1. What Affects Your Health
Lesson 2

2. Affects on Health Heredity Environment Attitude Behavior
Media and Technology
Most influential?

3. Heredity Can’t choose your heredity
Traits biologically passed onto you from your parents
Ie. Eye color, hair color, body type;
*Could also be at risk for disorders (ie. Diabetes)
Can be controlled by diet, P.A.

4. Environment
2 Types:
Physical Environment
&
Social Environment

5. Physical Environment No Control Neighborhood School safety Parks
Air and water quality – pollution
Control
Keeping your room clean
Reducing litter

6. Social Environment All people around you
YOU can decide who is part of your social environment.

7. Attitude & Behavior Attitude The way you view a situation
Mental/Emotional Health – people who generally have a positive outlook on things
Behavior
Total control over behavior
Avoid high risk behaviors

8. *Most powerful influence on your health*
Media & Technology
*Most powerful influence on your health*
Types of
Technology?

9. Types of Technology Radio/music Television Newspapers/Magazines
Internet – most powerful media source

10. How has the media influenced body image?

11. Body Image
THEN

12. Body Image
NOW

13. How does technology impact your Mental & Physical Health?

14. Technology Impacts

15. Understanding these Influences
Know the risks involved!
Take charge of YOUR health
Ask questions
Avoid health risks