 1: Your total health Chapter 1 Lesson 1: Your total health

Take Charge of Your Health You are responsible for your own health. You can develop the knowledge and skills you need to take charge of your health for a lifetime.

When you think of health. What comes to mind When you think of health? What comes to mind? How do you know if you are “healthy”?

Take Charge of Your Health Every day, you make decisions that shape your health. Health The combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being

ON page 5 Answer the following: 1) How healthy are you? Evaluate your physical, mental/emotional, and social health 2) Write a plan for improving your total health triangle

Your Health Triangle It’s important to balance your physical, mental/emotional, and social health.

Your Health Triangle Your health triangle is made up of three equally important areas.

Physical Health Physical health is all about how well your body functions. Five Tips for Physical Health Get eight to ten hours of sleep each night. Eat nutritious meals and drink eight cups of water each day. Engage in 30 to 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Avoid the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. Bathe daily, and floss and brush your teeth every day.

Mental/Emotional Health Mental/emotional health is about your feelings and thoughts. It’s a reflection of: How you feel about yourself. How you meet the demands of your daily life. How you cope with the problems that occur in your life.

Mental/Emotional Health Characteristics of Mentally and Emotionally Healthy People Enjoy challenges. Accept responsibility for their actions. Have a sense of control over their lives. Can express their emotions in appropriate ways. Usually can deal with life’s stresses and frustrations. Have a positive outlook. Make thoughtful and responsible decisions.

Spiritual Health Spiritual health involves having a feeling of purpose and a sense of values. Spiritual health A deep-seated sense of meaning and purpose in life

Social Health Social health is getting along with others. Maintaining healthy relationships is one way of caring for your social health.

Other Community Members Social Health Family Friends Your Social Network Teachers Other Community Members

Social Health Tips for Maintaining Healthy Relationships to Care for Your Social Health Seek and lend support when needed. Communicate clearly and listen to others. Show respect and care for yourself and others.

Keeping a Balance When your health triangle is balanced, you have a high degree of wellness. Wellness An overall state of well-being or total health.

Keeping a Balance Wellness comes from making responsible decisions and practicing healthful behaviors that are based on sound health knowledge and healthful attitudes.

The Health Continuum One-half of all American adults live with a chronic disease. Chronic disease An ongoing condition or illness such as heart disease, obesity, and cancer

The Health Continuum Healthful behaviors will promote your wellness. Your health at any moment can be seen as a point along a continuum, or sliding scale.

Your health can be measured on a sliding scale. The Health Continuum Your health can be measured on a sliding scale.

Assessment After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary Define the word health. Health is the combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being.

Assessment After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary List important steps you can take to promote your physical health. Sample answers: Get enough sleep; eat nutritious foods and drink plenty of water.

Assessment After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary What is the health continuum? Describe the continuum’s endpoints. The health continuum is a sliding scale that allows you to assess your health status.

Complete Page 5 Question 3 If done early work on page 10, vocabulary practice

Lesson 2: What affects your health Chapter 1 Lesson 2: What affects your health

Brainstorming What are some things around you that you think can impact your health?

Influences on Your Health Heredity, environment, attitude, behavior, media, and technology can all influence your health. Understanding these influences will help you make informed decisions about your health.

Influences on Your Health heredity physical environment social environment culture attitude behavior the media

Heredity Your heredity influences your health. Ask your parent or grandparent questions about what health conditions and diseases run in your family. Heredity All the traits that were biologically passed on to you from your parents

Environment Your environment includes Environment The physical places in which you live. The people who make up your world. The culture you live in. Environment The sum of your surroundings

Environmental Factors that Affect Your Health Physical Environment Environmental Factors that Affect Your Health neighborhood safety school safety air quality water quality availability of parks availability of recreational facilities availability of libraries access to medical care cleanliness of your surroundings

Social Environment Your social environment is made up of all the people around you, including your family and peers. Peers People of the same age who share similar interests.

Social Environment Peers can have a positive or a negative influence on you.

Culture Your culture can influence your health. Your culture may include the language you speak, the foods you eat, your spiritual beliefs, and the traditions you practice. Culture The collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group

Attitude Your attitude is the way you view situations. It can have a big effect on your health.   Optimists are usually in better health than pessimists.

Behavior You have total control over your own behaviors.   You can choose to avoid high-risk behaviors in favor of healthful behaviors, like choosing low- fat, nutritious foods and participating in daily physical activity.

Media and Technology The constant presence of media messages has a significant influence on your decisions. Media The various methods for communicating information

Media and Technology Media content is delivered via technology and through print media, like newspapers and magazines. Technology Radio, television, and the Internet

Media and Technology For valid health information, stick to Web sites that have .gov and .edu in their addresses, or sites maintained by professional health organizations.

Understanding Your Influences You can take control of your health by understanding the factors that influence it. Understanding these influences and committing to a healthy lifestyle are the first steps toward achieving and maintaining wellness.

After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary What does heredity mean? Heredity is all the traits biologically passed on to you by your parents.

After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary Define environment. Identify three types of environment. Environment is all the things that surround you. It includes the physical and social environments. Culture is also a part of the social environment.

After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary List two ways that media and technology may influence your health. Sample answers: Celebrities or other media figures may be role models that you want to emulate; media creates a set of norms for how people behave; the Internet may provide incorrect health information.

Homework Page 6 Describe how 6 factors can impact your health in a negative, and positive manner

Lesson 3 Health Risks and Your Behavior Chapter 1 Lesson 3 Health Risks and Your Behavior

Risk behaviors can harm your health, but there are steps you can take to avoid or reduce these risks.

Identifying Health Risks Engaging in risk behaviors can harm your health.

Identifying Health Risks You can control most risk behaviors. Risk behaviors Actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others Avoiding risks will help you to protect and promote your health.

Recognizing Risk Behaviors The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified six of the most significant risk behaviors for young people under age 24. 1 4 Tobacco use Alcohol and other drug use 2 5 Unhealthy dietary behaviors Sexual behaviors 3 6 Behaviors that contribute to injuries and violence Inadequate physical activity

Risks and Consequences Risk behaviors carry significant consequences.   Both the short-term and long-term consequences can harm your health and well- being. Some risk behaviors can even be fatal.

Risks and Consequences Consequences of Tobacco Use Short-Term Consequences Long-Term Consequences bad breath lung cancer yellow teeth emphysema headaches heart disease

Risks and Consequences When you repeatedly engage in certain risk behaviors you expose yourself to the effects of cumulative risks. Cumulative risks Related risks that increase in effect with each added risk

Risks and Consequences Cumulative risks also increase when several risk factors are combined. Doing both at the same time creates a greater cumulative risk of getting into a car accident. Using a cell phone while driving is a risk. Speeding is a risk.

How to Avoid or Reduce Risks You can take action to reduce your exposure to health risks. You can protect your health and minimize the possibility of risk by practicing positive health behaviors.

How to Avoid or Reduce Risks Another way to reduce health risks is through prevention. Prevention Taking steps to keep something from happening or getting worse

How to Avoid or Reduce Risks Choose friends who avoid high-risk behaviors.

Abstaining from High-Risk Behaviors One of the most effective strategies for protecting your health is practicing abstinence. Abstinence A deliberate decision to avoid high-risk behaviors, including sexual activity and the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs

Abstaining from High-Risk Behaviors Reasons to Practice Abstinence  Protect yourself from chronic diseases.  Protect yourself from injury.  Show that you value your well-being.  Demonstrate maturity.

Promoting Your Health Regularly participating in health-promoting behaviors will help you reach a high level of wellness. Understanding how your decisions impact your health will inspire you to adopt healthful behaviors that can promote wellness and prevent disease.

Promoting Your Health Participating in positive health behaviors benefits all three sides of your health triangle.

Lifestyle Factors Scientists have found that positive lifestyle factors improve people’s overall health, happiness, and longevity. Lifestyle factors The personal habits or behaviors related to the way a person lives

Lifestyle Factors Positive Lifestyle Factors Get eight hours of sleep each night. Start each day with a healthy breakfast. Eat a variety of nutritious foods each day. Be physically active for 30 to 60 minutes most days of the week. Maintain a healthy weight. Abstain from smoking or using other tobacco products. Abstain from the use of alcohol and other drugs.

Homework Page 7 – On a separate sheet of paper Write a persuasive speech, or a letter to a loved one on how a risky behavior may have short and long term consequences that impact their health

After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary Define the term risk behavior. Risk behavior is any action that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others.

After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary Why is cumulative risk a serious concern? The likelihood of negative outcomes increases as the number of risk factors increases.

After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary How might changes in lifestyle factors influence your health in positive ways? Positive changes in lifestyle factors can lead to a high level of wellness and a healthier, longer life.

Lesson 4: Promoting Health and Wellness Chapter 1 Lesson 4: Promoting Health and Wellness

The Importance of Health Education Individual, family, community, and national health require planning and responsible behavior on everyone’s part. Educating the public is the key to creating a healthier nation.

The Importance of Health Education Health education can empower people to live healthfully and improve their quality of life. Health education Includes providing accurate health information and teaching health skills to help people make healthy decisions

The Nation’s Health Goals The federal government has established national health goals and objectives through Healthy People. Healthy People A nationwide health promotion and disease prevention plan designed to serve as a guide for improving the health of all people in the United States

The Nation’s Health Goals One of the goals of Healthy People 2010 is to reduce the overweight and obesity rates in America.

The Nation’s Health Goals The nation has set a goal of reducing these percentages to 5% of children and adolescents.

Goals of Healthy People Healthy People 2010 established two general goals for the future: Increase the quality and length of a healthy life for all Americans, Remove health disparities that result from factors such as gender, race, education, disability, and location. Health disparities Differences in health outcomes among groups

Goals of Healthy People The health goals that are guiding early development of Healthy People 2020 include the following: 1 Promote the best possible health in order to end preventable death, illness, injury, and disability. 2 Eliminate health disparities. Make wellness a way of life and enhance quality of life for individuals and communities. 3 4 Promote healthy places and environments.

Becoming Health Literate A health-literate person knows how to find and use reliable health information. Every day people all across the country have to make important decisions that affect their health.

Becoming Health Literate People who are informed know how to interpret the information they need to make good decisions.

Becoming Health Literate To become an informed individual who can make sound health decisions, one must know how to: Find health information Decide if the information is correct Assess the risks and benefits of treatment Figure out how much medicine to take Understand test results

What You Can Do In order to increase your knowledge and take steps to improve your wellness, you need to develop health literacy. Health literacy A person’s capacity to learn about and understand basic health information and services, and to use these resources to promote one’s health and wellness

What You Can Do Qualities of a Health-Literate Individual a critical thinker and problem solver a responsible, productive citizen Qualities of a Health-Literate Individual a self-directed learner an effective communicator

Page 8-10 Page 8: Goal setting – Read the scenario and put yourself in James’ shoes. Choose a goal to help you improve your health and the health of others Page 9: Complete the graphic organizer using the terms provided Page 10: Vocabulary practice Make sure pages 1-10 are complete for today! Don’t get behind.

After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary Why is health education important? Health education provides information about health so people can make responsible health-related decisions. It helps people maintain a high quality of life and can reduce national health-care costs.

After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary What are health disparities? Health disparities are differences in health outcomes among groups.

After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary List three criteria that are needed for an individual to make sound health decisions. Know where to find health information; decide if information is correct; figure out the risks and benefits of treatment; figure out when and how to take medications safely; understand test results