Transcript Your Health & Wellness - Lamar County School District

Your Health & Wellness
Ch 1
Health:
The combination of physical,
mental/emotional, & social well being.
● It is not an absolute state.
● Health is ever changing.
● It never stays the same.
Holistic: The whole person
Wellness:
an overall state of well-being, or
total health
- It comes from making
decisions & practicing behaviors
that are bases on sound health
knowledge & healthful attitudes
Health Continuum:
a chart showing activity, movement, or
cycle (Your health continuum is always
changing)
Ex: You might the top performer for
your basketball team on Tuesday
& sick in bed with the flu on
Wednesday.
People on this side of the
continuum usually exhibit a high
degree of responsibility,
discipline, and positive direction
in life. They accept
responsibility for maintaining
their own health.
Low level
of Health
Chronic
disorders
Loss level of
health & wellness
Lack of
energy,
inattention,
minor aches
& pns
Mid pt.
People on this side of the
continuum usually do not take
responsibility for maintaining
their own health.
Many
people
function
rt. below
the mid pt
Improved level of
health & wellness
Free
from
aches
& pns.
Moderate
level of
energy
High Level
of Health
Optimal
level of
health
1. Name 3 behaviors that 3. What advice would you
give to a person who
would help you move
ranks to the left of the
toward the right side of
midpoint…to the right
the continuum?
end of the continuum?
4. Does a person ever
2. What would you
reach the right of the
conclude about the
continuum (high level of
health of a person who
health) & stay there?
ranks at the midpoint of
Explain your answer.
this continuum?
Lifestyle Factors (habits):
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getting 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night.
starting each day with a healthy breakfast
eating a variety of nutritious foods each day
being physically active for at least 30 min
most days of the week
maintaining a health weight
avoiding tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs
abstaining from sexual activity before
marriage
managing stress
maintaining positive relationships
practicing safe behaviors to prevent injuries
What is the Key to wellness?
PREVENTION
• Prevention:
– Practicing health & safety habits to
remain free of disease & injury
• Ex: wearing seatbelts, applying
sunscreen, etc… How else can we
prevent illness or injury?
Why do you need Health
Education?
Health Education:
– The providing of accurate health information
to help people make healthy choices (to show
people the relationship of healthful living to
their quality of life)
Healthy People 2010:
A nationwide health promotion and disease
prevention plan designed to serve as a guide for
improving the health of all people in the U.S.
2 main goals: (Individuals, Families, &
Communities)
1. Increase quality and years of healthy life
for all Americans
2. Remove health differences that result
form factors such as gender, race, edu,
disability, and location
The Health Triangle:
To achieve a
high level of
health you
have to
balance
3 elements:
Physical Health:
• All parts and systems of the body work
well together
Mental/Emotional Health:
In touch with his/her emotions & expresses
them in acceptable, healthful ways
- How you like,
accept, and
feel about yourself; how well
you relate to others;
how you meet the
demands of daily life
Social Health:
Involves the way you get along with others
- Ability to make and keep friends, work,
play in cooperative ways, seeking and
lending support when necessary