1. Becoming a Healthy Worker
Section 11.1
Becoming a Healthy Worker
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2. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
How a balanced diet and appropriate amounts of rest and exercise promote good health and career success
The causes of stress
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3. Ways for coping with stress
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Ways for coping with stress

4. Good health is essential to living a happy, successful life.
WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
Good health is essential to living a happy, successful life.

5. KEY TERMS
nutrients
MyPlate
addiction
sedentary

6. What It Means to Be Healthy
Good health means having mental and physical strength and energy.
It also means being free of pain and illness.

7. What It Takes to Be Healthy
You can’t have total control over your health, but you can control these factors:
diet, exercise, and rest.
The quality of your health will be influenced by your genes.

8. What Can you do? Eating Wisely
Nutrients are the substances in food that the body needs to produce energy and stay healthy.

9. What Can you do? Eating Wisely
The MyPlate is a guideline created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to show people the nutrients they need each day.

10. What Can you do? Eating Wisely
Food recommendations vary according to age, gender, and activity level
How much would an Olympian athlete eat compared to a senior citizen?

11. What Can you do? Exercising
Exercise takes energy, but it also gives back energy.

12. What Can you do? Exercising
Exercise helps you to:
build strength and endurance,
feel mentally alert, and
reduce tension and anxiety.

13. What Can you do? Exercising
A sedentary job is one that involves a lot of sitting.
Exercise is especially important if you have a sedentary job.

14. What Can you do? Exercising
You need at least 20 minutes of exercise everyday to stay healthy.

15. What Can you do? Rest / Sleep
Almost everyone needs about eight hours of sleep a night.
With too little sleep, you’ll have difficulty concentrating and be more prone to accidents.

16. What Can you do? Rest / Sleep
To sleep better, avoid caffeine-rich foods and drinks, especially in the afternoon and evening.
Cola and chocolate both contain caffeine.

17. What Can you do? Stay on Guard
Maintain you health by:
following the rules of hygiene,
getting regular checkups, and
guarding against drug and alcohol addition.

18. What Can you do? Stay on Guard
Addiction is the physical or psychological need for a substance.

19. What Can you do? Stay on Guard
Addictive substances include:
alcohol,
some prescription drugs,
marijuana, and
cocaine.

20. What Can you do? Stay on Guard
Addiction can lead to devastating physical and mental effects, including:
depression,
heart attack,
liver disease, and even
death.

21. What Can you do? Stay on Guard
At the workplace, addiction can lead to:
injuries,
absenteeism, and
poor productivity.

22. What Can you do? Stay on Guard
Many companies have established
drug-testing programs to detect illegal
drug use.
Applicants who test positive are not likely to be hired.

23. What Can you do? Stay on Guard
Employees who test positive may be fired or referred to counseling and treatment.

24. Managing Stress
Stress is the physical and emotional reaction to change or conflict.
Burnout is a reaction to long-term stress on the job.

25. Managing Stress Like addiction, stress in the workplace can cause:
accidents,
absenteeism, and
diminished productivity.

26. Stress—Positive and Negative
Stress is a natural reaction to conflict.
When you are challenged:
Your heart rate increases.
Your breathing accelerates.
Your muscles tighten.
Your blood pressure climbs.

27. Stress—Positive and Negative
Stress becomes negative when your body doesn’t return to normal and instead stays in an unnecessary state of alertness.

28. Stress—Positive and Negative
Effects of negative stress include:
headaches,
chest pain,
irritability, and
depression.

29. Coping with Stress
The most effective way of dealing with stress is to identify the underlying problem and then address it directly.

30. Coping with Stress Three widely used relaxation methods are:
deep breathing,
visualization, and
taking a time-out.

31. Coping with Stress The benefits of reducing stress include:
increased productivity,
greater job satisfaction, and
better self-management.

32. ETHICS in Action Handling Stress
Lately, a coworker has been rude to customers and other employees at the grocery store where you work. She often leaves early and always has excuses as to why she doesn’t do her share of the work.
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33. ETHICS in Action Handling Stress
You have been handling the work she leaves behind, and the situation has caused you to have a poor attitude about your job. When you approach your boss about your coworker's behavior, he says that she is stressed out from problems at home and that she should get better soon.
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34. ETHICS in Action Handling Stress THINK ABOUT IT
How do you respond to your boss’s reaction to the situation?

35. Ingredients for Success
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Ingredients for Success
INCREASED
POTENTIAL
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PROFESSIONAL
SUCCESS
Good
Health
Healthy
Diet
Exercise
Adequate
Rest + +
Chapter 11 • Workplace Health and Safety
Succeeding in the World of Work

36. Key Concept Checkpoint
SECTION 11.1 REVIEW
Key Concept Checkpoint
Comprehension
In what ways can being healthy help your career?
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37. Key Concept Checkpoint
SECTION 11.1 REVIEW
Key Concept Checkpoint
Comprehension
Name three obstacles that keep people from regularly managing their diet, exercise schedule, and rest schedule.
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38. Key Concept Checkpoint
SECTION 11.1 REVIEW
Key Concept Checkpoint
Comprehension
What negative effects could stress have on your work?
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39. Key Concept Checkpoint
SECTION 11.1 REVIEW
Key Concept Checkpoint
Comprehension
Why is it important to prepare yourself to cope effectively with stress on the job?
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40. Key Concept Checkpoint
SECTION 11.1 REVIEW
Key Concept Checkpoint
Critical Thinking
What are some “high-stress” jobs? Why do some people opt to work at jobs that are very stressful?

41. Becoming a Healthy Worker
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