1. Chapter 1
Understanding Health and Wellness
Lesson 1
Total Health

2. Being in the best of health throughout your life means making healthy choices and practicing healthful behaviors.

3. Take Charge of Your Health
You are responsible for your own health.
You can develop the

4. Take Charge of Your Health
Every day, you make decisions that shape your health.
Health

5. Your Health Triangle
It’s important to balance your

6. Your Health Triangle
Your health triangle is made up of three equally important areas.

7. Physical health is all about
Five Tips for Physical Health
Engage in of physical activity every day.
Get of sleep each night.
Eat nutritious meals and drink eight cups of water each day.
Avoid the use of
Bathe daily, and

8. Mental/Emotional Health
Mental/emotional health is about your feelings and thoughts. It’s a reflection of:

9. Mental/Emotional Health
Characteristics of Mentally and Emotionally Healthy People
Enjoy challenges.
Have a sense of control over their lives.
Usually can deal with life’s stresses and frustrations.
Make thoughtful and responsible decisions.

10. Spiritual Health
Spiritual health involves having a feeling of purpose and a sense of values.
Spiritual health

11. Social Health
Social health is
Maintaining healthy relationships is

12. Social Health
Your Social Network

13. Social Health
Tips for Maintaining Healthy Relationships to Care for Your Social Health
Communicate clearly and listen to others.

14. Keeping a Balance
When your health triangle is balanced, you have a high degree of wellness.
Wellness

15. Keeping a Balance
Wellness comes from

16. The Health Continuum
Healthful behaviors will promote
Your health at any moment can be seen as a point along a continuum, or sliding scale.

17. Your health can be measured on a sliding scale.
The Health Continuum
Your health can be measured on a sliding scale.

18. One-half of all American adults live with a chronic disease.
The Health Continuum
One-half of all American adults live with a chronic disease.
Chronic disease

19. Assessment
After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
Define the word health.

20. Assessment
After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
List important steps you can take to promote your physical health.

21. Assessment
After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary
What is the health continuum? Describe the continuum’s endpoints.