1. Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle The Health Triangle Lesson 2

2. Physical Health =How well your body functions. When you’re in good health, you have enough energy to perform daily activities of life, and to cope with everyday stresses and challenges, fight diseases and avoid injury. Physical health includes: adequate sleep, rest, nutrition, hydration, enough physical activity and strategies to avoid harmful substances. Physical health includes: adequate sleep, rest, nutrition, hydration, enough physical activity and strategies to avoid harmful substances.

3. Mental/Emotional health =Your feeling about yourself how well you meet the demands of daily life. People with good M/E Health enjoy new challenges. People with good M/E Health enjoy new challenges. Ex. Greater responsibilities, their actions, stand up for belief and values. They’re more in-tune with their feelings. They’re more in-tune with their feelings. Ex. Frustration, negative thoughts etc.

4. Social Health = involves ways to get along with others. Makes friends Makes friends Lends & seeks support Lends & seeks support Communicates well Communicates well Shows respect for people, places and things Shows respect for people, places and things

5. Influences on your Health Heredity= GrandpaMom & Dad Grandma All the traits that were biologically passed to you from your parents. Eye color Hair color height

6. Heredity Also influences your general level of health. What are some health risks that can be passed on? Cancer Cancer Diabetes Diabetes Heart disease Heart disease

7. Culture/Ethnicity influences Culture-beliefs customs, behaviors of a group. The area you live in, and ethnic background. ex. South-BBQ, grits, Cajun, Mexican MN-Hot dishes, meat & Potatoes, corn, beef. Asian-rice Italy-pastas Japan-sushi/rice Mexico-beans & rice, chilies, corn

8. Environment Environment=the sum of your surroundings both Physical & Social

9. Environment continued……. Social=family, friends, role models Peers=people of the same age and interests

10. Media What Positives and Negative with media? Positives-quick access, reach large numbers of people Negatives-Reliability of info

11. Technology Plusses & Minuses Advanced Medicines to treat: cancer, heart disease, aid in longer and better quality life. Advanced Medicines to treat: cancer, heart disease, aid in longer and better quality life. Technology to keep land, air and water clean. Technology to keep land, air and water clean. Some Tech. lessons physical activity Some Tech. lessons physical activity ex. Ride instead of walk

12. Discussion topics 1. Select the side of the health triangle you think is most affected by personal behavior. Suuport your choice