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© 2010 McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved.  Wellness – Optimal health and vitality…  The Dimensions of Wellness  Physical  Emotional  Intellectual  Spiritual  Interpersonal and Social  Environmental or Planetary  The six dimensions of wellness interact continuously influencing and being influenced by one another. 2

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 1900’s versus Today  Infectious disease  A disease that is communicable from one person to another…  Chronic disease  A disease that develops and continues over a long period of time… 5

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Causes of Death Number of Deaths Heart Disease629,191 Cancer560,102 Stroke137,614 Chronic Lower respiratory disease 124,614 Unintentional injuries117,748 Alzheimer's Disease72,791 Causes of Death Number of Deaths Diabetes Mellitus71,507 Influenza & pneumonia 56,247 Kidney disease44,791 Septicemia (systemic blood infection) 34,031 Suicide32,185 Chronic liver disease27,299 7

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Number of Deaths per year Percent per year Tobacco440, Obesity112, Alcohol85, Microbial agents 75, Toxic agents55,

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© 2010 McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved.  Healthy People 2010  Increase quality and years of healthy life  Eliminate health disparities among Americans  Health Campus 2010  Guidelines of Healthy People 2010 but designed specifically for college students.  More than 200 health-related objectives 11

© 2010 McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved.  Sex and gender  Ethnicity  Income and Education  Disability  Geographic Location  Sexual Orientation 12

© 2010 McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved.  Health habits  Heredity/Family history  Environment  Access to Health care  Behavior can make a Difference 13

© 2010 McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved.  Sense of responsibility  Managing stress  Self Esteem and Mentally healthy  Understanding Relationships & sexuality  Avoid Toxins  Diet/Exercise  Understanding and treating illnesses  Understand the health care system  Natural process of aging  Understanding the environment 14

© 2010 McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved.  Getting Serious About Your Health  Examine current health habits  Choose a target behavior  Learn about your target behavior  Find help 15

© 2010 McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights Reserved.  Examine the Pros and Cons of change  Boosting self-efficacy  Locus of control  Internal control versus external control  Visualization and Self-Talk  Role models and social support  Identify and overcome key barriers to change 16