HEALTH AND YOUR WELLNESSLEADING A HEALTHY LIFE

Health and TeensChapter 1: Section 1Pages 6-10

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OBJECTIVESBY THE END OF THIS LESSON, STUDENTS WILL HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THE FOLLOWING:

Compare the major causes of death in the past with the major causes of death today.

Distinguish between controllable risk factors and uncontrollable risk factors.

Compare the major causes for teens with those for other age groups in the U.S.

List the six health risk behaviors that lead to health problems in teens.

Name three behaviors you can adopt now to improve your health.

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TECHNOLOGY

Brainstorm risk behaviors in which teens engage

Go to the Whiteboard and write down one or two Feel free to change the color of the pen Pass on the pen to someone else

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“DO NOW” ACTIVITY

Write down what you think are the most serious health problems for teens. http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-03-09-obesity_x.htm

Give examples of medical advancements that have been made in the last 100 years that have reduced the number of deaths from infectious diseases.

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KEY TERMS

Lifestyle disease A disease caused partly by unhealthy behaviors

and partly by other factors

Risk factor Anything that increases the likelihood of injury,

disease, or other health problems

Sedentary Not taking part in physical activity on a regular

basis

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HEALTH TODAY

Health in the Past: Infectious Diseases 1800s and early 1900s: the leading causes of death

in the U.S. were infectious diseases.

Health Today: Lifestyle Diseases Diseases caused partly by unhealthy behaviors and

partly by other factors (i.e. some types of cancer, diabetes, and heart disease)

Medical advances, better living conditions, and focus on preventative medicine have helped to control diseases of the past.

http://naturalhealthperspective.com/home/civilization.html

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WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO LIVE IN THE MIDDLE AGES

Many myths and superstitions about health and hygiene

Relief from ills through meditation, prayer, pilgrimages, and other nonmedical methods

Bloodletting , uroscopy, and surgery without anesthesia

The body was viewed as a part of the universe, a concept derived from the Greeks and Romans.

Four humors, or body fluids, were directly related to the four elements: fire=yellow bile or choler; water=phlegm; earth=black bile; air=blood. These four humors had to be balanced.

On-line resources http://www.learner.org/interactives/mi

ddleages/health.html

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DEATHS AND MORTALITY

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•Number of deaths: 2,426,264 •Death rate: 810.4 deaths per 100,000 population •Life expectancy: 77.7years •Infant Mortality rate: 6.69 deaths per 1,000 live births Number of deaths for leading causes of death:•Heart disease: 631,636 •Cancer: 559,888 •Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 137,119 •Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 124,583 •Accidents (unintentional injuries): 121,599 •Diabetes: 72,449 •Alzheimer's disease: 72,432 •Influenza and Pneumonia: 56,326 •Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 45,344 •Septicemia: 34,234 Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2006, tables B, D, 7, 30

LIFE EXPECTANCY

Life expectancy is the average number of years of life a person can live

Life span is the longest anyone can live (120 years)

75 – men 78 – average 80 – women

46 – 1900’s

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf#027

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2102rank.html

http://www.who.int/global_health_histories/seminars/presentation07.pdf

http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/yrbs/pdf/2007YRBSslides.pdf

http://www.longestlife.com/forever.htm

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TOP 10 GREATEST PUBLIC HEALTH ACHIEVEMENT OF PREVIOUS CENTURYHTTP://WWW.LIVESCIENCE.COM/HEALTH/060523_INFANT_MORTALITY.HTML

Vaccination Improvements in motor-vehicle safety Safer workplaces Control of infectious diseases Decline in deaths from coronary heart disease and stroke Safer and healthier foods Healthier mothers and babies Family planning Fluoridation of drinking water Recognition of tobacco use as a health hazard But while all of these factors helped to add a few more years to the

average American adult's life, their combined effect was overshadowed by one other that often goes unmentioned: reduced infant mortality, which is the risk of death during the first year of life.

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HEALTH RISK FACTORS

A risk factor is anything that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other health problems.

Controllable Risk Factors Physical activity, smoking, weight, and

diet.

Uncontrollable Risk Factors Age, race, gender, and heredity.

FACT Smoking causes coronary heart disease,

lung cancer, and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). The harmful health effects of smoking cigarettes are innumerable.

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RISK FACTORS AND YOUR HEALTH

Causes of death for teens (ages 15-24) Motor vehicle accidents Homicide

Suicide Other accidents

Causes of death for adults (ages 19-65) Cancer

Causes of death for adults (over age 65) Heart disease

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/preliminarydeaths05_tables.pdf#A

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IMPORTANT TERMS

Health Behavior Taking action that

affects your health, either negatively or positively

Quality of Life The ability to enjoy

normal life activities.

Health Knowledge Knowing the

consequences of your behavior on your health

Consequences Facing the effect of

your behavior on your health

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SIX HEALTH RISK BEHAVIORS

1. Sedentary lifestyle2. Alcohol and other

drug use3. Sexual activity4. Tobacco use5. Poor eating habits6. Behaviors that

cause injuries

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CLOSURE

Thumbs Up (True) or Thumbs down (False) State whether each of the statements below

is true or false. Correct false statements. A lifestyle disease is a disease you can get if you

lead a healthy lifestyle.

Risk factors are only involved in the development of lifestyle disease.

Infectious disease is not one of the three main causes of death for Americans of all ages.

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THE BIG PICTURE

Write a brief summary about health issues facing teens and adults today.

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WORKS CITED Friedman, D. P., Stine, C.C., and Whalen, S. (2004).

Lifetime Health. Austin, Texas: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.

Images. Retrieved on April 1, 2006 from http://www.images.google.com

Retrieved on September 15, 2009 http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11815

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