Chapter 1
Lesson 1
If you could
have one wish
what would it
be?
Health-
• The combination of physical,
mental/emotional, and social well
being
 Not an absolute state
 Being healthy means knowing various
strategies when making decisions related to
health needs and risks of young adults
 Physical
Health
• They way parts and systems of your body work
together
 Mental
and Emotional Health
• The way you feel about yourself and relate to
others
 Social
Health
• The way you get along with others

Physical Health- How well your body
functions
 Good physical health provides simplicity in
dealing with the activities of daily life, and to
resist diseases, and avoid injury.

What are examples of things you can do
for good physical health?
 Mental/Emotional
Health- Includes
feelings about yourself, how well you relate
to others, and how well you meet the
demands of everyday life.
 People who have good mental/emotional health
enjoy challenges and learning, understand that
mistakes encourage growth, accept responsibility
and develop higher thinking skills

What are some ways to tell if you have good
Mental/ Emotional health?
 Social
Health- Involves the way you get
along with others.
• Includes the ability to make and keep friends. It
also involves communicating well and showing
respect for yourself and others.
 What
are way people express good
social health?
 Consists
of the three
elements of health
• Physical
• Mental/emotional
• Social
Your health is not an absolute state
it can change rapidly depending on
every day activity.
Poor
Health
Good
Health
Chronic
Disorders
Loss of Health
and Wellness
Premature
Death
Lack of energy,
inattention, minor
ache and pains
Free from
aches and
pains
Optimal level
of energy,
feeling of well
being
Improved
Health and
Wellness
High
Level of
Health
Moderate
level of
energy
Wellness- An overall state of well-being, or total health
 Lifestyle
Factors- Personal behaviors related
to the way a person lives.
• Decisions made daily affect your health.

Get between 7 to 8 hours of sleep per night

Eat nutritious foods from the various food groups

Refrain from smoking and using tobacco products

Eat breakfast daily

Do 20 to 30 minutes of non stop vigorous activity a
minimum of three times a week

Do not use alcohol or other drugs

Maintain your recommended weight
 Prevention• Practicing healthy habits to keep a person well and
free from disease
 What
are some preventive measures that
you practice daily?
Lesson 2

Heredity-
 All the traits that were biologically passed on to you from your
parents

Environment-
 The sum of your surroundings, such as your family,
neighborhood, school, job, and your life experiences

Peers-
 People of the same age who share similar interests. Includes your
friends and classmates.

Culture-
 The collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group. This
group may be an ethnic group, a community, a nation, or a
specific part of the world.
 Physical
Environment
• Where you go everyday
 Social
Environment
• Who you come in contact with
 Cultural
Environment
• Collective beliefs, customs and behavior of a group
 Behavior-
• The way you choose to act within your
environment
Lesson 3
 Risk
Factors-
• Actions or behaviors that represent a potential
health threat
 33%
of teens interviewed smoked
cigarettes
 36%
admitted to being in a physical fight
during the previous year
 Cumulative
Risks- related risks that increase
in effect with each added risk
• EX: smoking and bad diet
 Cumulative
risks may also result from a
combination of risk factors
• Give an example of combination risk factors???
 It
is important to understand what behaviors may
cause you or others harm
 You must be aware of the consequences of your
choices and behaviors
 Risk Behaviors- actions that can potentially
threaten your health or the health of others
 Tobacco,
alcohol, and other drugs-
• you avoid many negative consequences
including physical, and psychological effects
• addiction
• bodily harm
• even death
 Sexual
Activity
• Never have to worry about unplanned
pregnancy- 100% effective
• Do not have to worry about STI
• Free from emotional problems that
accompany sex: guilt, regret, rejection,
confusion
• Making choices that are always legal