1. Who Are You?
Who Am I?

2. ACTIVATOR
Write down something you did this summer that was beneficial for your
Physical health
Mental/emotional health
Social health
ONE EXAMPLE FOR EACH

3. GROUND RULES
“What classroom rules/guidelines would be important in order for the class to be a safe environment for students to feel comfortable with the subject matter and in expressing their opinions?”

4. HEALTH COMBINATION OF THREE MAJOR COMPONENTS: Physical health
Mental/emotional health
Social health
BALANCED HEALTH TRIANGLE

5. PHYSICAL HEALTH
4 MAJOR FACTORS/BEHAVIORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO PHYSICAL HEALTH:
NUTRITION
EXERCISE
SLEEP
HYGIENE
ALSO AVOIDING SUBSTANCES (alcohol, drugs)

6. MENTAL/EMOTIONAL HEALTH
HAS TO DO WITH YOUR FEELINGS AND THOUGHTS, HOW YOU COPE WITH PROBLEMS, and HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF
Healthy =:
Accepting responsibility
Enjoying challenges
Expressing emotions in a healthy way
Can deal with stress and frustration
Making responsible decisions

7. MENTAL/EMOTIONAL HEALTH: Spiritual health
A DEEP-SEATED SENSE OF MEANING AND PURPOSE IN LIFE AND A SENSE OF VALUES
DOES NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH A RELIGION

8. SOCIAL HEALTH GETTING ALONG WITH OTHERS HEALTHY =:
SEEKING OUT AND LENDING SUPPORT WHEN NEEDED
COMMUNICATING CLEARLY AND LISTENING
SHOWING RESPECT FOR OTHERS AS WELL AS YOURSELF

9. HEALTH CONTINUUM

10. QUICK RECAP THINK-PAIR-SHARE
What are the 3 major components of health that make up the
health triangle?
What are the 4 major factors that contribute to physical health?
Expressing emotions in a healthy way is a part of which type of
health?
Having a sense of values and deep sense of meaning and
purpose is an example of which type of health?

11. INFLUENCES ON HEALTH Can be + or – Some factors controllable, others are not
HEREDITY – traits biologically passed to you by your parents
ENVIRONMENT – the sum of your surroundings
Safety
Availability of places for exercise, walking, meeting people
Access to medical care
Air and water quality

12. INFLUENCES (cont) ENVIRONMENT (cont) ATTITUDE BEHAVIOR
Social environment – peers
Culture – the collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group
ATTITUDE
Optimism vs. pessimism
BEHAVIOR
Impact of your behavior and decisions on yourself and others

13. INFLUENCES
RIPPLE EFFECT OF BEHAVIORS/CHOICES

14. INFLUENCES (CONT) MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY:
Examples:
EVALUATING HEALTH INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET
Use websites that have .____ or .______ in their address
Look for certifications posted on the Web site(handout)

15. RECAP TIME THINK-PAIR-SHARE
Give an environmental example of one positive
and one negative influence on your health.
Give an example of a positive healthy attitude influence vs. an unhealthy attitude influence on your health.
What are the .____ that are trustworthy for health info?
What two seals can you look for on a webpage to let you know if the website is reliable for health info?

16. HEALTH RISKS AND BEHAVIOR
RISK BEHAVIORS – actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others
6 Risk Behaviors that lead to most of the deaths and disability of people <24:
Tobacco use
Unhealthy diet
Inadequate exercise
Alcohol and other drug use
Sexual behaviors that result in HIV, STDs, unintended pregnancies
Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence

17. % of Cigarette or other Tobacco Use: Lifetime

18. Risks and Consequences
CUMULATIVE RISKS
Can add up if you do it often (example?)
Can increase when several risk factors are combined (example?)

19. AVOIDING OR REDUCING RISKS
Practicing positive health behaviors
Prevention: taking steps to keep something from happening or getting worse
Abstinence: a deliberate decision to avoid high-risk behaviors

20. PROMOTING YOUR HEALTH
Everyday decisions, big and small, that affect your health
Examples?

21. LIFESTYLE FACTORS
The personal habits or behaviors related to the way a person lives
Affect longevity, overall health and happiness
Examples of factors that improve health:
8 hrs sleep/night
Healthy breakfast daily
Variety of nutritious foods daily
Physically active minutes most days
Maintaining healthy weight
Abstaining from tobacco, alcohol, or drug use

22. RECAP TIME THINK-PAIR-SHARE
What are the 6 health risk behaviors that lead to most of the deaths and injuries in people under 24?
Give 6 examples of behaviors that improve health.

23. HEALTH EDUCATION
America spends $1.9 trillion each year on health car ($6,280/person)
Education key to developing healthier nation
HEALTHY PEOPLE
plan for improving health of the nation
Example: increase vaccinations, reduce obesity rate
Revised every 10 years
Programs developed to help achieve the goals

24. HEALTH DISPARITIES HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 established 2 general goals:
Increase quality and length of life
Remove differences in health that come from factors such as gender, race, education, disability, and location
Health Disparities – differences in health outcomes among groups

25. Health Literate
Knowing how to find and use reliable health information
Involves
assessing risks and benefits of treatment
Knowing where to find information
Deciding if it is correct
Figuring out how much medicine to take
Understanding test results

26. QUALITIES OF A HEALTH LITERATE PERSON
Critical thinker and problem solver
Responsible, productive citizen
Self-directed learner
An effective communicator

27. LAST RECAP What are health disparities?
Give 3 examples of what it means to be health literate.

28. Sources
Glencoe Health, 2009, McGraw Hill Co.