Mental and Emotional Health Physical Health Social Health What are the three components of your health triangle?
What affects your health?
Heredity – traits that were biologically passed on to you from your parents. Environment – your surroundings including physical, social, and cultural aspects. What affects your health?
Physical Environment – where you live, access to parks, recreational facilities, and libraries, access to medical care, and air and water quality. Social Environment – family and peers Culture – collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group Language you speak Foods you eat Spiritual beliefs and traditions What affects your health? ENVIRONMENT
Attitude – the way you view situations This class Graduation Receiving a rejection letter from a college Having a job Going to a party Getting a pet What affects your health?
Behavior – every day decisions you make Diet and exercise Entering a high-risk situation Helping others Cleaning up after yourself What affects your health?
Six Risk Behaviors Tobacco Use Unhealthy diet Inadequate physical activity Alcohol and other drug use Sexual behavior leading to HIV, STD, and unintended pregnancy Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence Risk Behavior - actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others
Cumulative Risks – related risks that increase in effect with each added risk. Abstinence – deliberate decision to avoid high-risk behaviors, including sexual activity and the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs What affects your health? BEHAVIOR
Media – various methods for communicating information. How do you obtain information? Does media affect your day-to-day decisions? Public Service Announcements Celebrity behavior Enthralling actions scenes in movies or television How has the advancement in technology affected you? What affects your health?
Terms to Know Heredity Environment Physical Environment Social Environment Culture Attitude Behavior Media What affects your health? Ch. 1 pg