Chapter 1
Living a healthy life
1.1
What is health?
Total health is combination of various factors
Physical
Mental/Emotional
Social Well-being
The Health Continuum
What is Wellness?
An overall state of well-being, or total health (A
way of living day to day life)
Making good decisions
Practicing healthy behaviors
What are these healthy habits?
Getting 8 – 10 hours of
sleep each night
Starting each day with a
healthy breakfast
Eating a variety of nutritious
foods each day
Being physically active for
at least 20 min. a day, three
or more days a week
Maintaining a healthy
weight
Avoiding tobacco, alcohol
and other drugs
Abstaining from sexual
activity before marriage
Managing stress
Maintaining positive
relationships
Practicing safe behaviors to
prevent injuries
Prevention
Practicing health and safety habits to
remain free of disease and injury
Wearing safety belts
Applying sun screen
Avoiding unsafe areas
Importance of Health Education
Provide accurate health information to
help people make healthy choices
Give people the tools they need to help live
long, energetic and productive lives
Healthy People 2010
Nationwide health promotion and disease prevention
plan designed to serve as a guide for improving the
health of all people in the U.S.
Two Goals
Increase quality and years of healthy life for all Americans
Remove health differences that result from factors such as
gender, race, education, disability and location
Health Literacy
A person’s capacity to learn about and
understand basic health information and services
and use the resources to promote his or her
health and wellness.
A health literate individual needs to be:
A critical thinker and problem solver
A responsible, productive citizen
A self-directed learner
An effective communicator
Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle
Health Triangle – 3 elements of Health
Physical Health
Mental/Emotional Health
Social Health
Health Triangle activity
Groups of no more than 3
Poster board
Magazines
Cut out pictures of health/unhealthy
activities for each area
Influences on your Health
Heredity- refers to all
the traits that were
biologically passed on
to you from your
parents
Environment- the sum
of your surroundings
Physical environmentpollution, dust,
smoke, crime
Social environmentFamily and peers
Culture- collective
beliefs, customs and
behaviors of a group
Influences on your Health cont.
Attitude- You must
believe there is a
benefit to you
Behavior- Will you
follow the crowd?
Media- advertisers
may make
exaggerated claims to
persuade you
Technology- Medical
Screenings,
treatment, etc.
Your Behavior and Reducing your
Health Risks
Risk behaviors are actions that can
potentially threaten your health or the
health of others.
Using Nicotine
Using Alcohol
Using illicit drugs
Wearing a safety belt
Sexual behaviors
Cumulative Risks
Related risks that increase in effect with
each added risk
Smoking one vs. 100,000
One fast food meal/week vs. 15
Driving over the speed limit
Driving w/o a safety belt
Driving in bad weather