1. Health and Teens
(Pages 6-10 in textbook)

2. Health in the past
In the 1800s and early 1900s, the leading causes of death in the United States were infectious diseases
Polio
Tuberculosis
Pneumonia
Flu (influenza)

3. Health Today Problems today caused by lifestyle diseases
Infectious diseases controlled by:
Better living conditions, medical advances
Immunizations
Preventative medicine
Problems today caused by lifestyle diseases

4. Lifestyle Diseases
Diseases caused by unhealthy behaviors or poor choices
Some types of diabetes
Some types of heart disease
Some types of cancer

5. Risk Factor
Anything that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or injury.

6. Controllable Risk Factors
Risk factors you control by your behavior
Controllable risk factors for heart disease
Physical activity
Smoking
Weight
Diet

7. Uncontrollable Risk Factors
You have no control over
Examples:
Age
Race
Gender
Heredity

8. Causes of death What were the top causes of death?
(turn back to your notes…)

9. Health Risk Behaviors
Sedentary lifestyle-not exercising (couch potato)
Alcohol and other drug use
alcohol abuse can cause liver disease, brain damage, types of cancer and heart disease
Major factors in car accidents, violence, depression, suicide, mental disorders
Factors in spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs or STIs-infections)

10. Health Risk Behaviors (cont.)
Sexual activity-STDs, unplanned pregnancies, HIV
Behavior that cause injuries- not wearing a seat belt
“Many deaths and injuries to teens in crashes could have been prevented just by buckling up. In 2011, 58 percent of teen drivers killed in crashes were not wearing a seat belt, and 50 percent of passengers killed in crashes involving a teen driver were not buckled up. When used, seat belts reduce the risk of fatal injury to front seat passengers by 45 percent…teens and young adults ages 16 to 24 have the lowest seat belt use of any age group”

11. Health Risk Behaviors (cont.)
Tobacco use
Smoking is leading cause of preventable death
Poor eating habits
Eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day to help prevent cancer or heart disease
Eating foods high in fat puts you at risk for heart disease, cancer, stroke