Transcript What is Health?

Chapter One – Living
a Healthy Life
How much do you know about
health and healthy behaviors?
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Health information and
misinformation is everywhere.
Which of the following statements
do you think is a fact? Myth?
Record your opinion of each.
1. Teens need more sleep than adults do.
2. Being an effective communicator can improve
your overall health.
3. The health decisions that you make as a teen
have little impact on your health as an adult.
4. Two 10 minute walks provide nearly the same
health benefits as a continuous 20 minute walk.
5. Water is a nutrient.
6. Setting goals can only help you achieve long
term accomplishments, such as establishing a
career.
7. Acne flare-ups are a result of eating chocolate
and greasy foods.
8. Tanning beds are safe because they use UVA
light, which doesn’t cause burns.
9. All stress is negative and should be avoided.
10. The relationships you have with your family,
friends, and peers do not affect your physical
health.
1. Fact: Teens – 9.25 hours; Adults – 8 hours
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3. Myth
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6. Myth
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10. Myth
What is Health?
Health is the combination
of physical,
mental/emotional, and
social well-being.
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Health is not an absolute state.
 Being
healthy doesn’t mean that you
will never be sick.
 Instead,
being healthy means
striving to be the best you can be at
any given time.
The Health Continuum
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Health is dynamic, or subject to constant change
Example—You may be in perfect health today, but in
tonight's ball game you sprain your ankle.
What is wellness?
 Wellness
is an overall state of well
being, or total health.
 Wellness
comes from the way you
live each day and decisions you
make based on health knowledge
and healthful attitudes.
Lifestyle Factors
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Lifestyle factors are personal behaviors
related to the way a person lives.
Take the lifestyle questionnaire (10
questions on Pg. 6)
yes = 3pts
 sometimes = 2pts
 no = 1pt
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How is your lifestyle?
 24
points or higher = Excellent
lifestyle
 23
– 19 pts = Good lifestyle—
maybe make a couple of changes.
 18
pts and below = Need to make
changes
Wellness and Prevention
 Prevention-
practicing health and
safety habits to remain free of
disease and injury.
Health Education
 Health
education—the providing of
accurate health information to help
people make healthy choices.
 The
goal of health education is to
give people the tools they need to
help them live long, energetic, and
productive lives.
Healthy People 2010
 Is
a nationwide health promotion and
disease prevention plan designed to
serve as a guide for improving the
health of all people in the United
States.
Healthy People 2010
 Two
Main goals:
– Increase quality and years of healthy
life for all Americans.
– Remove health differences that result
from factors such as gender, race,
education, disability, and location.
As more individuals take charge of
their own wellness, the more global
health will improve. Individuals,
Families, and Communities each
have a role to play:
Individuals: take an active role in
your own health. Make informed
decisions, access reliable health care
information and services, and
promote health of others.
 Families:
Shape the attitudes and
beliefs that result in healthful
behaviors. Parents teach their
children the values and skills
necessary to maintain good health.
 Communities:
can offer behavior
changing classes such as tobaccocessation programs and provide
health services. They can also take
steps to ensure a safe environment.
Health Literacy
 Health
Literacy is a person’s capacity
to learn about and understand basic
health information and services and
use these resources to promote his
or her health and wellness.
A Health Literate individual needs
to be:
A
critical thinker and problem solver.
A
responsible, productive citizen.
A
self-directed learner.
 An
effective communicator.
Lesson 2
Promoting a Healthy
Lifestyle
Promoting A Healthy Lifestyle
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Your Health Triangle
Physical Health- Your physical health
has to do with how well your body
functions
Mental/Emotional Health-Your feelings
about yourself, how well you meet the
demands of daily life, and your ability to
process information are all important parts
of your mental/emotional health
 Social
Health – Your social health
involves the way you get along with
others. It includes your ability to get
and keep friends and to work and
play cooperative ways, seeking and
lending support when necessary.
Influences on Your Health
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Heredity – All traits that were biologically
passed on to you from your parents.
Environment – The sum of your
surroundings, including your family, your
neighborhood, your school, your job, and
your life experiences.
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Peers – People of the same age who
share similar interest.
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Culture – Collective beliefs, customs, and
behaviors of a group.
Influences on Your Health
(Continued)
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Attitude – The way you view situations.
Behavior – How you act. You have no
control of your heredity and only limited
control of your environment, you have a
great deal of control over your behavior.
Media – The various methods of
communication information, including
radio, television, movies, newspapers,
magazines, books, and internet.
Lesson 3
Your Behavior and Reducing
Health Risks
Your Behavior and Reducing
Health Risks
 Quick
Start – Draw and label a
health triangle on a sheet of paper.
For each side of the triangle, identify
two decisions you have made during
the past few days that could affect
your health. Place a (+ plus) by
those decisions that were healthful
and a (- minus) by those that could
have been harmful.
 Risk
Risk Behaviors
Behaviors – Actions that can
potentially threaten your health or
the health of others.
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Risk Behaviors
Alcohol and other drugs
Tobacco use
Sexual behaviors that contribute
unplanned pregnancy and sexually
transmitted diseases.
Unhealthy dietary behaviors
Risk Behaviors (Continued)
 Cumulative
Risks – Related risks
that increase in effect with each
added risk.
– Example = smoking one cigarette is not
likely to result in death. However, if the
person continues to smoke the negative
effects accumulate and lead to serious
health consequences.
Abstaining from Risk Behaviors
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Abstinence – Avoid harmful behaviors.
– Abstaining from tobacco, alcohol, and other
drugs
– Abstaining from sexual activity
 Never
have to worry about unplanned pregnancy
 Will not be faced with the difficult decisions
associated with unplanned pregnancy, such as being
a single parent.
 Will not have to take on the many responsibilities of
caring for a child
 Don’t have to worry about sexually transmitted
infections
 Are free of the emotional problems that usually
accompany sexual activity, such as guilt, regret, and
rejection
 Are making a choice that is always legal.