The state of well-being in which all of the components of health-physical, emotional, social, mental, spiritual, and environmental-are in balance

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What does being healthy mean to you?

Physical Health-refers to the way your body functions Eating right, exercise, free from diseases and

sickness Emotional Health-expressing your emotions

in a positive, nondestructive way Social Health-the quality of your

relationships with your friends, family, and others.

Occupational Health-Level of satisfaction with what you do, your productivity, the environment you work in, and your compensation.

Mental Health-is the ability to recognize reality and cope with the demands of daily life Strongly influenced be emotional health

Spiritual Health-is maintaining harmonious relationships with other living things and having spiritual direction and purpose Religious beliefs or purpose in life Values: a strong belief or ideal

Environmental Health-is keeping your air and water clean, your food safe, and the land around you enjoyable and safe

In the 1800’s and early 1900’s, the leading causes of death in the US were infectious diseases Infectious diseases- diseases caused by

pathogens, such as bacteria Can be passes from one person to another Ex: polio, tuberculosis, pneumonia, and the flu

Advances in medicine, living conditions, etc. have put infectious diseases under control

Today, most health problems are related to our lifestyle

Lifestyle diseases -are caused by unhealthy behaviors and other factors Ex: diabetes, heart disease, types of cancer

Risk Factor: is anything that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other health problems. Ex:

Family history Stress level Overweight and obesity Smoking Lack of exercise

Risk factors that you can do something about Controlled by your behavior

Physical activity, smoking, weight, diet

Factors that are unable to be changed Age, race, gender, heredity

Sedentary Lifestyle -not taking part in physical activity on a regular basis

Alcohol and other drug use Can cause liver disease, cancer, heart disease, and

brain damage Sexual Activity Behaviors that cause injury Tobacco Use Poor Eating Habits

You can protect your health by focusing on controllable risk factors that you can change through your behavior.

What behaviors should you focus on?

Let’s take a look at the the leading causes of death for teens…

Motor vehicle accidents (33%) Homicide (16%) Suicide (12%) Other accidents (13%) Other causes (26%)

As you can see, many of the components of health can be affected by the other components. One weak component can affect a person’s overall health, thus “balance” is included in the definition of health.

Wellness-is the achievement of a person’s best in all 6 components of health.

**Personal Health Assessment

Hereditary Influences Heredity- traits you inherit from your parents

Examples? Social Influences

The relationships you have with other people Examples? Abstinence: stay away from/don’t engage in

Cultural Influences Culture-is the values, beliefs, and practices shared by

people that have a common background Environmental Influences

Your surroundings

1. KnowledgeHealth Literacy-the knowledge of health

information needed to make good choices about your health

2. Lifestylebehavioral changes--there is a difference

between knowledge and behavior3. Attitude

by changing your attitude, you can act in ways that work to make you a healthier person

Public Health is the practice of protecting and improving the health of people in a community

1. Medical Advances2. Technology3. Public Policy4. Education

A message created to educate people about an issue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dsWzV-ZgTU

In a small group: Create a message to educate people about an

issue Make sure your info is accurate Know your audience