Self, Family and Community For next class: Read Supplement 6 and Chapter 5 (Nutrition) For the textbook: http://connect.mheducation.com/class/s-spring-pearson-smartstart-course_4 How to use the e-book: https://youtu.be/-FJL8GRWNyo This is an underscore

Learning objectives What is ‘health’? What is ‘wellness’? Describe the ‘ecological model of health and wellness. What are some personal, interpersonal, and environmental factors regarding health? How do genes influence our health? How might these factors influence health: Age, gender, ethnicity, socio-economics Describe 2 models describing how people make changes in their lives? Think about why different communities have different average levels of health and wellness

What does it mean to be “healthy”? What does “wellness” mean? Absence of disease WHO definition (1947): State of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing Not just the absence of disease Wellness: Active process of adapting behaviors that can lead to improved health and satisfaction with life.

Age Matters

Gender matters

Ethnicity matters

Socio-economics matter

Next class… Read Supplement 6 and chapter 5 Think about your own nutrition and ways you could improve it.