Influences on Health

Influences on Health Target: I will be able to understand the different types of factors affecting one’s health. Influences on Your Health: 1. Heredity-all the traits that are passed along biologically from both parents to child Eye color, hair color, body size and type, etc. Pg. 23

Basic Intellectual abilities Tendencies toward specific diseases Ex: Diabetes, some cancers, asthma, high blood pressure, muscular dystrophy  

Taking responsibility for your health and life 2. Behavior: The way you choose to act within your environment and inherited abilities. Includes: Taking responsibility for your health and life Making positive choices and decisions Wear Sunscreen Exercise/Eat healthy Avoid drugs, cigarettes, and alcohol Replace batteries in smoke detectors Ex: Practice Abstinence: Restraining oneself from indulging in something (Sex, Drugs, and Alcohol).

3. Media: Advertisements, Commercials, Technology,. Music. 4. Environment: The sum total of your surroundings- Your family, where you grew up, where you live now, the conditions in which you leave, and all of your experiences.

Types of Environments 1. Physical Environment- Your physical environment can affect all areas of your health. Positive Environmental Influences: Parks, Jogging Paths, Recreational Facilities Access to quality Health Care Facilities Low crime Rates Negative Environmental Influences: Quality of air and water Exposure to: Radiation, the sun, toxic waste, diseases, asbestos, lead, carbon monoxide, and loud noises. High Crime Rates Poor Access to Medical Care  

2. Social Environment Includes: Eating habits Hygiene habits Ability to share feelings Peer pressure (smoking, drugs, alcohol use, sex)

Eating habits, Alcohol use Preferred Language Traditions, Religion 3. Cultural Environment: the arts, beliefs, and customs that make up a way of life for a group of people; passed from generation to generation. Includes: Eating habits, Alcohol use Preferred Language Traditions, Religion Values: a person's principles or standards of behavior; what’s important in life.   Summary:

Influences on Me 1. Choose one of the 4 influences on Health (Heredity, Behavior, Media, Environment). 2. Draw an advertisement or cartoon depicting how it affects your health? *Use a minimum of 4 colors* Pg. 22