What Influences Your Health?

Many factors affect your health Internal (personal) Interests Likes and dislikes Fears & curiosity External (outside) Family Friends Media Culture You have control over many of these factors, but you can’t control all of them. You can control your weight. You can’t control your height

Healthy Choices are in your control

Things you typically do not have control over Heredity- is the passing on of traits from biological parents to children. Traits passed on through heredity include: Eye color Hair color Body type and size Growth patterns And the likelihood of getting certain diseases Why is it important to know about your heredity when it comes to your health?

Environment Your environment is all the living and nonliving things that surround you. Part of your environment includes your physical surroundings such as: Your home, neighborhood, and school The air you breathe and the water you drink The climate in which you live.

Describe your physical Surrounding What aspects of your environment enhance your health? What aspects pose risks to your health? List 3 actions you can take to make your neighborhood a more pleasant and healthy place to live.

Choices influence your health Family & Culture- beliefs, customs, and traditions Culture is one part of your health and you can learn to make wise health choices that help you honor and celebrate your culture.

F RIENDS INFLUENCE YOU Your friends can have a major influence on the decisions you make. Their influence can be positive or negative. Can you think of a time when your friends influenced your decision?

Another powerful influence on your health is the Media, the various methods for communicating information. – Television – Radio – Programs – Movies – Books – Newspapers – Magazines – Internet

Media can be helpful when you are using it to gather information when trying to make wise choices or for research. It is important not to be manipulated by false advertisement and eye- popping graphics.

Bring in two advertisements. 1 that sends a positive message 1 that sends a negative message. Due Tuesday September 14 th. Be ready to answer some critical thinking questions about your advertisement. This is for a grade. We will then create our own advertisements.