Chapter 1
Leading a
Healthy Life
Contents
• Section 1 Health and Teens
• Section 2 Health and Wellness
• Section 3 Health in Your Community
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ANSWERS
1. TRUE
2. FALSE—there are
many behavioral risk
factors for heart
disease that you can
change to help reduce
your chances of
developing heart
disease.
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
6. FALSE—physical
health is just one
aspect of overall
wellness.
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Section 1
Health and Teens
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Section 1 Health and Teens
Bellringer
What do you think are the most
serious health problems for
teens today?
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Health Today vs. the Past
• In the Past: INFECTIOUS DISEASES
were the biggest health problems in the
past.
• Today: Many health problems today are
caused by unhealthy lifestyles (ex:
diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer)
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Health Risk Factors
Risk factor: Anything that increases the
likelihood of injury, disease, etc.
•CONTROLLABLE Risk Factors: You can
control some risk factors by making choices
about your behavior.
•UNcontrollable Risk Factors: Age, race,
gender, heredity
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Risk Factors and Your Health
1. protect your health by focusing on
controllable risk factors.
2. Know the leading causes of death for
people in your age group.
3. Be aware of the leading causes of
death for people of all ages.
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Health Risk Behaviors
1. Sedentary Lifestyle
2. Alcohol and Other Drug Use
3. Sexual Activity
4. Behaviors That Cause Injuries
5. Tobacco Use
6. Poor Eating Habits
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Section 2
Health and Wellness
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Six Components of Health
•
Health is a state of well being in which all the
components of health are in balance (to be truly
healthy, you must take care of all six components).
1. Physical Health: the way your body functions.
2. Emotional Health: coping with your feelings and
expressing them in a positive way.
3. Social Health: quality of relationships with others.
4. Mental Health: your ability to cope with reality.
5. Spiritual Health: your ethics / morals / values.
6. Environmental Health: clean & safe air / water / food /
land / etc.
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Wellness: Striving for Optimal Health
1. Wellness is a continuum,
ranging from death to
optimal health.
2. Choices and behaviors
can help you move
closer to optimal health.
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What Influences on Your Wellness?
1. Heredity / Family History
2. Social / Peer pressure
3. Culture (food, alcohol, physical activity, etc)
4. Environment (pollution, sanitation, clean
drinking water, etc.)
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Taking Charge of Your Wellness
(MAKING CHANGES):
1. Knowledge: Learn things that will help you
make good choices about your health.
2. Attitude: Setting goals and having a
positive attitude will help you act in ways
that support your beliefs.
3. Lifestyle & behaviors: Acting in ways that
support your beliefs & goals.
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Section 3
Health in Your Community
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Four Ways Society Addresses Health Problems
1. Education (state laws*)
2. Public Policy (government
regulations)
3. Medical Advances & research
4. Technology Advances
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