Taking Responsibility For Your Health Lesson 1

Health Status  The condition of a person’s body, mind, emotions, and relationships

Ten Factors That Affect a Person’s Health Status 1. A person’s heredity 2. The quality of the environment in which a person lives 3. The random events that occur in a person’s life 4. The health care a person receives 5. The behaviors and situations a person chooses 6. The quality of the relationships a person has 7. The decisions a person makes 8. A person’s ability to use resistance skills 9. The kinds of risks a person takes 10. The degree to which a person is resilient

Heredity Factors Affecting Health Protective Factor vs. Risk Factor Protective Factor = something that increases the likelihood of a positive outcome Risk Factor = something that increases the likelihood of a negative outcome

Healthy and Risky Behaviors  Healthful Behaviors: Promotes health Prevents injury, illness, and premature death Improves the quality of the environment

Healthy and Risky Behaviors  Risk Behaviors: Threatens health Can cause injury, illness, and premature death Destroys the environment

Six Categories of Risk Behaviors in Teens  Unintentional and intentional injuries  Tobacco use  Alcohol and other drug use  Sexual behaviors (unintended pregnancy and STD’s or HIV infection  Unhealthy dietary behaviors  Physical inactivity

How to Say No  Resistance Skills Skills that help a person to say NO to an action or to leave a situation  Example – smoking a cigarette  Example – dealing with pressure

Taking Risks  A risk is a chance that a person takes that has an unknown outcome Can be positive or negative  Calculated Risk = chance that a person takes after careful consideration of the possible outcomes  Unnecessary Risk = chance that is not worth taking after the possible outcomes are considered

Resiliency  The ability to adjust, recover, bounce back, and learn from difficult times Support from others Stay optimistic Learn and grow

What is Wellness?  First, what is a person’s quality of life?  Quality of life is how much a person lives life to the fullest capacity  Wellness Is… The continuous, active process of becoming aware of the different areas in one’s life Identifying the areas that need improvement Making choices that will help attain a higher level of health and well-being.

The Wellness Scale Premature Death Major Illness or Injury Minor Illness or Injury Average Wellness High- Level Wellness Optimal Wellness