Brainstorm and record: What were some of the leading causes of death 100 years ago? What are the leading causes of death today?

 *Infectious Diseases  Diseases that are caused by infecting organism  Can be passed from one person to another (polio, smallpox)  *Life-Style Diseases?  Disease from neglect to your body  Cannot be passed from person to person  Heart, lung, cancer, diabetes  * Lifestyle Choices?  Choices made daily, of how to treat body and mind

We have the ability and the responsibility to understand the personal behaviors associated with illness and learn the necessary skills to change unhealthy behavior, and to promote wellness.

OBJECTIVES: EXPLAIN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH AND WELLNESS

 Do you sometimes think you take your health for granted?  Common for young people to believe they are immune to illness because of their age.  Remember, wellness if not just being free from disease; it is the ability to function at our best-

Good health has traditionally been viewed as freedom from disease; thus, if you were not sick, you were considered healthy. While the absence of illness is one part of being healthy, it doesn't indicate whether you are at an optimal level of physical and psychological health.

 The process of achieving individual potential in the physical, social, emotional, mental, and spiritual areas.

 The achievement of the highest level of health possible in each of the several areas.

 Physical Health  Mental Health  Emotional Health  Social Health  Spiritual Health

 Physical health deals with the body’s ability to function.  Physical health has many components including: exercise, nutrition, sleep, alcohol & drugs, and weight management.

 Exercise is the act of using your muscles to stay physically fit.  Exercise helps to give you more energy, maintain weight, increase confidence & self esteem, and helps to battle chronic diseases.

 Proper balanced meals are essential in leading a healthy life.  Nutritious meals create a balance between what we eat and the way our body uses the food for energy and growth.

 It is recommended that the average person get at least 8-9 hours of sleep.  The human body likes regularity, so try to go to bed and wake up at the same time daily.

 Alcohol and other drugs interfere with messages to the brain and alters perception.  Use of such substances puts you at risk for accidental injuries, car crashes, trouble with the law, unwanted pregnancies, and fights.

 Maintaining a healthy weight decreases your risk of certain diseases such as heart disease and diabetes.  Exercise and proper nutrition helps to maintain healthy weight levels.

 Feelings about yourself  How well you meet the demands of daily life  Ability to process information  encompasses learning, stress management, and mental illnesses or disorders.

 Learning is the development of skills, behaviors, and knowledge.  Learning increases self- confidence, awareness, and self perception. It also teaches one coping skills.  Those in good mental/emotional health are in touch with their feelings and can express them in appropriate ways.

 Stress deals with the way our bodies and minds deal with life changes.  It is important to learn healthy ways to deal with stress or you could be at risk for anxiety or depression.

 Stress and problems with school, friends, and family can cause mental illnesses.  Mental illnesses include: depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and phobias.

 Social Health deals with the way react with people within our environment.  This includes: public health, family relationships, and peer relationships.

 Public health includes disease prevention and promoting health through good decision making.  Keeping yourself safe and healthy benefits your community as a whole.

 A healthy family relationship is one that is supportive, loving, responsible, and balanced.  Families should work together to eliminate stress and negativity in the home. Promoting a safe and enjoyable environment.

 Strong and supportive friendships increase happiness, self- esteem, and reduces stress.  Friends are there to help celebrate your accomplishments and there to offer support in times of need.

 A lot more than religion  It is a set of beliefs, principles, or values that guide your life.  Something to turn to in hard times.  Encompasses a level of faith, hope, and commitment to your individual beliefs that provide a sense of meaning and purpose.

 There are 3 major areas of the health triangle: physical, mental and social.  Good decision making and healthy choices reduce the risk of disease and increase health overall.

Wellness, a positive approach to life and health, maximizes the individual's potential. It involves the “whole” person - physically, emotionally, and on a psychological basis. A personal wellness lifestyle is associated with good physical health, emotional stability, and improved personal relationships.

 Wellness is a process, not a static state of being. You do not just get well or stay well. There are many degrees or levels of wellness, just as there are degrees of illness. One can always be moving towards better health, no matter how well you are.

 Wellness is not the absence of disease.  You can be at a neutral point, without discernible illness, yet still feel tired, run down, bored, depressed, tense, anxious or even not in control of your life….

 Traditional medicine simply works with the signs and symptoms of disease.  The Wellness Continuum extends the definition of health to encompass a process of awareness, education and growth, which is based on self-responsibility.  Wellness is the integration of body, mind and spirit-all that you do, think and feel impacts your state of health.

 AWARNESS: How are you living your life? How could you pro-actively improve or change it?  EDUCATION: What are your options? Looking within? Receiving from others  GROWTH: Trying out those options, then reevaluating by going back to step one- back to awareness