H EALTH AND Y OUR W ELLNESS L EADING A H EALTHY L IFE Health and Teens Chapter 1: Section 1 Pages 6-10 Ifill-Roseau Adapted from Lifetime Health

O BJECTIVES B Y THE END OF THIS LESSON, STUDENTS WILL HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THE FOLLOWING : Compare the major causes of death in the past with the major causes of death today. Distinguish between controllable risk factors and uncontrollable risk factors. Compare the major causes for teens with those for other age groups in the U.S. List the six health risk behaviors that lead to health problems in teens. Name three behaviors you can adopt now to improve your health. Ifill-Roseau Adapted from Lifetime Health

T ECHNOLOGY Brainstorm risk behaviors in which teens engage Go to the Whiteboard and write down one or two Feel free to change the color of the pen Pass on the pen to someone else Ifill-Roseau Adapted from Lifetime Health

“D O N OW ” A CTIVITY Write down what you think are the most serious health problems for teens. Give examples of medical advancements that have been made in the last 100 years that have reduced the number of deaths from infectious diseases. Ifill-Roseau Adapted from Lifetime Health

K EY T ERMS Lifestyle disease A disease caused partly by unhealthy behaviors and partly by other factors Risk factor Anything that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other health problems Sedentary Not taking part in physical activity on a regular basis Ifill-Roseau Adapted from Lifetime Health

H EALTH T ODAY Health in the Past : Infectious Diseases 1800s and early 1900s: the leading causes of death in the U.S. were infectious diseases. Health Today : Lifestyle Diseases Diseases caused partly by unhealthy behaviors and partly by other factors (i.e. some types of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease) Medical advances, better living conditions, and focus on preventative medicine have helped to control diseases of the past. Ifill-Roseau Adapted from Lifetime Health

W HAT WAS IT LIKE TO LIVE IN THE MIDDLE AGES Many myths and superstitions about health and hygiene Relief from ills through meditation, prayer, pilgrimages, and other nonmedical methods Bloodletting, uroscopy, and surgery without anesthesia The body was viewed as a part of the universe, a concept derived from the Greeks and Romans. Four humors, or body fluids, were directly related to the four elements: fire=yellow bile or choler; water=phlegm; earth=black bile; air=blood. These four humors had to be balanced. On-line resources eages/health.html eages/health.html Ifill-Roseau Adapted from Lifetime Health

D EATHS AND M ORTALITY Ifill-Roseau Adapted from Lifetime Health Number of deaths: 2,426,264 Death rate: deaths per 100,000 population Life expectancy: 77.7years Infant Mortality rate: 6.69 deaths per 1,000 live births Number of deaths for leading causes of death: Heart disease: 631,636 Cancer: 559,888 Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 137,119 Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 124,583 Accidents (unintentional injuries): 121,599 Diabetes: 72,449 Alzheimer's disease: 72,432 Influenza and Pneumonia: 56,326 Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 45,344 Septicemia: 34,234 Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2006, tables B, D, 7, 30Deaths: Final Data for 2006, tables B, D, 7, 30

L IFE E XPECTANCY Life expectancy is the average number of years of life a person can live Life span is the longest anyone can live ( 120 years ) 75 – men 78 – average 80 – women 46 – 1900’s Source: Ifill-Roseau Adapted from Lifetime Health

L IFE E XPECTANCY Ifill-Roseau Adapted from Lifetime Health

T OP 10 GREATEST PUBLIC HEALTH ACHIEVEMENT OF PREVIOUS CENTURY HTTP :// WWW. LIVESCIENCE. COM / HEALTH /060523_ INFANT _ MORTALITY. HTML HTTP :// WWW. LIVESCIENCE. COM / HEALTH /060523_ INFANT _ MORTALITY. HTML Vaccination Improvements in motor-vehicle safety Safer workplaces Control of infectious diseases Decline in deaths from coronary heart disease and stroke Safer and healthier foods Healthier mothers and babies Family planning Fluoridation of drinking water Recognition of tobacco use as a health hazard But while all of these factors helped to add a few more years to the average American adult's life, their combined effect was overshadowed by one other that often goes unmentioned: reduced infant mortality, which is the risk of death during the first year of life. Ifill-Roseau Adapted from Lifetime Health

H EALTH R ISK F ACTORS A risk factor is anything that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other health problems. Controllable Risk Factors Physical activity, smoking, weight, and diet.diet Uncontrollable Risk Factors Age, race, gender, and heredity. FACT Smoking causes coronary heart disease, lung cancer, and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). The harmful health effects of smoking cigarettes are innumerable. Ifill-Roseau Adapted from Lifetime Health

R ISK F ACTORS AND Y OUR H EALTH Causes of death for teens (ages 15-24) Motor vehicle accidents Homicide Suicide Other accidents Causes of death for adults (ages 19-65) Cancer Causes of death for adults (over age 65) Heart disease aths05_tables.pdf#A Ifill-Roseau Adapted from Lifetime Health

I MPORTANT TERMS Health Behavior Taking action that affects your health, either negatively or positively Quality of Life The ability to enjoy normal life activities. Health Knowledge Knowing the consequences of your behavior on your health Consequences Facing the effect of your behavior on your health Ifill-Roseau Adapted from Lifetime Health

S IX H EALTH R ISK B EHAVIORS 1. Sedentary lifestyle 2. Alcohol and other drug use 3. Sexual activity 4. Tobacco use 5. Poor eating habits 6. Behaviors that cause injuries Ifill-Roseau Adapted from Lifetime Health

C LOSURE Thumbs Up (True) or Thumbs down (False) State whether each of the statements below is true or false. Correct false statements. A lifestyle disease is a disease you can get if you lead a healthy lifestyle. Risk factors are only involved in the development of lifestyle disease. Infectious disease is not one of the three main causes of death for Americans of all ages. Ifill-Roseau Adapted from Lifetime Health

T HE B IG P ICTURE Write a brief summary about health issues facing teens and adults today. Ifill-Roseau Adapted from Lifetime Health

W ORKS C ITED Friedman, D. P., Stine, C.C., and Whalen, S. (2004). Lifetime Health. Austin, Texas: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. Images. Retrieved on April 1, 2006 from Retrieved on September 15, Ifill-Roseau Adapted from Lifetime Health