1. Health and wellness

2. What is Health. -A state of well being. What is Wellness
What is Health? -A state of well being. What is Wellness? -A positive whole health approach, which includes your, physical, intellectual, spiritual, emotional and social well being.

3. Life Expectancy What is life expectancy?
- The measure of average number of years a group of people are expected to live.
Timeline of United States
1990: Life expectancy was 45 years
Today: Life expectancy is 75 years
Future: Life expectancy will be over 100 years

4. Center for Disease Control CDC located in Atlanta
What is the CDC?
Center for Disease Control
CDC located in Atlanta
CDC determined the FOUR major factors that determine GOOD Health
Health Behaviors
Heredity
Health Care Services
Physical Environment

5. Health Behaviors Which Include: Sleeping 7-8 hours
Using medically prescribed medicine only
Maintaining a healthy weight
Eating breakfast daily
Avoiding the use of alcohol and tobacco
Getting regular exercise

6. Heredity
The Biological passing of traits/genes from parents to children
Just because your parents “have” something does not mean you will, but it does give you a better chance
(ex. History of cancer or diabetes in your family)
There are many ways to help prevent your chance of getting a disease that runs in your family.

7. Health care services Preventing Illness is easier than curing disease.
BUT HOW?????
Regular trips to the doctor. (ex. Yearly physicals)
Regular trips to the dentist. (ex. 6th month or yearly cleanings)

8. Physical Environment
Your Surroundings (ex. Where you live, where you work, where you “play,” where you exercise…etc)
Air, noise, water, food, contaminated food, water or air

9. What are the components of wellness?
Mental/Emotional Wellness
Intellectual Wellness
Environmental Wellness
Social Wellness
Physical Wellness
Spiritual Wellness

10. Mental/emotional and Intellectual wellness
Mental/Emotional Wellness
A state of emotional and psychological well-being in which an individual is able to use his or her cognitive and emotional capabilities
Achieved through acceptance and awareness of your feelings and self image
An emotionally well person is able to demonstrate self expression, self control, self evaluation and enthusiasm for life
Intellectual Wellness
You gain intellectual wellness by gathering knowledge through stimulating experiences
Having intellectual wellness helps you to solve problems

11. Environmental and social wellness
Environmental Wellness
Environmental well- being includes trying to live in harmony with the Earth by understanding the impact of your interaction with nature and your personal environment
Social Wellness
The abilities to make and keep relationships in life

12. Physical and Spiritual wellness
Physical Wellness
The health of your body
Achieved through exercise, proper nutrition, preventative medicine, and avoiding abuse substances
Spiritual Wellness
Personal matter involving values and beliefs that provide a purpose in our lives
Finding meaning in life events, demonstrating individual purpose and having the ability to be compassionate towards others

14. Leading Causes of death in the u.s
Adults
Teenagers
Heart disease:
Cancer
Chronic lower respiratory diseases
Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases)
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
Accidents (unintentional injuries)
Homicide
Suicide
Cancer
Heart Disease