Chapter #1 Important Points

Being in the best of health throughout your life means making healthy choices and practicing healthful behaviors.

You are responsible for your own health.

Your Health is a combination of PHYSICAL, MENTAL/EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL well being.

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

Your Health can be looked at as a triangle with Physical, Mental/Emotional, and Social Health making up the three sides of the Health Triangle.

When a person’s Health Triangle is balanced they have a high degree of Wellness which is an overall state of well- being, or total health. Health & Wellness are dynamic (always changing). Your level of Health & Wellness can be measured on a Continuum

Healthful behaviors will promote your wellness.

Heredity, environment, attitude, behavior, media, and technology can all influence your health.

Understanding how heredity, environment, and other factors affect your health can help you make healthy decisions.

Of all of the influences on your health the one you have the most control over is: Behavior / Attitude

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

Risk behaviors are actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others. A type of risk is called cumulative risk. Cumulative risks are related risks that increase in effect with each added risk.

Abstinence can keep you safe from disease, injury and other health problems. Abstinence is avoiding harmful behaviors.

Developing proper health habits is very important. These habits, or personal behaviors, related to the way a person lives are called lifestyle factors.

Prevention may be the most important thing you can learn, and practice, where your health is concerned Prevention is practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease and injury.

Staying healthy takes knowledge, a plan, and practicing healthful behaviors.

Individual, family, community, and national health require planning and responsible behavior on everyone’s part.

A health-literate person knows how to find and use reliable health information.

Chapter #1 Important Points

Being in the best of health throughout your life means making healthy choices and practicing healthful behaviors.

You are responsible for your own health.

Your Health is a combination of PHYSICAL, MENTAL/EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL well being.

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

Your Health can be looked at as a triangle with Physical, Mental/Emotional, and Social Health making up the three sides of the Health Triangle.

When a person’s Health Triangle is balanced they have a high degree of Wellness which is an overall state of well- being, or total health. Health & Wellness are dynamic (always changing). Your level of Health & Wellness can be measured on a Continuum

Healthful behaviors will promote your wellness.

Heredity, environment, attitude, behavior, media, and technology can all influence your health.

Understanding how heredity, environment, and other factors affect your health can help you make healthy decisions.

Of all of the influences on your health the one you have the most control over is: Behavior / Attitude

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

Risk behaviors are actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others. A type of risk is called cumulative risk. Cumulative risks are related risks that increase in effect with each added risk.

Abstinence can keep you safe from disease, injury and other health problems. Abstinence is avoiding harmful behaviors.

Developing proper health habits is very important. These habits, or personal behaviors, related to the way a person lives are called lifestyle factors.

Prevention may be the most important thing you can learn, and practice, where your health is concerned Prevention is practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease and injury.

Staying healthy takes knowledge, a plan, and practicing healthful behaviors.

Individual, family, community, and national health require planning and responsible behavior on everyone’s part.

A health-literate person knows how to find and use reliable health information.

Chapter #1 Important Points

Being in the best of health throughout your life means making healthy choices and practicing healthful behaviors.

You are responsible for your own health.

Your Health is a combination of PHYSICAL, MENTAL/EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL well being.

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

Your Health can be looked at as a triangle with Physical, Mental/Emotional, and Social Health making up the three sides of the Health Triangle.

When a person’s Health Triangle is balanced they have a high degree of Wellness which is an overall state of well- being, or total health. Health & Wellness are dynamic (always changing). Your level of Health & Wellness can be measured on a Continuum

Healthful behaviors will promote your wellness.

Heredity, environment, attitude, behavior, media, and technology can all influence your health.

Understanding how heredity, environment, and other factors affect your health can help you make healthy decisions.

Of all of the influences on your health the one you have the most control over is: Behavior / Attitude

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

Risk behaviors are actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others. A type of risk is called cumulative risk. Cumulative risks are related risks that increase in effect with each added risk.

Abstinence can keep you safe from disease, injury and other health problems. Abstinence is avoiding harmful behaviors.

Developing proper health habits is very important. These habits, or personal behaviors, related to the way a person lives are called lifestyle factors.

Prevention may be the most important thing you can learn, and practice, where your health is concerned Prevention is practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease and injury.

Staying healthy takes knowledge, a plan, and practicing healthful behaviors.

Individual, family, community, and national health require planning and responsible behavior on everyone’s part.

A health-literate person knows how to find and use reliable health information.

Chapter #1 Important Points

Being in the best of health throughout your life means making healthy choices and practicing healthful behaviors.

You are responsible for your own health.

Your Health is a combination of PHYSICAL, MENTAL/EMOTIONAL, AND SOCIAL well being.

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

Your Health can be looked at as a triangle with Physical, Mental/Emotional, and Social Health making up the three sides of the Health Triangle.

When a person’s Health Triangle is balanced they have a high degree of Wellness which is an overall state of well- being, or total health. Health & Wellness are dynamic (always changing). Your level of Health & Wellness can be measured on a Continuum

Healthful behaviors will promote your wellness.

Heredity, environment, attitude, behavior, media, and technology can all influence your health.

Understanding how heredity, environment, and other factors affect your health can help you make healthy decisions.

Of all of the influences on your health the one you have the most control over is: Behavior / Attitude

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

Risk behaviors are actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others. A type of risk is called cumulative risk. Cumulative risks are related risks that increase in effect with each added risk.

Abstinence can keep you safe from disease, injury and other health problems. Abstinence is avoiding harmful behaviors.

Developing proper health habits is very important. These habits, or personal behaviors, related to the way a person lives are called lifestyle factors.

Prevention may be the most important thing you can learn, and practice, where your health is concerned Prevention is practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease and injury.

Staying healthy takes knowledge, a plan, and practicing healthful behaviors.

Individual, family, community, and national health require planning and responsible behavior on everyone’s part.

A health-literate person knows how to find and use reliable health information.