Notes - Introduction to Health
Coach D. Hall
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What are some everyday decisions that you face that can affect your health and your future?
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What’s the point?
○ ______________________ are responsible for your own health!
○ You make decisions ______________________ that shape your overall health.
■ Some of these choices (what to eat for lunch) may seem small, but over time they
add up and can have a major effect on your total health.
○ A ______________________ of good health involves making healthy choices and
practicing healthy behaviors
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What is Health?
○ ______________________ - the combination of physical, mental/emotional and social
well-being
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Physical Health
○ Physical Health - deals with _________________________________
■ Having a high level of physical health means having enough energy to perform
your daily activities, deal with everyday stresses and avoid injury
○ Examples:
■ 8-10 hours to sleep each night
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■ 30-60 minutes of physical activity every day
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■ Bathe daily, brush and floss your teeth
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Mental/Emotional Health
○ Mental/Emotional Health - deals with _________________________________
■ It is a reflection of how you feel about yourself, how you meet the demands of daily
life, and how you cope with problems
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■ Expressing emotions in appropriate ways
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■ Having a generally positive outlook on life
■ Making thoughtful and responsible decisions
○ Mental/Emotional health also includes ______________________ - a deep sense of
meaning and purpose in life
■ This doesn’t necessarily mean that you belong to a religious group
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Everyone has some sort of value system or foundation that helps to shape who
they are
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Social Health
○ Social Health - deals with _________________________________
■ Includes: family, friends, teachers, coaches, other members of your community
■ You don’t need a lot of friends to have good social health
○ Examples:
■ Seeking and lending support when needed
■ Communicating clearly and listening to others
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Wellness
○ Physical, Mental/Emotional and Social health make up your ______________________
○ When your health triangle is balanced, you have a high degree of
______________________ - overall state of well being or total health
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What Can Affect Your Health?
○ ______________________ - traits that were biologically passed on to you from your
parents
■ Ex: genes that put you at risk for diabetes, genetic illnesses
○ ______________________ - not only the physical place that you life, but also the people
that you see everyday and the culture in which you live (the sum of your surroundings)
○ ______________________ - people of the same age who share similar interests (friends)
○ ______________________ - the collective beliefs, customs and behaviors of a group
■ Ex: language you speak, food you eat, spiritual beliefs, traditions you practice
○ ______________________ & Technology - various methods for communicating
information
■ Ex: phones, computers, radio, television
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Health Risks & Your Behavior
○ The CDC has identified 6 risk behaviors that account for most of the deaths and disability
among young people under the age of 24
○ ______________________ - actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health
of others
■ Tobacco use
■ Unhealthy eating
■ Inadequate physical activity
■ Alcohol and other drug use
■ High-risk sexual behaviors (can result in STD’s and unintended pregnancy)
■ Safety risks (not wearing seat belt, reckless behavior)