2. Chapter 1 Understanding Your Health and Wellness
Lesson 1.1 Defining Health and Wellness Lesson 1.2 Health and Wellness Knowledge Lesson 1.3 Personal Skills for Health and Wellness Lesson 1.4 Our Healthcare System

3. Defining Health and Wellness
Lesson 1.1
Defining Health and Wellness

4. Warm-Up Healthy Choices
After school yesterday, you had two free hours to use however you wanted. You decided either to watch a movie or play basketball with friends.
Which of these two choices would be the “healthy” choice?
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5. Well-Being A state of health and wellness
People in a state of well-being
Feel good about their present condition
Are productive at school, work, and home
Do not have mental and physical illnesses
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6. Dimensions of Health and Wellness
Wellness is a balance of dimensions
Physical
Emotional
Intellectual
Social
These dimensions interact with and affect each other
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7. Physical Health Refers to how well your body functions
Qualities of a healthy body
Not slowed by disease
Able to take part in activities of daily life
Able to cope with stress, injury, and aging
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8. Emotional Health Emotional health includes Good emotional health means
Your mood and how you feel about yourself
How you view the world
Good emotional health means
You are not affected by mental illness
You can express thoughts and feelings clearly
You can cope well with stress
Many teens experience problems with emotional health but may not realize it
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9. Intellectual Health Intellectual health involves
Ability to think clearly and critically
Ability to learn and solve problems
People who are intellectually healthy are able to adapt, learn, and grow
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10. Social Health Social health involves
Communication skills
Relationships
Ability to interact with others
Social skills and healthy relationships help people enjoy life and meet challenges
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11. A Continuum of Health
The range of a person’s health status can be described as a continuum
Ideally, health status should be near optimal health
Diseases and disorders can affect the mind and body, preventing optimal health

12. What are some examples of factors that increase health and wellness?
Avoiding smoking, drinking, and drugs
Eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly
What are some examples of factors that reduce health and wellness?
Not getting enough sleep
Inability to manage stress

13. Health and Wellness Knowledge
Lesson 1.2
Health and Wellness Knowledge

14. Health Literacy
The ability to locate, interpret, and apply information pertaining to your health
Builds on basic facts and concepts you learn at home and in school
Includes ability to locate, evaluate, understand, and communicate health-related information
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15. Consumer Literacy and Health
A consumer is someone who purchases or uses goods or services
Your health and wellness depend, in part, on reliable information
Science is a body of knowledge based on observation and experimentation
Pseudoscience refers to theories and health claims that are described as science-based when they are not
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16. Self-Advocacy and Interpreting Media
Health-related knowledge will enable you to make healthful purchases and choices
Health-related information is offered by websites, magazines, newspapers, television, and radio
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17. What questions can you ask to help you evaluate websites?
Who is paying for the site and what is their goal in creating the site?
Is the information given up-to-date?
If there are ads on the website, are they clearly identified as ads?
Are sources of statistics and information cited?
Does the site ask you for personal information? If so, why?
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18. Health Promotion
Taking charge of your health and wellness is called health promotion
Involves making responsible and well-informed decisions
Example: choosing healthy foods
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19. Lifelong Learning
Different wellness issues become important in different stages of life
Learning about new health-related issues should continue throughout life
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20. Personal Skills for Health and Wellness
Lesson 1.3
Personal Skills for Health and Wellness

21. Critical Thinking Family History Why is it important to know your
family’s health history?
Make a mental list of some diseases or disorders that your family members have that might relate to your health.
Share your list with the class if you are comfortable doing so.
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22. Decision-Making and Goal Setting1.
Define the problem 2.
Explore alternatives 3.
Select the best option 4.
Act on your decision 5.
Evaluate the decision
The decision-making process can help you make choices about health and wellness
Setting health-related goals is important for improving your health

23. Standing Up to Pressure
Refusal skills can help you respond to peer influences without compromising your own health and well-being
Interpersonal skills help you communicate and relate positively with other people
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24. Why is it important that goals you set be specific and realistic?
What should you remember when setting a timeline for completing goals?
Why should you monitor your progress toward completing a goal?

25. Lesson 1.4
Our Healthcare System

26. Healthcare Services
The healthcare industry performs many types of services
Diagnosis
Treatment
Rehabilitation
Prevention
Education
Research
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27. Physicians and Specialists
A regular doctor (pediatrician or primary care physician) provides primary care
Physician assistants and nurse practitioners work under the supervision of physicians
Medical specialists possess extra training and experience with certain types of diseases and disorders
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28. Healthcare Settings
Inpatient facilities are hospitals where patients reside while they receive comprehensive care
Outpatient facilities treat patients who do not require a hospital stay
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29. Health Insurance Healthcare is expensive
Most people buy insurance to help pay healthcare costs
Two main types of insurance
Health maintenance organizations (HMOs)
Preferred provider organizations (PPOs)
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30. Medicare and Medicaid
The US government funds some types of health insurance
Medicare is made available for
People 65 years of age and older
People younger than 65 who are disabled and unable to work
Medicaid pays some healthcare costs for people living in poverty
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31. Affordable Care Act
Passed on March 23, 2010, the Affordable Care Act provides
Expanded access to insurance
Cost reduction and affordability
Improved healthcare
Patient’s Bill of Rights
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32. Myth or Fact?
An insurance company can refuse to sell you health insurance if you have a serious illness.
MYTH
Fact: Insurance companies must provide insurance even if you have a serious disease at the time you want to purchase their insurance.
Fact: Insurance companies cannot set a “lifetime limit” after which they stop providing insurance to an individual.

33. Controlling Healthcare Costs
Ways to save on healthcare costs include
Taking positive and preventive actions to improve your health
Using generic drugs
Comparing premium and deductible costs of various insurance programs
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34. Regular Checkups and Screening
You should have an annual physical exam to spot potential problems
Tell your doctor about any symptoms or problems
Write down any questions you want to ask the doctor
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