1. Warm-Up In your notebook complete the following statement: In your notebook complete the following statement: –When you have good health you… Give me more than just 1 or 2 words. Expand upon your answer. Be prepared to share with the class.

2. Personal Health and Wellness Lesson 1: YOUR Health and Wellness

3. Today’s Objectives: Students will: Students will: –Explain the importance of health and wellness in living a happy and prosperous life –Analyze lifestyle factors which contribute to a high level of health on the health continuum –Identify the components of the health triangle and the impact that factors such as heredity, environment, culture, etc have on each component –Describe ways to promote health and reduce risks –Analyze the importance of abstinence from risk behaviors

4. HOW ARE YOU?

5. What is Health???? Physical Physical Emotional/ Mental Emotional/ Mental Social Social So therefore health is: the combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social wellbeing. Being the best YOU can be at any given time Being the best YOU can be at any given time

6. The Health Continuum Health is dynamic, meaning changing. Health is dynamic, meaning changing. –Day to day –Year to year –Minute to minute Figure 1.4 in book (page 10) Figure 1.4 in book (page 10)

7. Health vs. Wellness Wellness: overall state of well-being or total health. Wellness: overall state of well-being or total health. –Consistently making good decisions that will contribute to physical, mental/emotional and social health Health is NOT a trend; it is a way of life Health is NOT a trend; it is a way of life

8. Choices What types of choices do you make every day? What effects do these choices have on your life? What types of choices do you make every day? What effects do these choices have on your life? What you choose to wear, eat and do can directly effect your health What you choose to wear, eat and do can directly effect your health –Examples Not wearing proper safety gearincreased risk of injury Not wearing proper safety gearincreased risk of injury Eating high calorie snackspossible weight gain Eating high calorie snackspossible weight gain

9. Choices: Lifestyle Factors Your choices form your habits, and your habits form your lifestyle! Your choices form your habits, and your habits form your lifestyle! Experts have identified these lifestyle factors which promote good health Experts have identified these lifestyle factors which promote good health –Getting 8-10 hours of sleep each night –Starting the day with a healthy breakfast –Being physically active for at least 20 minutes a day, 3 or more days a week –Eating nutritious foods –Maintaining a healthy weight –Avoiding tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs –Abstaining from sexual activity before marriage –Managing stress –Positive relationships –Practicing safe behaviors to prevent injuries PREVENTION IS KEY! PREVENTION IS KEY!

10. Health Education We’ve already defined health as “the combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social wellbeing.“ and we know education is “The knowledge or skill obtained or developed by a learning process” so therefore we can conclude that HEALTH EDUCATION is the providing of information to help people make healthy (balanced physical, emotion and social) choices We’ve already defined health as “the combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social wellbeing.“ and we know education is “The knowledge or skill obtained or developed by a learning process” so therefore we can conclude that HEALTH EDUCATION is the providing of information to help people make healthy (balanced physical, emotion and social) choices

11. Healthy People 2020 WEBQUEST! WEBQUEST! –Go to www.healthypeople.gov www.healthypeople.gov “Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. For 3 decades, Healthy People has established benchmarks and monitored progress over time in order to: “Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. For 3 decades, Healthy People has established benchmarks and monitored progress over time in order to: –Encourage collaborations across sectors. –Guide individuals toward making informed health decisions. –Measure the impact of prevention activities.” (healthypeople.gov)

12. Health Triangle Social Physical Mental/Emotional How well your body functions Eating nutritious meals Drinking water Being physically active on a regular basis Going to the doctor and dentist for your check- ups Avoiding harmful substances, such as tobacco, alcohol, other drugs. The way you get along with others Making friends Keeping friends Working cooperatively Communication Respect for yourself and others Your feelings about yourself and how well you meet the demands of daily life Ability to express feelings Ability to make mistakes and learn from them

13. Influences Environment Environment –Physical –Social Culture Culture Attitude Attitude Behavior Behavior Media Media Technology Technology Heredity Heredity

14. Environment Physical Environment Physical Environment –Air pollution –Pollen –Dust –Safety Social Environment Social Environment –People you come in contact with each day –Family, teachers, peers

15. Culture Collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group Collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group Ethnic group, community, nation, part of the world Ethnic group, community, nation, part of the world Parts of culture include language, foods, traditions, religion Parts of culture include language, foods, traditions, religion Gives you a sense of IDENTITY Gives you a sense of IDENTITY

16. Attitude The way you view situations The way you view situations In order to practice good habits you must believe there is some benefit to you or you are unlikely to continue with changes you make In order to practice good habits you must believe there is some benefit to you or you are unlikely to continue with changes you make

17. Two students study for a test. Both students get a B Why may have these two students reacted in such different ways?

18. Behavior You have control over this! You have control over this! –Risk Behaviors: actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others Cumulative Risks: related risks that increase in effect with each added risk Cumulative Risks: related risks that increase in effect with each added risk Abstinence: avoiding a behavior Abstinence: avoiding a behavior –The only 100% effective tool to avoid consequences of the risk behaviors Tobacco, alcohol, sexual activity Tobacco, alcohol, sexual activity

19. Media Various methods of communicating information Various methods of communicating information –TV –Radio –Newspapers –Magazines –Internet Increased communication with the advancement of technology is great, however, you must be careful where you get your information from. Not all sources are valid or reliable! Increased communication with the advancement of technology is great, however, you must be careful where you get your information from. Not all sources are valid or reliable!

20. Technology Advances in medicines, screenings, disease treatments Advances in medicines, screenings, disease treatments Keeping air and water cleaner Keeping air and water cleaner Many benefits, but what are some of the downfalls as a result of technology? Many benefits, but what are some of the downfalls as a result of technology?

21. Heredity All the traits that were biologically passed on to you from your parents All the traits that were biologically passed on to you from your parents YOU CAN’T CONTROL YOUR HEREDITY, however, knowing it can help you and your doctor screen for diseases you may have an increased risk for.

22. Case Study- Genetic Testing in Breast Cancer: Is Little Knowledge a Dangerous Thing? Case Study- Genetic Testing in Breast Cancer: Is Little Knowledge a Dangerous Thing? Case Study- Genetic Testing in Breast Cancer: Is Little Knowledge a Dangerous Thing? Case Study- Genetic Testing in Breast Cancer: Is Little Knowledge a Dangerous Thing? By: Charlotte R. Zales, Education Department, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA Joseph C. Colosi, Biology Department, DeSales University, Center Valley, PA