1. Making Wellness a Lifestyle

2. Journal Entry What causes premature death?
What are some characteristics of people with optimum wellness?

3. Wellness Continuum
Where would you place yourself on the wellness continuum?
Premature Death
Low energy level
Frequent illness
Inferior stress management skills
Poor social relationships
Optimum Health
High energy level
Infrequent illness and quick recovery from illness
Superior stress management skills
Excellent social relationships

4. Risk Factors
Risk Factors are characteristics or behaviors that influence a person’s chance of being injured or getting a disease.

5. Unhealthful Lifestyle Choices Inadequate Health Care Heredity
Poor Environment Quality

16. Unhealthful Lifestyle Choices Inadequate Health Care Heredity
Smoking
Food choices
Stress management
Exercise
Preventative care
Early diagnoses
Trained professionals
Proper equipment
Cost
Heredity
Poor Environment Quality
Parents
Body structure
Physical traits
Water quality
Air quality
Food availability
Shelter
Wellness of others around you
Safety

17. Now that you know the different components of wellness and many risk factors -- what kinds of things can you do to improve your wellness?

18. Life Expectancy CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Deaths and Mortality
Life expectancy by age, race, and sex, U.S. Life Tables, 2010, table 21, page 45.
Heart disease
Cancer
Chronic lower-respiratory disease
Accidents
stroke