1. UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION/ A HEALTHY FOUNDATION
HEALTH SCIENCE
MS. ALLISON SOMERS

2. THE HEALTH TRIANGLE
There are 3 components that work together to create a healthy individual

3. 1. Physical Health Means how well your body functions
A person w/ good physical health will have enough energy to perform daily tasks
Good physical health includes:
Good nutrition - Getting enough sleep
Good hygiene - Avoiding substances
Being active

4. 2. Mental/ Emotional Health
Is:
how you feel about yourself
How well you meet demands of everyday life
Your ability to process information
Person with good mental/emotional health accepts responsibility for their actions and stands up for their beliefs and values
Good mental/ emotional health includes:
Ability to express feelings in an appropriate way
Ability to deal with life’s frustrations
Avoiding negative thoughts

5. 3. Social Health Is the way you get along w/ others
Good social health includes:
Ability to make and keep friends
Ability to work and play cooperatively
Ability to communicate with others

6. Vocab lesson 1 1) Health 2) Wellness 3) Prevention
4) Life style factors
5) Healthy People 2010
6) Risk behaviors
7) Abstinence
8) Health Skills
9) Interpersonal Communication
10) Refusal Skills
11) Conflict resolution
12) Stress Management
13) Short term goals
14) Long term goals
15) Character

7. INFLUENCES ON YOUR HEALTH
Many things contribute to how healthy you are

8. 1. Heredity Traits that have been passed on to you from your parents
Certain genes may put you at risk for certain illnesses

9. 2. Environment Physical environment: pollution, dust, smog, cig. Smoke
Social environment: family, role models, peers
Culture: Beliefs, customs &
behaviors of a group

10. 3. Attitude Affects the choices you make
Those who see positives are healthier

11. 4. Your Behavior Behavior: affects all 3 aspects of health
You have total control over

12. 5. Media Radio, television, newspapers, magazines, books, & Internet
Advertisements

13. 6. Technology Positive: Negative:
Treatment for diseases, screenings & tests
Negative:
Replaces many physical
activities people used
to do