Chapter 1 Making Healthy Decisions

● Life expectancy and quality of life can be used to evaluate overall health.o physical healtho mental healtho emotional healtho social health

● People’s choices can affect their positions on a health continuum.

What is Health?

HealthNo longer means absence of illness.

Known as the OVERALL well-being body, mind, and relationships with others.

Two Factors Used to Evaluate Health:

● Life Expectancyo The number of years a person can expect to

live.● Quality of Life

o degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life a high quality of life is one that reaches

their goals. GOAL-a result that a person aims for and

works hard to reach.

3 Aspects of Health:PHYSICAL.MENTAL/EMOTIONAL.SOCIAL HEALTH

The aspects of health are important to overall well being.

● They all fit together like puzzle pieces.

● A problem in one area can affect other areas.

Physical HealthHow well your body functions.Physically able to carry out everyday tasks without becoming tired.In order to have good physical health:

● Maintain Healthy Diet● Exercise Regularly● Get enough Adequate Sleep● Get Proper Medical/Dental care

Mental and Emotional HealthMental Health- The state of being comfortable with yourself, with others, and with your surroundings.

Emotional Health-how you react to events in your life.

Social HealthRefers to how well you get along with others.

o being able to make and keep friendso Have loving relationshipso Respect the rights of others.o Give and accept help.

A continuum of HealthContinuum- A gradual progression through many stages between one extreme and another.

Where do you fall on the continuum? Would you say you are closer to the illness end, the wellness end, or somewhere in the middle?

Your personal health is composed of more than one part:Physical Health + Mental Health + Emotional Health + Social Health= Well-being

Health Continuum- Your location is not constant throughout your life. You can move towards illness or wellness. Many choices you make on a daily basis affect your position on the continuum.

Identifying Health Risks

Factors that influence health:● Heredity ● Environment● Media● Technology● Health Care● Behavior

HeredityAll traits are passed biologically from parent to child.● Example: skin color-affect risk of skin

cancer● Gender- can influence your health

because risk factors may vary between males and females.

Physical EnvironmentThe environment is all of the physical and social conditions that surround a person and can influence that person’s health.

PHYSICAL Environment- outdoor and indoor surroundings.

o quality of air you breatheo water you drinko exposure to diseaseo loud noiseo radiation from sun

Social Environment● People you spend time with.

o Family o Friendso Classmateso People in your community.Your social environment is healthier when you choose friends and others who show concern for their own health and yours.

Culture(part of social environment.) Beliefs and patterns of behavior that are shared by a group of people and passed from generation to generation.

Mediaforms of communication that provide news and environment.Can be positive or negative influence on health.positive-receive useful info. (maye learn about medical issue)negative- being sedentary. being anti-social. encourages risky behavior.

BehaviorHABIT- behavior that is repeated so often that it becomes almost automatic.● ex. brushing teeth-healthy● ex. staying up late-not healthy

Evaluating Health RisksRISK FACTOR-any action or condition that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other negative outcomes.● 3 ways to evaluate risk factors

o consider short term consequence● consider long term consequences.

o Analyze the possible benefits and risk

Short & Long Term Consequences

Some behaviors have immediate effect on your health.

example: not wearing a seatbelt and get injured in car accident. Some risky behaviors have consequences that are NOT immediate.

example: eating fast food diet. you develop heart disease or diabetes.

Risk Factors ● Cannot Control-

o color of your skin, o hereditary factorso Environment

● Can Control-o Levels of physical activity. o Intake of fat, sugar, or salt.o Use of tobacco, alcohol, or drugso use of protective gear.o Choice of Friends

Taking Responsibility for your Health

● The broad goals of Healthy People 2010:o increase the years of healthy life for each

Americano eliminate differences in health based on

race ethnic group income

Taking Responsibility for your Health

● 3 Steps to help meet personal health goals.o gaining awarenesso gaining knowledgeo building skills

Being a Wise Health Consumer

● Before Buying Products Consider:o safetyo costo warranty- an offer to repair or replace

product.o consumer testing

Consumer-buys products or services for personal use

The Effects of AdvertisingAdvertising- The public promotion of a product or service.

Ads can let you know what products at services are available, but they rarely proved the information you need to make wise choices.

Health FraudFraud-a person tells lies to obtain money or property, the person is guilty of an illegal act called fraud.

Quackery-people who sell useless medical treatments or products are engaged in health fraud or quackery.

People can avoid health fraud by evaluating the claims made about a treatment or product.

Your Rights as a Consumer● As a consumer you have the right to:

o informationo consumer protection by government agencieso right to complain.