2. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. 1.Health triangle. TARGETS 2.Factors that affect health status. 3.Life skills. 4.Health-literate person..

3. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. Your Health Health is a collective quality of life, that include physical, mental- emotional, and family-social health.

4. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. Health Triangle The Health Triangle shows relationships among: –Physical health is the condition of a person’s body.

5. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. What to Know About the Health Triangle –Mental-emotional health is the condition of a person’s mind and the ways that a person expresses feelings.

6. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. What to Know About the Health Triangle –Family-social health is the condition of a person’s relationships with family members and with others.

7. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. Health Status is the sum of positive and negative influences on a person’s health and well-being.

8. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. Health Standards 1.Health knowledge –is the information and understanding a person has.

9. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. Factors That Affect Health Status 2.Accessing health information, products, and services –When you access useful health information, you help yourself make decisions about products or services and choose behaviors that will keep you healthy.

10. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. Factors That Affect Health Status 3.Behaviors –A person’s behavior is the way a person chooses to act or respond to a situation..

11. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. Behavior Choices and Health Status Factors That Affect Health Status Healthful Behavior Promotes health Prevents injury, illness, and premature death Improves the quality of the environment Examples: wearing a safety belt, exercising regularly, and eating healthful foods Risk Behavior Threatens health Can cause injury, illness, and premature death Damages or destroys the environment Examples: playing sports without safety equipment, smoking, and drinking alcohol

12. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. –Many people and circumstances affect your health each day, including: Factors That Affect Health Status 4.Influences such as culture, media, and technology Culture: the arts, beliefs, and customs that make up a way of life for a group of people at a certain time Media: various forms of mass communication Technology: the practical application or use of knowledge

13. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. Conflict-resolution skills are steps that you can take to settle a disagreement in a responsible way. –Communication skills are the ways in which a person chooses to share feelings, thoughts, and information with others. Factors That Affect Health Status 5.Communication skills Resistance skills are methods a person can use to say “no” to an action or situation that could damage health status.

14. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. –Many decisions you make have long-term consequences and might cause you to take actions that affect health status. Factors That Affect Health Status 6.Decisions involving choices

15. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. Factors That Affect Health Status Decisions and Health Status Responsible DecisionsIrresponsible Decisions Promote healthCan harm health Keep safety in mindResult in unsafe behaviors Follow lawsMay be illegal Show respect for self Show disrespect for self and othersand others Follow guidelines of parents Show disregard for guidelines and adultsof parents and others Demonstrate good characterAre part of normal character development

16. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. Factors That Affect Health Status - are used to influence the health behavior and decisions of others and to advance health-related beliefs and concerns. 7.Health-advocacy skills –A health advocate is a person who influences the health behavior and decisions of others and advances certain health-related beliefs and concerns.

17. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. Factors That Affect Health Status –is the passing of characteristics or traits from biological parents to their children. –Inherited characteristics may be protective factors or risk factors. 8.Heredity A protective factor is something that increases the odds of a positive outcome, such as healthful traits. A risk factor is something that increases the odds of a negative outcome, such as a risk factor for some diseases.

18. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. Factors That Affect Health Status –is everything around you, including the air, the water, and the place in which you live. –An environment can be a protective factor or a risk factor depending on access to basic needs. 9.Your environment 10.Random event –is an incident over which a person has little or no control.

19. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. Risks and Random Events A risk is a chance that has an unknown outcome. Risks and random events can have positive or negative effects on health status.

20. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. Risks vs. Random Events –A calculated risk is a chance that a person takes after carefully considering all possible outcomes. Risks –A random event is an incident over which a person has little or no control. Random event –An unnecessary risk is a chance that, after weighing all the possible outcomes, you decide is not worth it.

21. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. Responsibility for Health Quality of life is the degree to which a person lives life to the fullest capacity. Wellness is the quality of life that results from a person’s health status. The Wellness Scale is a scale that shows the range in quality of life.

22. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. How to Use the Wellness Scale –Factors that have a positive effect promote optimal wellness. –Factors that have a negative effect increase your risk of illness, injury, and premature death.

23. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. A health concept is a general idea formed from an understanding of health knowledge. Comprehending Health Concepts Health concepts help you apply general ideas to real-life situations.

24. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. How to Comprehend Health Concepts There are skills that you can learn and practice that will help you become better at recognizing reliable health information.

25. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. How to Comprehend Health Concepts TABLE 1.2 Steps to Comprehend Health Concepts Related to Health Promotion and Disease Prevention The PlanDeveloping the Life Skill Step 1 Study health information about heart disease. Use valid sources, such as health textbooks and the American Heart Association Web site. You learn that eating broiled foods is more healthful for the heart than eating fried foods. Step 2 Ask questions about heart disease information you don’t understand. Ask your health teacher, physician, or other health expert why eating broiled foods is more healthful for the heart than eating fried foods. They tell you fried foods may contain more saturated fats. A diet high in saturated fats increases the risk of heart disease. Step 3 Use health knowledge to form health concepts to prevent heart disease. The health knowledge you have learned helped you form this concept: I can reduce my risk of heart disease by eating fewer fried foods. Step 4 Use this health concept to reduce your risk of heart disease. When you dine out, you order broiled food instead of fried food.

26. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. Health Literacy A health-literate person is a person who demonstrates the skills of effective communication, self-directed learning, critical thinking (and problem solving), and responsible citizenship.

27. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. How to Attain Health Literacy A. Effective communication –is expressing your health knowledge, beliefs, and ideas. B. Self-directed learning –is taking personal responsibility for gathering and using health-related information.

28. Click the mouse button or press the space bar to display information. How to Attain Health Literacy –is evaluating the facts and examining possible outcomes before making decisions. C. Critical thinking D. Responsible citizenship –is behaving in ways that improve your home, school, community, nation, and world.

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