leading a healthy life

Leading a Healthy LifeObjective Ch. 1:Identify and define the major health issues we face today and the risks factors involved in these issues.Define the 5 dimensions of health and how behavior affects each component.

Health Issues:What’s Your IQ?1. Most deaths are caused by our behavior.2. If you have a history of heart disease in

your family, there is nothing you can do.3. The leading cause of death among teens is

car accidents.4. Smoking in the single leading preventable

cause of death in the US.5. If you are not physically sick, then you are

healthy.

Chapter 1: VocabularyHealth: The state of well being in which all the

components of health are in balance.PhysicalMental

EmotionalSocial

Spiritual

Wellness: The achievement of a person‘s optimal wellness in all 5 components.

5 Components of Health Physical Health- Your physical characteristics

and the way your body functions Mental health- The ability to recognize reality

and cope with the demands of life Emotional health- Expressing feelings in an

appropriate way Social Health- Interactions with people to

build satisfying relationships Spiritual Health- Maintaining harmonious

relationships with other living things and having spiritual direction and purpose

Health-Illness Continuum

Your overall health can be illustrated by a plot on the health-illness continuum. Your health status on the continuum depends on how well you attend to each of the five areas that make up your total health picture

Warm Up Day 2/Lesson

What is risky behavior or a risk factor when it comes to health behaviors?

Describe the difference between a controllable risk factor and an uncontrollable risk factor? Give some examples.

What decisions have you made over the last couple of days that have affected your health? (+ or -) Explain.

Influences on Your Wellness Hereditary: the traits you inherit from your

parents Risk factors…focus on the controllable Social: your relationships you have with

others Negative peer pressure; parents talking out problems-not

yelling Cultural: Culture is the values, beliefs, and

practices shared by people of the same background.

Risk FactorsControllable vs. Uncontrollable

Controllable Factors- behaviors or actions you can choose to do or not do.

Uncontrollable Factors- things you can not change…

1. Heredity2. Gender3. Race4. Age

Ways to Take Charge Health Literacy: is the knowledge of health

info needed to make good decisions

Lifestyle: behavioral changes; put your knowledge into action

#1 factor that controls a person level of wellness…Choices /decisions they make

People don’t always behave in a way that shows they know what is healthy!

ATTITUDE

Self-esteem and social support Self-esteem-

Feeling good about yourself and your abilities

Social Support- Deriving positive feelings from sharing life situations with others

Ch. 1.2- Health concerns in the U.S.

Communicable disease: A disease that is passed from person to person by an organism

Health concerns for teens Early 1900’s vs. today

1900’s- Communicable diseases Today- Lifestyle factors

Your choices and behaviors are part of your lifestyle and the development of habits (both good & bad)

Therefore…CHOICES #1 in what your health will be like!

Health – Then & Now Crisis Health- not taking action about your

health until something happens…illness or injury

then seeking medical help

Preventative Health- taking action to maintain a high level of wellness so there is little risk of illness/injury.

Prevention: eating right, stress management exercise, adequate sleep, support

Teen Health Issues

10%Inadequate

Healthcare

20% Biological and environmental factors

70% Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors

Ooverall causes of death

Teen Health Issues One in five teens in

the U.S. has at least one serious health problem

Each year 3 million teens are infected with a STD

Teens at risk Each action you take has a

consequence Some actions have greater risk than

others-driving drunk, talking on cell, etc.

Teen Health Statistics on pg. 12

National Health Risks Causes of death in the U.S.

today 33% heart disease 23.9% cancer 18.2% other causes 6.6% stroke 4.3% accidents 4.2% COPD 3.5% Pneumonia and

influenza 2.3% diabetes 1.5% HIV infection 1.4% Suicide 1.2% Homicide

Underlying causes of death in the U.S. in one year Tobacco use 400,000 Poor diet/inactivity 300,000 Alcohol & other drugs 120,000 Microbial agents 90,000 Toxic agents 60,000 Firearms 35,000 Sexual behavior 30,000 Motor vehicles 25,000

National Health Risks Most of the premature deaths in the

U.S. can be prevented. If people would exercise regularly, eat

properly, have periodic medical exams, avoid the use of tobacco, and manage stress, more premature deaths could be avoided

Developing Life Skills

Health professionals and medical professionals have now switched to prevention as their guiding principle to achieving wellness

Health Risks Survey is one way to help with prevention

Continuous Health Assessments“Health knowledge is useless without positive health behavior. You must put what you know into Action for it to Work!”

Santonio Holmes #10WR - Pittsburgh SteelersSuper Bowl Champions XLIII

Chapter 2

Making Responsible Decisions

Decisions and your health Responsible decision making is an

important part of health; the choices you make give you a great deal of control over your own health.

Sometimes the choices you make affect your health immediately (short-term consequences). Other times the consequences are not seen until many years later (long-term consequences).

Short-term vs long-term consequences

Short-term consequences of health decisions and leading causes of death among people ages 15-24 Unintentional injuries-

injuries that are not the result of purposeful acts ~14,000

Homicide ~8,000 Suicide ~4,500 Cancer ~2,000 Heart Disease ~1,000 HIV/AIDS ~500

Long-term consequences of health decisions and leading causes of death among people ages 55-64 Cancer ~90,000 Heart disease ~70,000 COPD ~10,000 Stroke ~10,000 Diabetes ~8,000 Unintentional Injuries

~7,000 Each of these is often the

result of choices made early in life

Vocabulary

Quality of life- The degree to which a person lives life to its fullest capacity with enjoyment and reward.

Unintentional injuries- Injuries that are not the result of purposeful acts.

2.2 How to make a responsible decisionDecision-Making Model

A series of steps that helps a person make a responsible decision.

Step 1. State the Problem Step 2. List the options

List all available options to consider Try talking to someone whose opinion you

trust, but don’t be persuaded by them to do something that isn’t good for you.

Decision-Making Model cont. Step 3. Imagine the benefits and

consequences Take some time and carefully think through the

benefits and negative consequences of each of your options that you listed in step 2

Step 4. Consider your values Values- a person’s strong beliefs and ideals Your values allow you to choose between good

and bad, and between right and wrong. Your values show the kind of most about.

person you are and what you care

Decision-Making Model cont. Step 4. Consider your values cont.,

A person’s values develop over time and are influenced by the teachings of family, culture, and religious and spiritual leaders

Each person develops his or her own value system, based on individual life experiences. It’s important to realize that not everyone will share your values.

Universal Values: Values that seem to be important to people from

many backgrounds and cultures. Honesty, trustworthiness, responsibility to oneself and

others, self-control, and social justice *respect

Decision-Making Model cont. Step 5. Weigh the options and decide

Carefully examine the possible benefits and negative consequences of each option

Step 6. Act Step 7. Evaluate the results