1. Taking Charge of Your Health
Chapter One

2. Wellness: The New Health Goal
Usually refers to the condition of a person’s body (Absence of injury or illness)
Wellness
Not limited to the absence of physical disease
Multidimensional state of optimal well-being determined by the decisions you make
Six Dimensions of Wellness:
Physical
Emotional
Intellectual
Spiritual
Social
Environmental .

3. Wellness: The New Health Goal
The Wellness Continuum

4. Wellness: Then and Now Since the 1900’s In the1900’s
~Life span has doubled
Currently, most die from chronic disease
A chronic disease: develops and continues over a long period of time
Lifestyle choices increase or decrease the risk of chronic disease
In the1900’s
~Lifespan = 47 yrs.
Most died from infectious disease
An Infectious disease is: easily spread from one person to another (bacteria & viruses)
After 1900’s vaccine & antibiotic development reduced # of infectious diseases

5. The Healthy People Initiative
Healthy People 2020 has several objectives:
Eliminate preventable disease, disability, injury and premature death
Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities and improve health of all groups
Create social and physical environments that promote health
Promote healthy development & behaviors across all stages of life

6. Factors That Influence Wellness
Health habits
Heredity/Family history
Genome: entire amount of genetic material (DNA) in a persons cells
Favorable and unfavorable genes are inherited that decrease/increase risk of disease
Environment
Access to Health care

7. Getting Serious About Your Health
Examine current health habits
Choose a Target Behavior
Defined as: One behavior you want to change; start simple
Learn About Your Target Behavior
Find Help

8. Changing Your Behavior
Setting Goals
Your behavior change goals should be SMART: SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE, ATTAINABLE, REALISTIC, TIME-FRAME SPECIFIC

9. Transtheoretical Model of Health Behavior Change
Precontemplation
No current intention of changing
Contemplation
Recognize a problem and begin to contemplate the need to change
Preparation
Close to taking action, and may have a plan
Action
Begin to follow action plans or outwardly modify behavior
Maintenance
Have maintained a behavior for at least six months; Vigilance, attention to detail, and long-term commitment
Termination
New behavior has become an essential part of daily living

10. Taking Charge of Your Health
Chapter One