Influences on Health

Influences on Health Target: I will be able to understand the different types of factors affecting one’s health. Influences on Your Health: 1. Heredity-all the traits that are passed along biologically from both parents to child Eye color, hair color, body size and type, etc. Pg. 23

Basic Intellectual abilities Tendencies toward specific diseases Ex: Diabetes, some cancers, asthma, high blood pressure, muscular dystrophy  

2. Behavior: The way you choose to act within your environment and inherited abilities. Includes: Taking responsibility for your health and your life and making positive decisions such as: Wearing Sunscreen, Exercising, Eating healthy foods, Avoiding drugs, cigarettes, and alcohol, Practicing Abstinence: restraining oneself from indulging in something (Sex, Drugs, Alcohol).

3. Media: Music, Advertisements, Commercials, Technology (Social Media, Computer Games) can all influence your behaviors and decisions about your health 4. Environment: The sum total of your surroundings- Your family, where you grew up, where you live now, the conditions in which you live, and all of your experiences.

Types of Environments Physical Environment- the part of the human environment that includes physical factors (ex: soil, climate, water supply) Positive Influences: Parks, jogging paths, recreation centers, health care facilities Negative Influences: Poor quality air and water, exposure to radiation, the sun, toxic waste, diseases, and loud noises, poor access to medical care  

2. Social Environment: Your Family, Friends, and people you come into contact with daily. Includes: Eating habits, hygiene habits, ability to share feelings, and peer pressure (smoking, drugs, alcohol use, sex)

3. Cultural Environment: Beliefs and patterns of behavior that are passed from generation to generation. Includes: Eating habits, Alcohol use, Preferred Language, Traditions, Religion, and values   Summary:

Influences on Me 1. Choose one of the 4 influences on Health (Heredity, Behavior, Media, Environment). 2. Draw an advertisement or cartoon depicting how it affects your health. *Use a minimum of 4 colors* Pg. 22