Health Health Chap 1

What is Health?  Health is the combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being.  Wellness -an overall state of well-being, or total health. Key to you wellness is prevention Prevention- Prevention- practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease and injury. Ex. Sunscreen, avoiding unsafe areas

Promoting Your Health  Lifestyle Factors Getting 7-8 hours of sleep each night Getting 7-8 hours of sleep each night Healthy breakfast Healthy breakfast Eat nutritious foods each day. Eat nutritious foods each day. Physically active Physically active Maintaining a health weight Maintaining a health weight Avoiding tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs Avoiding tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs Abstaining from sexual activity before marriage. Abstaining from sexual activity before marriage. Managing stress Managing stress Maintaining positive relationships Maintaining positive relationships Avoid doing stupid things Avoid doing stupid things

Health Triangle  Three elements of health Physical, mental/Emotional, and social –are interconnected. Physical, mental/Emotional, and social –are interconnected. Physical, avoid injury, resist diseases, cope with everyday stresses, drinking enough water, eating right, avoiding drugs Physical, avoid injury, resist diseases, cope with everyday stresses, drinking enough water, eating right, avoiding drugs Mental/Emotional, in touch w/ your feelings, can express yourself in an appropriate way. Deal with daily frustrations, avoid dwelling on negative thoughts. Mental/Emotional, in touch w/ your feelings, can express yourself in an appropriate way. Deal with daily frustrations, avoid dwelling on negative thoughts. Social, the way you get along with others. Keeping friends, showing respect for you and others Social, the way you get along with others. Keeping friends, showing respect for you and others

Influences on Your Health Heredity -refers to all the traits that were biologically passed on to you from your parents. Environment- is the sum of your surroundings, job, family, school, life experiences. Physical, Social Culture- collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group. Attitude- ex people who see positive in the situation are more likely to have better health than those who see only the negative.

Cont. Behavior- practicing healthy eating habits  Media- Radio, TV, internet, movies, magazines Persuasive ads, stick to doctors, medical websites,

Health risk  Risk behaviors Actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others. Actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others. Ex. Unintentional and intentional injuries Ex. Unintentional and intentional injuries Cumulative risk repeated behaviors over time, that can have serious health consequences. risk that increase in effect w/ each added risk ex. smoking one cigarette, eat one high fat meal, driving too fast, no seat belt

Abstaining from risk behaviors  Abstinence Avoiding harmful behaviors, tobacco, alcohol, sex Avoiding harmful behaviors, tobacco, alcohol, sex May avoid negative consequences May avoid negative consequences Ex legal, std, unwanted pregnancy, health triangle Ex legal, std, unwanted pregnancy, health triangle