Chapter 1Lesson 1
What is Health
• Health is a combination of your Physical,
Mental/Emotional and Social well being
• Many People think health is the absence
of sickness
• What does the snapshot of your life look
like at this time?
Three Elements of Health
• Physical
• Mental/Emotional
• Social
Physical
Physical
• The way the parts and systems of your body work
together
• It means hat your body has the ability to cope with the
stresses of normal daily life
• To gain and maintain physical health, you need to have
proper nutrition, exercise and enough rest and sleep
• You need to practice good hygiene, get regular medical
and dental checkups
Mental/Emotional
Mental/Emotional
• Includes your feelings about yourself, how
well you relate others and how well you
meet the demands of daily life
• People with good mental/emotional health
enjoy learning
• They see mistakes as opportunities to
learn, grow and change
Mental/Emotional
• They accept responsibility for their actions
and stand up for their beliefs and values
• They can express themselves in
appropriate healthful ways
Social
Social Health
• Involves the way you get along with others
• Ability to make and keep friends
• Ability to work and play in a cooperative
ways
• Communicating well and showing respect
and care for yourself and others
Your Health Triangle
Your Health Triangle
• Each side of your health triangle affects
the other sides
• When one side receives too much or too
little attention the other sides change
• The whole triangle can become
unbalanced
• Try to keep all sides balanced
The Health Continuum
The Health Continuum
• A person with a balanced life is said to
have a high degree of WELLNESS
• Wellness – an overall state of well being
or total health
• It comes from a way of living each day that
includes making decisions and practicing
behaviors that are based on sound health
knowledge and behaviors
The Health Continuum
• Achieving Wellness is an ongoing, lifelong
commitment to physical, mental/emotional
and social health
• Your health can change rapidly or
gradually and can move along the health
continuum
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Promoting Your Health
• Decision people make and the way they
live are directly related to peoples deaths
• Many deaths could be prevented if people
practiced a few simple health habits
7 Lifestyle Habits
• Experts have identified seven habits that
make a difference in overall health,
happiness and longevity
• These are called Lifestyle factors –
personal behaviors and habits related to
the way a person lives, that help
determine his or her level of health
7 Lifestyle Habits
• Get between 7- 8 hours sleep per night
• Eat nutritious food from the various food groups
each day
• Refrain from smoking and using tobacco
products
• Eat breakfast daily
7 Lifestyle Habits
• Do 20-30 minutes of nonstop vigorous
activity a minimum of three times a week
• Do not use alcohol or other drugs
• Maintain your recommended weight
Your Attitude, Your Health
• Your attitude affects how you take care of
yourself
• Studies have shown that people that are
optimistic and positive are less likely to
suffer illness and die young than are
pessimists who look for negatives in every
situation
Wellness and Prevention
• The key to health and wellness is
prevention
• Prevention – practicing healthy habits to
keep a person well and free from disease
and other aliments
The Importance of Health
Education
• Health Education – Providing of accurate
health information in such a way as to
influence people to change attitudes so
that they take positive action about their
health
• Health education is about learning facts
about health
Being Health Literate
• A health literate person must be:
• A critical thinker – Able to evaluate
information from reliable sources
• A responsible, productive citizen –
promotes health and chooses safe,
healthful and legal behaviors
Being Health Literate
• A self direct learner – Able to gather and
use accurate, current health information
throughout life
• An effective communicator – ability to
express knowledge, beliefs and ideas in a
variety of forms