Do Now: What is your own personal definition of health? What are some things that you currently do in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle?

Contracts due tomorrow

HW: Due Friday on Loose leaf: Text page 8 questions 1, 2, 5 AND Text page 13 questions 3, 4

QUIZ #1: Thursday September 11, 2008

THE JONES FAMILY: 1900 THE D’ANNA FAMILY: 2008

What do you think were some of the health issues the Jones’ family had to face?

How might those health issues differ from what families have to face today?

1900: Health was freedom from illness

Present Day: Health focuses on WELLNESS

51%

Sleep Eat Breakfast Healthy Snacks Maintain a Healthy

Weight Reduce Fat and Salt

in Meals Exercise Avoid Smoking Use of Legal

Medication Only

Physical

Intellectual

Social

Emotional

Health is the state of your wellbeing

It includes how you feel physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially

Awareness of factors that influence health will help you make decisions that create a balance

Practicing healthy behaviors now will help to increase your life expectancy