1. HEALTH
AND
WELLNESS

2. objectives Define health and state why it is important.
Identify the Four areas of health.
List the health factors that you can control and the health factors you cannot control.
Explain the importance of making responsible decisions.

3. LIFESTYLE is the key to Wellness!
Wellness is an overall state of well-being, or total health
To take responsibility of your own health
Life is full of choices--- you make the choice, but unfortunately you cannot choose the consequence of that choice.
LIFESTYLE is the key to Wellness!

4. life is a series of choices and consequences
Average life expectancy for a female?
80 years for females
Why are people living longer today than they were in the early 1900’s?
Education
Nutrition
Healthcare
Sanitation
Choices
Average Life Expectancy for a male?
75 years for males

5. HEALTH
A STATE OF PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL, MENTAL, AND SPRITUAL WELLBEING, AND NOT JUST THE ABSENCE OF ILLNESS.
How are you?

6. PHYSICAL HEALTH
The way the parts and systems of the body work together.
How well does your body function?
To gain and maintain physical health you need to have good nutrition, regular exercise, enough sleep and rest, good hygiene, regular doctor and dentist checkups, and abstinences from harmful substances.

7. EMOTIONAL HEALTH How you react to events in your life.
Feelings about yourself (self-esteem)
Being in touch with your feelings and expressing them in appropriate ways. (Love)
Dealing with problems and frustrations of life without being overwhelmed by them. (Stress)

8. SOCIAL HEALTH The way you interact with other people.
Family
Peers
Friends
Coworkers
Communicating well and showing respect for yourself and other people.

9. MENTAL HEALTH
State of being comfortable with yourself, with others, and with your surroundings.
Calls for a person to use their mind to develop thinking skills.
Person with good mental health enjoys learning, strives for new information and understanding, and sees mistakes as an opportunity to learn, grow, and change.
Its your learning ability, your intellect, your study habits, Ect..

10. FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE OUR HEALTH
Limited Control/ NO Control
Heredity = Genetic make up, your family history
Environment = climate, smog, pollution
Sex = Male or Female
Age = Old or Young
Media and Technology

11. Factors That Influence Our Health
Factors We Can Control
Diet
Exercise
Rest
Stress
Bad habits (drugs, alcohol, overeating)
Attitudes

12. Top 10 Leading Causes Of Death in America- 2006
Heart Disease (26 percent)
2. Cancer (23.1 percent)
3. Stroke (5.7 percent)
4. Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (Lung Diseases)
(5.1 percent)
5. Accidents (5 percent)
6. Diabetes (3 percent)
Alzheimer's Disease
(3 percent)
Influenza and Pneumonia
(2.3 percent)
9. Kidney Disease (1.9 percent)
10. Septicemia (infection of the blood) (1.4 percent)
7 out of 10 DEATHS are caused by health habits

13. leading causes of death amoung youth
1. Auto Accidents
2. Suicide
3. Homicide
4. Cancer
5. Heart Disease
6. HIV/AIDS

14. six health habits that make a difference
#1. Never Smoke
#2. Regular Physical Activity
#3. Moderate to no use of Alcohol
# hours of Sleep
#5. Maintain a Proper Weight
#6. Eat Breakfast Daily

15. TODAY IS THE DAY THAT YOU WILL MAKE YOUR CHOICES FOR TOMORROW!