1. What is Health?
Chapter 1

2. Health. Definition.
Scientists in the past defined HEALTH simply as "an absence of disease or illness”.
If you were not physically sick, you were considered healthy.
Today there are 6 areas of HEALTH.

3. 6 Components of Health Environ-mental Physical Emotional Spiritual
Social
Mental
Spiritual
Environ-mental
6 Components of Health

4. What is Wellness?
It is the quality or state of being healthy in body and mind, especially as the result of deliberate effort.

5. = Wellness 6 Components of Health
Being the best we can in every area of our HEALTH makes up our well-being, also known as our WELLNESS.

6. Physical Health

7. Physical Health
“Physical health” is everything that has to do with our bodies.
It includes personal attention to and maintenance of overall health through nutrition, physical activity, sleep, and positive healthy habits.

8. What effect does physical activity have on our health NOW…
… and in the FUTURE?

9. Emotional Health

10. Emotional Health
Emotionally healthy people feel safe and secure with their own emotions and feelings.
They express emotions in positive, nondestructive ways. They are assertive about their needs.
They are able to cope with unpleasant emotions in healthy ways.
They have a better chance of having a healthy self- esteem.

11. Social Health
Social health refers to the relationships you have in your life with family and friends and the kinds of support that you receive from them.
Socially healthy people respect others and avoid those who don’t treat them with respect and tolerance.

12. Why do you think we tear people down
to build ourselves up?
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Class discussion

13. Mental Health

14. Mental Health A mentally healthy person:
realizes his or her own abilities
copes with the normal stresses of daily life
works productively
has fulfilling relationships with others
adapts to change and copes with adversity.

15. Your mental health can be greatly influenced by your emotional health.
It may be difficult to see when a person has a mental health issue. Changes in mental health behavior are sometimes attributed to other causes.

16. Spiritual Health

17. Spiritual Health
“Spiritual health” is a personal matter involving values and beliefs that provide a purpose for our lives.
The basis of spirituality is discovering a sense of meaning in your life and coming to know that you have a purpose to fulfill.

18. In your opinion, who ultimately controls your destiny?
Spiritual Health has a bigger impact on your life than most people realize.
In your opinion, who ultimately controls your destiny?

19. Environmental Health

20. Environmental Health
Environment = your surroundings, the area where you live, and all the things you have contact with (air, water, land).
“Environmental health” is the awareness of protecting both the natural and built environments for the benefit of human health.

21. Environmental Health Issues
Asthma
Birth Defects
Cancer
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Lead Poisoning
Heart Attacks
Reproductive and Birth Issues
Developmental Disabilities

22. What types of problems could arise because of overpopulation?
OVERPOPULATION & Health 1 Billion people are added to the earth every 12 years ,000 every day
What types of problems could arise because of overpopulation?

23. Environmental Health Agencies
The Nature Conservancy
Protect ecologically important lands and waters
Green Peace
Stop global warming, defend oceans and forests, protect the environment from nuclear disasters and toxic pollution
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Discover how the environment affects people in order to promote healthier lives
Center for Disease Control (CDC) Environmental Health Services
Promote environmental health

24. How much do our actions affect our surroundings and our environment?
Think about?
How much do our actions affect our surroundings and our environment?
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25. Wellness WHEEL Activity
How would you rate
your physical, emotional,
social, environmental,
mental & spiritual health?
Is your wheel balanced?
How can you improve the
balance of your wellness wheel?

26. How are the 6 components of HEALTH influenced by each other?
It is impossible to be perfect in every single area, but we can set personal goals to achieve the best health possible.