What are the five factors that will affect my health and wellness?

Why is it important to identify the factors that affect health?• It is your responsibility to make healthy decisions and take

actions to ensure your well-being.

• Understanding the factors the influence health will help you make informed decisions about your health.

What factors affect one’s health?

• Heredity• Environment• Attitude• Behavior• Media & Technology

Heredity/Genetics

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_PQ8qYtUL0&safe=active• Biological traits via parents• Increased risk for certain diseases• Heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, addiction, autism,

alzheimers, etc.• Healthy behaviors reduces your risk• Must educate oneself• Family medical history

Environment• The sum of all your surroundings.• Physical – neighborhood, school safety, air and water supply, and

access to medical care• Social – family, friends, peers

• All can play a role in making a healthy decision. • Positive role model -supportive healthy decisions• Negative role model - Increase health risks

• Culture- Collection of beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group• language, foods, spiritual beliefs

Attitude• How you view situations • Optimistic – (positive) see the glass half full

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTgOLLmTQI0&safe=active

• Pessimistic – (Negative) see the glass half empty

Behavior

• The manner in which one behaves. • The actions or reactions of a person or animal in

response to external or internal stimuli.• One has total control over behavior by• Avoiding risky behavior• Making healthy choices

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu6hMgkuMTw&safe=active

Media and Technology• Most powerful influence• Radio• Television• Internet• Newspaper• Magazines• Music

Media and Technology• Celebrities can be good and bad role models• Michael Phelps• Tiger Woods

• In the movies, many risky behaviors do not result in realistic negative consequences.

Nicki Minaj - AnacondaBoy toy named TroyUsed to live in DetroitBig dope dealer moneyHe was getting some coinsWas in shootouts with the lawBut he live in a palaceBought me Alexander McqueenHe was keeping me stylishNow that's real, real, realGun in my purse&#@%& I came dressed to killWho wanna go first?I had them push daffodilsI'm high as hellI only took a half of pillI'm on some dumb $@%&

Not Afraid - Eminem• I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid• To take a stand, to take a stand• Everybody, everybody• Come take my hand, come take my hand

• We'll walk this world together through the storm• Whatever weather, cold or warm• Just lettin' you know that you're not alone• Holla if you feel like you've been down the same road

• I'ma be what I set out to be, without a doubt, undoubtedly• And all those who look down on me, I'm tearing down your

balcony

Assignments• 3-2-1 question sheet – place in basket• Family Health Survey Homework