1. Health Chapter 1
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2. Section 1: What Is Health
Health- a combination of your physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being
Wellness- overall state of well being or total health
Health literacy- understand basic health info

3. Health Triangle Three elements of health are interconnected
They all effect your total health
Need balance- balance leads to total health or an overall state of well-being

4. Health Continuum Health is constantly changing
Moves up and down the continuum
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5. Factors for good health
7 to 8 hours of sleep
Eat nutritious foods from various food groups
Don’t smoke or use tobacco
20-30 minutes of vigorous activity
Do not use alcohol or drugs
Maintain good weight
Attitude also effect health
Key is prevention- practice healthy habits to keep well and free of ailments

6. Health literacy
Being able to understand health info and use info to promote health and wellness
Critical thinker and problem solver
Responsible productive citizen
Self directed learner
Effective communicator

7. Section 2: Influences on your health
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Describe heredity, environment, and culture influences
Explain how behaviors and the choices you make affect your health

8. Factors Heredity Environment Behavior Physical environment
Social environment
Peer pressure
Cultural environment
Behavior

9. Section 3: Taking Charge of Your Health
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Explain how accepting responsibility for their own health and the health of others is a step towards wellness
Discuss risk factors

10. Risk Factors Things that hurt health Risky and dangerous behaviors
Tobacco use
Alcohol and drug use
Sexual behaviors
Unhealthy eating behaviors
Physical inactivity
Cumulative Risk- the more risky behavior you are involved in, the more dangerous to your health

11. Other Positive health factors
Take responsibility for the health of others
Build character
Character education
Protective Factors
Positive role models
Positive values
Abstinence- voluntarily choosing not to do something