Chapter IChapter I

Living a Healthy LifestyleLiving a Healthy Lifestyle

Lesson 1 VocabularyLesson 1 Vocabulary

HealthHealth – the combination of physical, – the combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-beingmental/emotional, and social well-being

WellnessWellness – an overall state of well- – an overall state of well-being, or total healthbeing, or total health

PreventionPrevention – practicing health and – practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease safety habits to remain free of disease and injuryand injury

Health Education Health Education – the providing of – the providing of accurate health information to help accurate health information to help people make healthy choicespeople make healthy choices

Vocabulary ContinuedVocabulary Continued

Healthy People 2010 Healthy People 2010 – a nationwide – a nationwide health promotion and disease prevention health promotion and disease prevention plan designed to serve as a guide for plan designed to serve as a guide for improving health of all people in the improving health of all people in the United StatesUnited States

Health Literacy Health Literacy – a person’s capacity to – a person’s capacity to learn about and understand basic health learn about and understand basic health information and services and use these information and services and use these resources to promote his or her health resources to promote his or her health and wellnessand wellness

Figure 1.1 The Health Figure 1.1 The Health ContinuumContinuum

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Lifestyle Factors that Lifestyle Factors that Promote Good HealthPromote Good Health

8-10 hrs of sleep 8-10 hrs of sleep Healthy breakfastHealthy breakfast Variety of nutritious foodsVariety of nutritious foods Physically active 30 min/most daysPhysically active 30 min/most days Maintain healthy weightMaintain healthy weight Avoid tobacco, alcohol, and other drugsAvoid tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs Abstain from sexual activity Abstain from sexual activity Manage stressManage stress Maintain positive relationshipsMaintain positive relationships Practice safe behaviors to prevent injuriesPractice safe behaviors to prevent injuries

Health Literate Health Literate IndividualIndividual

Critical thinker and problem solverCritical thinker and problem solver A responsible productive citizenA responsible productive citizen A self-directed learnerA self-directed learner An effective communicatorAn effective communicator

Lesson 2 VocabularyLesson 2 Vocabulary

HeredityHeredity – all the traits that were – all the traits that were biologically passed on to you from your biologically passed on to you from your parentsparents

EnvironmentEnvironment – the sum of your surroundings – the sum of your surroundings PeersPeers – people of the same age who share – people of the same age who share

similar interestssimilar interests CultureCulture – the collective beliefs, customs, and – the collective beliefs, customs, and

behaviors of a groupbehaviors of a group MediaMedia – the various methods of – the various methods of

communicating informationcommunicating information

Your Health Triangle (pg Your Health Triangle (pg 11)11)

Physical Health Physical Health – – how well your body functionshow well your body functions Being physically healthy involves getting adequate sleep Being physically healthy involves getting adequate sleep

and rest, eating nutritious meals, drinking enough water, and rest, eating nutritious meals, drinking enough water, and being physically active on a regular basis. It also and being physically active on a regular basis. It also means avoiding harmful substances, such as tobacco, means avoiding harmful substances, such as tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs. alcohol, and other drugs.

Mental/Emotional Health Mental/Emotional Health – – your feelings your feelings about yourself, how well you meet the demands of daily life, about yourself, how well you meet the demands of daily life, and your ability to process information are all important and your ability to process information are all important parts of your mental/emotional healthparts of your mental/emotional health

Social Health Social Health – – involves the way you get along involves the way you get along with otherswith others

Influences on your healthInfluences on your health

HeredityHeredity – – eye color, hair color, and height are eye color, hair color, and height are some examples; everything you get from your some examples; everything you get from your parentsparents

EnvironmentEnvironment – – family, neighborhood, school, family, neighborhood, school, job, and life experiences are some examplesjob, and life experiences are some examples Physical Environment Physical Environment – – safe vs. dangerous; lot of safe vs. dangerous; lot of

air pollution vs. little air pollutionair pollution vs. little air pollution

Social Environment Social Environment – – loyal and supportive friends loyal and supportive friends and family can help develop good social healthand family can help develop good social health

Culture Culture – – the language your family speaks, the foods the language your family speaks, the foods you enjoy, the traditions you have, and the religion you you enjoy, the traditions you have, and the religion you practice are all examplespractice are all examples

Influences on your health Influences on your health (cont.)(cont.)

AttitudeAttitude – – the way you view situations; studies show the way you view situations; studies show that people who tend to see the positive in situations are that people who tend to see the positive in situations are more likely to have better health than those who see only more likely to have better health than those who see only the negativethe negative

BehaviorBehavior – – you have great deal of control over your you have great deal of control over your behaviorbehavior

MediaMedia – – radio, television, film, newspapers, radio, television, film, newspapers, magazines, books, and the Internet are all examples; has magazines, books, and the Internet are all examples; has a had a positive and negative effect on healtha had a positive and negative effect on health

TechnologyTechnology - - advances in medical screenings and advances in medical screenings and treatment for disease such as heart disease, cancer, and treatment for disease such as heart disease, cancer, and AIDS have increased life-expectancyAIDS have increased life-expectancy

Lesson 3 VocabularyLesson 3 Vocabulary

Risk Behaviors – actions that can Risk Behaviors – actions that can potentially threaten your health or the potentially threaten your health or the health of othershealth of others

Cumulative Risks – related risks that Cumulative Risks – related risks that increase in effect with each added riskincrease in effect with each added risk

Abstinence – avoiding harmful Abstinence – avoiding harmful behaviorsbehaviors Including the use of tobacco, alcohol, and Including the use of tobacco, alcohol, and

other drugs and sexual activityother drugs and sexual activity

Risk BehaviorsRisk Behaviors

Not using safety beltsNot using safety belts Use of tobacco productsUse of tobacco products Use of alcoholUse of alcohol Use of illegal drugsUse of illegal drugs Not being physically activeNot being physically active Being promiscuous (not taking Being promiscuous (not taking

safety measures)safety measures)

AbstainingAbstaining

Benefits of abstaining from sexual activity:Benefits of abstaining from sexual activity: Never have to worry about unplanned pregnancyNever have to worry about unplanned pregnancy Will not be faced with the difficult decisions associated Will not be faced with the difficult decisions associated

with unplanned pregnancy, such as being a single with unplanned pregnancy, such as being a single parentparent

Will not have to take on the many responsibilities of Will not have to take on the many responsibilities of caring for a childcaring for a child

Don’t have to worry about sexually transmitted Don’t have to worry about sexually transmitted infections (including HIV infection)infections (including HIV infection)

Are free of the emotional problems that usually Are free of the emotional problems that usually accompany sexual activity, such as guilt, regret, and accompany sexual activity, such as guilt, regret, and rejectionrejection

Are making a choice that is always legalAre making a choice that is always legal