1. Name:____________________
Freshman Health
Wellness Guided Notes
Name:____________________

2. Has the energy to meet the demands of life and do the things they enjoy.
Can restrict the intake of harmful substances such as alcohol and drugs.
Gets plenty of exercise
Eats a well-balanced diet
Maintains proper body weight

3. Are able to make and keep friends
Has the ability to relate to others and be honest and loyal
Treat others with fairness and respect
Have the ability to master social graces, they are polite and helpful
Can be intimate but not promiscuous

4. Has common sense and logic
Can embrace the chance to improve themselves and learn something new
Can apply the things you have learned
Can rapidly catch on to new ideas
Are open-minded and accepting of others

5. Can enjoy life despite its’ occasional disappointments and frustrations.
Can adjust and cope with stress in a healthy way
Can accept your limitations
Can understand and accept one’s own feelings

6. Is composed of ethics, virtues, values, and morals.
Can provide faith, hope, peace, comfort, optimism with life and its’ outcome
Can see beyond the isolated event to envision the whole picture
Sets realistic goals and go about reaching them with hope, enthusiasm and determination

7. Signs of Wellness Persistent presence of support network
____________ positive expectations
Sense of spiritual involvement; Increased sensitivity
Tendency to adapt to changing conditions
Appetite for ______________________
Tendency to identify and communicate feelings

8. Signs of Wellness
Repeated episodes of gratitude, generosity, or related emotions
Compulsion to contribute to ___________
Persistent __________________________

9. What is Health? ________- Health is the absence of disease.
________- Health is the normal functioning of all parts of the body; complete physical fitness.
________- Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or illness.

10. Definition of Health
1965- Health is the __________ ______________involving our physical, social, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual dimensions.

11. Quality of Life
Degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life.

12. What is Wellness?
When you link together all 5 aspects of wellness (social, physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual) in everything you do.
Examples: _________________________
__________________________________

13. Longevity and conditions of Life
Due to medical advances and improvements in Sanitation, we’re living ____________:
Born in the U.S. in 1900-live until age of 47
Born in the U.S. in 1990-live until the age of 75(men) 80(women)

14. Common Health Problems (1900’s-20th Century)
1. _________________________
2. _________________________
3. _________________________
4. _________________________

15. Wiped out by scientific advances, however, some of those advances lead the way to an age of convenience; a more _______________________ lifestyle….more alcohol consumption, and a diet rich in fats and sugars.

16. America’s New Health Problems (21st Century)
Chronic Diseases:
1. ________________________________
2. ________________________________
3. ________________________________
4. ________________________________
5. ________________________________

17. Focus 1900’s (20th Century)
______________________________

18. Focus –2000 (21st Century)
_________________________________

19. Message from U.S. Surgeon General’s Office
Leading cause of premature death and illness in the U.S. could be prevented through positive lifestyle habits. The solution to those health problems is largely ___________
___________________________

20. Facts
________ billion dollars/year is spent on the nation’s healthcare
U.S. spends more per capita on healthcare than any other country. The British spend 1/3 what we do per person and outlive us by ______ years.
Of 20 countries researched, the typical American diet was highest of all in the % of fat, and lowest in dietary fiber. We are one of the ________________ nations in the world.

21. Considering how much as a nation we spend on medical care, we should outshine the world in health and wellness, but we don’t.

22. We have failed to make ____________ a top priority
WHY?????
We have failed to make ____________ a top priority

23. Leading Cause of death amongst Adults
___________________

24. LEADING CAUSE OF DEATHS AMONGST TEENS
_____________________________________

25. Risk Factors Affecting Health
Explanation
Examples
The traits passed biologically from parent to child
Diabetes
Cancer
Heart disease
One’s physical and social surrounding conditions
Drinking water
Noise/air pollution
friends
Media
Conditions resulting from a person’s actions and decisions
Smoking
Not wearing seat belt
High-fat diet

26. FACT U.S. has the highest rate in the world of: 1. _________________
2. Cancer of the colon, rectum, breast, and lung

27. FACTS
Of all the Americans who die every year, only ________% die because of inadequate health care
Only ________% die because of environmental or biological factors
The rest die as a direct result of an unhealthy lifestyle- ___________%

28. Lifestyle Factors Getting __________ hours of sleep each night
Starting each day with a healthy breakfast
Eating a variety of nutritious foods each day
Being physically active (___________min/3days/wk)
Maintaining healthy weight
Avoiding tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs

29. Lifestyle Factors
Abstaining from ________________ activity before marriage
Managing _________________
Maintaining positive relationships
Practicing safe behaviors to prevent injuries
Fitting these health-promoting lifestyle factors into your life will help ensure a high level of wellness