1. Unit 1 Essential Questions
Describe each section of your health triangle and give examples for each.
Give one example of a negative influence on your health and describe how to avoid it.
Describe Health Promotion and give one example of an agency that promotes health.
Apply 3 Health skills to your life (How do you use them?)

2. Unit 1 Vocabulary Word, definition, picture
Wellness
Chronic Disease
Heredity
Environment
Culture
Media
Risk Behaviors
Cumulative Risks
Prevention
Abstinence
Health Disparities
Health Literacy
Advocacy

3. Chapter 1 Notes
Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4

4. Think/ Pair/ Share
Describe a “Healthy” person. What do they look like? What do they act like?

5. Chapter 1 Lesson 1: Your total Health
What is HEALTH?
A combination of physical, mental/ emotional, and social well-being
Health Triangle- It is important to create a balance of your physical, mental/ emotional, and social health.
Someone may be physically fit but unhappy emotionally.

6. Chapter 1 Lesson 1: Your total Health
Physical Health is:
All about how your body functions
Someone who is physically healthy…
Gets 6-8 hours of sleep
Eats Nutritious Meals
Exercises
Avoids Drugs/ Alcohol
Has good personal Hygiene (bathe, brush your teeth, etc.)

7. Chapter 1 Lesson 1: Your total Health
Mental/Emotional Health is:
Involves your feelings and expressing them appropriately, how you feel about yourself and how you cope with the demands/ problems of life.
Someone who is mental/ emotionally healthy…
Makes thoughtful decisions
Can cope with stress
Has good self-esteem
Takes responsibility for their actions
Expresses emotions in appropriate ways
Has a sense of control over their lives
Is optimistic about their life, sets goals
Spiritually Healthy- Having a feeling of purpose and a sense of values.
A spiritually healthy person does not have to necessarily be religious.

8. Chapter 1 Lesson 1: Your total Health
Social Health is:
Getting along with and having interactions with other people, building relationships with friends, family, community
A socially healthy person:
Makes new friends,
Communicates well with others
Shows respect and cares for self and others
Seeks help when needed

9. Think/Pair/ Share
Who or What influences your health (think of all of the aspects- physical, mental, emotional, social, spiritual) Who or what makes decisions about your health or influences you to make decisions about your health? Explain how.

10. Chapter 1 Lesson 2: What affects your health?
There are many influences on your health.
Some are positive and some are negative.
Some are controllable and some are out of your control.

11. Influences On Your Health

12. Influences On Your Health
Heredity
Environment
Attitude
Behavior
Health
Knowledge
Media
&
Technology
TV, Internet,
Magazines,
Cell Phones
What you
Know about health
Your Choices
The way you view
situations
Your
surroundings
Physical
Neighborhood,
Safety, pollution
Social
The people
In your life,
peers, family
Culture
Customs,
Beliefs,
Traditions
Biological
Traits

13. Reflection Questions
Why is it important to understand the influences on your total health?
Describe one way you take care of each of your aspects of health.

14. Assignment
Take out a piece of paper and copy the chart on the next page. Fill out the chart and turn it in for credit.

15. Influences on my health
Example
Positive affect on my health
Negative affect on my health
Culture
Media/Technology
Environment
Attitude
Behaviors
Heredity

16. Think/ Pair/ Share
What behaviors do you engage in that are risky to your health?

17. Chapter 1 Lesson 3 Health Risks and Behavior
Knowing your risks will help you avoid them!
Chapter 1 Lesson 3 Health Risks and Behavior
Risk behaviors –actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others
RISKS lead to CONSEQUENCES
SHORT-TERM
Immediately affect health
LONG-TERM
Affect health over time
Chronic Disease- ongoing condition or illness
EXAMPLE: Gossiping about a friend
Fight with friend Friendship Over
EXAMPLE: No exercise over summer
Feel Sluggish/ depressed Weigh gain

18. Chapter 1 Lesson 3: Health Risks and Behavior
Cumulative risks
Build up over time
Eating fast food once in a while= low risk
Eating fast food everyday = cumulative risk OR
Increase when several risks are taken at one time
Cell phone + driving = risk
Cell phone + driving + speeding = cumulative risk
Chapter 1 Lesson 3: Health Risks and Behavior

19. Chapter 1 Lesson 3: Health Risks and Behavior
6 Risk behaviors that lead to the most common causes of death include:
Tobacco Use
Unhealthy Diet
Lack of Physical Activity
Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Risky Sexual behavior
Behaviors contributing to unintentional injuries

20. Chapter 1 Lesson 3: Health Risks and Behavior
Top leading causes of death among teenagers ages 15-20:
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Suicide
Homicide
Malignant Neoplasms (cancers)
Heart Disease
Congenital Anomalies (birth defects)
Influenza
Diabetes
Respiratory Disease
Cerebro-vascular

21. Chapter 1 Lesson 3: Health Risks and Behavior
Top leading causes of death in the US (all ages)
Heart Disease
Cancer
Chronic Respiratory Disease
Unintentional Injuries
Cerebro-vascular (Stroke)
Alzheimer's
Diabetes
Influenza
Nephritis (kidney disease)
Suicide

22. Chapter 1 Lesson 3: Health Risks and Behavior
Top leading causes of death among teenagers ages 15-24:
Chapter 1 Lesson 3: Health Risks and Behavior

23. Chapter 1 Lesson 3: Health Risks and Behavior
Avoid Risky behavior
PREVENTION- take steps to keep risk from happening!!!! (check-ups)
Abstinence-to avoid a high risk behaviors (drugs, sex)
Choose healthy lifestyle factors:
8 hours of sleep
Eat a healthy breakfast
Eat a variety of nutritious foods throughout the day
Maintain a healthy weight
Avoid drugs/ alcohol use
Avoid tobacco
Exercise

24. Assignment
Complete the Health Risk Assessment to Assess your own health and the risks you engage in. Turn in your graph and paragraph reflection.

25. Think/ Pair/ Share
What organizations, people, and agencies promote health?
(example: your doctor, The Red Cross)

26. Chapter 1 Lesson 4: Promoting Health and Wellness
Healthy People 2020 (Nationwide health promotion and disease prevention plan to serve as a guide for everyone’s health in the US)
Goals:
Promote the best possible health in order to end preventable death, illness, injury, and disability
Eliminate Health disparities (differences in health outcomes)
Make wellness a way of life and enhance quality of life for individuals and communities
Promote healthy places and environments

27. Chapter 1 Lesson 4: Promoting Health and Wellness
Health Disparities
What does the graph tell you? What do you think are the reasons for the disparities? What is the solution?

28. Chapter 1 Lesson 4: Promoting Health and Wellness
What does the graph tell you? What do you think are the reasons for the disparities? What is the solution?

29. Chapter 1 Lesson 4: Promoting Health and Wellness
What is Health Education/Promotion?
Education, Outreach, Policy, Research
Why is health promotion important in protecting and preserving our overall health?

30. Chapter 1 Lesson 4: Promoting Health and Wellness
Health Literacy:
understanding basic health information and services and use these resources to promote one’s health.
Knowing where to find health info, know if it is correct, assess the risks and benefits of treatment, figure out how much medicine to take, understand test results
A Health-literate person is…
Problem solver
Responsible
Self-directed learner
Effective communicator

31. Reflection Questions
How can you reduce your risk when it comes to unhealthy behaviors?
Why is Health Education Important?

32. Assignment
Complete the Health Promotion Organization Project Worksheet and Create a flyer for your organization.
Work in groups of 3.
You will be assigned a certain organization and need to bring information on the organization to complete the project.

33. Health Promotion Organization
1. Research and get to know your assigned health agency/ organization 2. Give a short description of your agency. What do they do? Who do they help? What are they promoting? What services do they provide? What are their goals/ mission? 3. Who is their target audience? 4. How does this organization relate to or help your health (or the health of your family/ community members) 5. How do they support the Healthy People 2020 goals? 6. What is their contact info?

34. Advertisement
Imagine you work for this agency and create an advertisement for the organization. Include the following elements:
Description
List of services
Mission statement (paraphrased if needed)
Contact information/ location
2 pictures/ images/ or drawings

35. List of Organizations 1. The Red Cross 2. Project Sister
3. The American Lung Association
4. TRUTH Campaign
5. The American Heart Association
6. The World Health Organization
7. American Academy of Pediatrics
8. Pacer (Anti bullying)
9. The CDC
10. Stomp out bullying
11. AFSP (Suicide Prevention)
12. Healthy Chino
13. NAMI