MAKING HEALTHY
DECISIONS
Ch. 1 Notes
WHAT IS HEALTH?
 Health- The overall wellbeing of your body, your
mind, and your relationship
with other people.
 Two factors that can be
used to evaluate health are:
1.
2.
Life Expectancy - The
number of years a person
can expect to live.
Quality of Life- The
degree of overall
satisfaction that a person
gets from life.
ASPECTS OF LIFE
 Physical health- how
well your body
functions.
 Mental & Emotional
health- Being
comfortable with
yourself, with others,
and with your
surroundings (mental).
How you react to events
in your life (emotional).
 Social health- Being
able to make and keep
friends; how well you
get along with others.
How well would you rate
your overall physical,
emotional and social
health?
CONTINUUM OF HEALTH
What is a continuum?
 A continuum is a
gradual progression
through many stages
between one extreme
and another.
 A health continuum is
the full range between
“illness” and
“wellness”.
 Many of the choices you
make on a daily basis
affect your position on
the health continuum.
 Examples: Not wearing
a helmet, smoking, not
exercising, daily eating
natural fruits and
veggies, being a good
friend, etc.
INFLUENCES ON HEALTH
Heredity- All traits
that are passed
biologically from
parent to child.
Gender- whether you are
male or female.
Physical
EnvironmentIncludes both indoor
and outdoor
surroundings.
Ex: The quality of air you
breath, exposure to
noise, etc.
INFLUENCES ON HEALTH CONTINUED
Social EnvironmentThe people you
spend time withyour family, friends,
classmates, & other
people in your
community.
Ex: wash hands before
eating, brush teeth
before bed, friends who
take risks, etc.
Culture- The beliefs
and patterns of
behavior that are
shared by a group of
people and passed
from generation to
generation. (part of
social health)
Ex: Foods you choose to
eat, if you display
emotions or not, etc.
INFLUENCES ON HEALTH CONTINUED
Media-forms of
communication that
provides
entertainment.
Ex: Music, video games,
movies, T V, internet,
magazines, etc.
TechnologyAdvances in
technology= good.
Sites online can be
good but also can be
misleading or self
serving.
INFLUENCES ON HEALTH CONTINUED
Healthcare: Medical
services- doctors,
nurses, dentists,
therapists- clinics
and hospitals. Your
health is influenced
by the healthcare
that is available to
you & your family.
Behavior: Decisions
and actions you
take.
Habit- a behavior that
is repeated so often it
becomes automatic.
BUILDING HEALTH SKILLS
 Analyzing Influences
 Accessing Information
 Communicating
 Making Decisions
(values)
 Setting Goals
(action plan)
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Timely
 Practicing Healthful
Behaviors
 Advocacy
(influence & support others
in making positive health
info.)
 Health LiteracyAbility to gather,
understand, and use health
information to improve his
or her health.
IDENTIFYING HEALTH RISKS
Influences on
Health…
Heredity
Environment
Culture
Media
Technology
Healthcare
Behavior
Evaluating Health
Risks: Risk Factors
-Short/Long-Term
Consequences
-Risk factors you can
and cannot control
-Analyzing Benefits
and Risks
HEALTHY PEOPLE
 Prevention-Taking
action to avoid
disease, injury, and
other negative health
outcomes
 Health Literacy- The
ability to gather,
understand, and use
health information to
improve your health.
 A Healthy You:
-Gain Awareness
-Gain Knowledge
-Build Health Skills
{analyze influences,
access information,
communication, make
decisions (values), set
goals, practice healthy
behaviors, advocacy}