7th Grade Choices Health Knowledge
Many factors can affect your physical, mental and social health.
What is Health? Health is the combination of your physical, mental/emotional and social well-being. All 3 areas are interconnected, like the sides of a triangle. Social Physical Mental/Emotional
Health Continued… To be healthy you need to have all sides of the triangle in balance. A person with a balanced life is said to have a high degree of “wellness.” Your health is constantly changing, and the choices and decisions you make every day can affect your level of wellness.
Today’s Vocabulary… Health-the combination of your physical, mental/emotional and social well-being. Physical Health-the way the parts and systems of your body work together.
Today’s Vocabulary… Mental/Emotional Health-includes your feelings about yourself, how well you relate to others, and how well you meet the demands of daily life. Social Health-involves your relationships with other people and how well you can work and play with others.
Today’s Vocabulary… Wellness-overall state of being, or total health. Interrelationship-when two or more things or people have something in common.