Unit 1
 Identify and define the major health issues we face today and the risks factors involved in these issues.
 Define the 3 dimensions of health and how behavior affects each component.

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: Lesson 1
Understanding Health and Wellness
Health: The combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being
*Everyday you make decisions that shape your health
Health Triangle:
Physical
Mental/ Emotional
Social
*Spiritual

 Physical HealthYour physical characteristics and the way your body functions
 Mental healthThe ability to recognize reality and cope with the demands of life
 Emotional healthExpressing feelings in an appropriate way
 Social HealthInteractions with people to build satisfying relationships
 Spiritual Healtha component of mental health; deep seated sense of meaning and purpose in life

Health Triangle; a figure to help illustrate the importance of balance in all areas of health
 Physical-
 Get 8-10 hours of sleep
 Eat nutritious meals/drink plenty of water
 Engage in 30-60 minutes of exercise each day
 Avoid alcohol, tobacco, and other substances
 Bathe daily, floss, brush teeth
 Mental/Emotional-
 Accept responsibility for your actions
 Express emotional in appropriate ways
 Deal with life’s stresses
 Generally have a positive outlook
 Make thoughtful and responsible decisions
 Have a sense of control over their lives

 Social-
 Seeking and lending support when needed
 Communicating clearly/listening to others
 Showing respect and care for yourself and others
Wellness: The achievement of a person‘s optimal health in all 3 components.
*continually trying to m
An overcompensation in one area or lack in another can lead to the triangle becoming unbalanced

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 areas that make up your total health picture
As you mature, your place on the continuum changes…most adult moves move towards the lower end living with
Chronic disease- ongoing condition or illness

Chapter 1
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Lesson 2
 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.

Chapter 1: Lesson 2
*Factor- an element that contributes to a particular result
 Hereditary: the traits you biologically inherit from your parents
Risk factors…focus on the controllable
 Environment: the sum of your surroundings
Physical Social Culture
Neighborhood, school, air quality, availability of parks, and medical facilities
All the people around you
PEERS-people of the same age ; role models
Collective beliefs, customs and behaviors of a group
(ethnic, community, nation, etc)

 ATTITUDEthe way you view situations
“ optimists are usually in better health than pessimists”
One of the most powerful influences
 Media: methods of communicating information
This content is delivered via
 Technology: radio, TV, Internet, print

Chapter 1: Lesson 3
 Risk behaviors: actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others
*most risk behaviors are controllable
*Understanding these risks can help in safe and responsible decision making

 Controllable Factors- behaviors or actions you can choose to do or not do.
 Uncontrollable Factors- things you can not change…but can limit the risk by safer/healthier actions
1.
Heredity
2.
Gender
3.
Race
4.
Age

Top 6 identified risk behaviors that account for most deaths and disability among young people
(under the age of
24)
1.
Tobacco use
2.
Unhealthy diet
3.
Lack of activity
4.
Alcohol/drug use
5.
Sexual behaviors
6.
Behaviors that lead to injuries and violence

http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/youthonline/A pp/Default.aspx
*These risks carry significant consequences
(long-term & short-term)
Cumulative risk-
Related risks that increase in effect with each added risk/or combination of risks
(ex: eating high fatmeals on a regular basis…over time can lead to health problems/texting while driving)

1.
Prevention- taking steps to keep something from happening or getting worse
2.
Abstinence- deliberate decision to avoid high risk behaviors
3.
Lifestyle factors- practicing all the positive health behaviors
Personal habits or behaviors related to the way a person lives

Chapter 1/Lesson 4
Ways to take Charge
US spends $2.3 trillion a year on health care
 Lifestyle factor: habits/behaviors/choices that lead to a particular result
Personal habits or behaviors related to the way a person lives
 Health Education: providing accurate health info and teaching health skills
 Health Literacy: is the knowledge of health info needed to make good decisions
People don’t always behave in a way that shows they know what is healthy!
Healthy People 2020 Goals: Increase quality and length of life for all Americans & remove health disparitiesdifferences in health outcomes among groups (race, gender, education, location)

How to…
 Know where to find the info
 Is it correct?
 Assess risks & benefits of treatment
 How much medicine is enough
 Understand the results
Qualities….
 Be a critical thinker
 A responsible, productive citizen
 Self-directed learner
 Effective communicator

 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!

 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

O overall causes of death
10%
Inadequate
Health care
20% Biological and environmental factors
70% Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors

 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

 Each action you take has a consequence
 Some actions have greater risk than others
-driving drunk, talking on cell, etc.

 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

Younger Teens (10-14 yrs.) http://www.statisticstop10.com/Causes_of_Death_Younger_Teens.html
Older Teens (15-19 yrs.) http://www.statisticstop10.com/Causes_of_Death_Older_Teens.html
College Age Adults (20-24 yrs.) http://www.statisticstop10.com/Causes_of_Death_College_Age_Adults.html

 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

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