YOUR HEALTHYOUR HEALTH AND AND

WELLNESSWELLNESS

Are you a healthy person?Are you a healthy person?

What is health?

What is wellness?

• The definition of health is:The definition of health is:

• A combination of physical, A combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being.mental/emotional, and social well-being.

WHAT IS WELLNESS?WHAT IS WELLNESS?

• It is an overall state of It is an overall state of

well-being, or total health.well-being, or total health.

• Achieving wellness requires an Achieving wellness requires an ongoing, lifelong commitment to ongoing, lifelong commitment to physical, mental/emotional, and social physical, mental/emotional, and social health.health.

THE HEALTH THE HEALTH CONTINUUMCONTINUUM

PREMATURE LOSS OF HEALTH IMPROVED HEALTH HIGH LEVEL DEATH AND WELLNESS AND WELLNESS OF HEALTH

CHRONIC

DISORDERS

LACK OF ENERGY, INATTENTION, MINOR ACHES AND PAINS

MANY PEOPLE FUNCTION BELOW THE WELLNESS MIDPOINT

FREE FROM ACHES AND PAINS

MODERATE LEVEL OF ENERGY

OPTIMAL LEVEL OF ENERGY,FEELING OF WELL-BEING

PEOPLE ON THIS SIDE OF THE CONTINUUM USUALLY DO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTAINING THEIR OWN HEALTH

PEOPLE ON THIS SIDE OF THE CONTINUUM USUALLY EXHIBIT A HIGH DEGREE OF RESPONSIBILITY, DISCIPLINE, AND POSITIVE DIRECTIONS IN LIFE. THEY ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTAINING THEIR OWN HEALTH.

WHERE ARE YOU?WHERE ARE YOU?THINK ABOUT YOUR HEALTH AND DECIDE WHERE YOU ARE ON THE CONTINUUM AND WHY.

LIFESTYLE FACTORSLIFESTYLE FACTORS

• Habits that are personal behaviors Habits that are personal behaviors related to the way a person lives. Some related to the way a person lives. Some are linked to specific diseases and are linked to specific diseases and others to good healthothers to good health

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE FOLLOWING ARE LIFESTYLE FACTORS:LIFESTYLE FACTORS:

• 8 - 10 hours of sleep each night8 - 10 hours of sleep each night• Healthy breakfastHealthy breakfast• Eat variety of nutritious foodsEat variety of nutritious foods• Physical activity for 30 minutesPhysical activity for 30 minutes• Healthy weightHealthy weight• Avoid tobacco, alcohol, drugsAvoid tobacco, alcohol, drugs• Abstain from sexual activity before marriageAbstain from sexual activity before marriage• Manage stressManage stress• Maintain positive relationshipsMaintain positive relationships• Practice safe behaviorPractice safe behavior

WHAT IS PREVENTION?WHAT IS PREVENTION?

• Prevention is practicing health and Prevention is practicing health and safety habits to remain free from safety habits to remain free from disease and injurydisease and injury

WHAT IS HEALTH EDUCATION?WHAT IS HEALTH EDUCATION?

• It is providing of accurate health It is providing of accurate health information to help people make information to help people make healthy choiceshealthy choices

• The goal of health education is to show The goal of health education is to show people the relationship of healthful people the relationship of healthful living to their quality of life.living to their quality of life.

HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010

• The goal of this group is to increase The goal of this group is to increase quality and years of healthy life for all quality and years of healthy life for all americans and remove health americans and remove health differences that result from factors differences that result from factors such as gender, race, education, such as gender, race, education, disability, and location.disability, and location.

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WHAT THE HEALTH TRIANGLE WHAT THE HEALTH TRIANGLE MEANS.MEANS.

• All sides are connectedAll sides are connected

• When one side is affected the other When one side is affected the other sides become unbalancedsides become unbalanced

• You must take responsibility to keep all You must take responsibility to keep all sides maintainedsides maintained

PHYSICAL HEALTH HAS TO DO PHYSICAL HEALTH HAS TO DO WITH :WITH :

• How well your body functions How well your body functions • Good physical health means you have Good physical health means you have

energy to perform activities of daily life, to energy to perform activities of daily life, to cope with everyday challenges and stresses, cope with everyday challenges and stresses, to resist diseases, and to avoid injuryto resist diseases, and to avoid injury

• You get enough sleep and restYou get enough sleep and rest• You eat nutritious mealsYou eat nutritious meals• You are physically active on a regular basisYou are physically active on a regular basis• You avoid harmful substancesYou avoid harmful substances

MENTAL/EMOTIONAL HEALTHMENTAL/EMOTIONAL HEALTHWHAT IS IT?WHAT IS IT?

It is how well you meet the It is how well you meet the demands of daily life and your demands of daily life and your ability to process informationability to process information

People with good mental health: People with good mental health: • Enjoy challengesEnjoy challenges• Accept responsibility for their actionsAccept responsibility for their actions• Stand up for their beliefs and valuesStand up for their beliefs and values• Are in touch with their feelings and can express Are in touch with their feelings and can express

them in appropriate waysthem in appropriate ways• Can deal with the frustrations of lifeCan deal with the frustrations of life• Avoid dwelling on negative thoughts and instead Avoid dwelling on negative thoughts and instead

use positive thoughts and action to move forward use positive thoughts and action to move forward

SOCIAL HEALTHSOCIAL HEALTH

• What is it?What is it? It is how you get along with others.It is how you get along with others.

It includes:It includes:• Your ability to make and keep friendsYour ability to make and keep friends• To work and play in cooperative waysTo work and play in cooperative ways• To communicate well and show respect To communicate well and show respect

and care for yourself and othersand care for yourself and others

INFLUENCES ON YOUR HEALTHINFLUENCES ON YOUR HEALTHHOW DO THESE PUT YOU AT HOW DO THESE PUT YOU AT

RISK FOR DISEASE?RISK FOR DISEASE?

• HeredityHeredity

• EnvironmentEnvironment

• Lifestyle factorsLifestyle factors

WHAT IS HEREDITYWHAT IS HEREDITY

• Your heredity refers to all the traits that Your heredity refers to all the traits that were biologically passed on to you were biologically passed on to you from your parents.from your parents.

• Color of eyesColor of eyes

• Color or hairColor or hair

• Height Height

WHAT IS YOUR ENVIROMENTWHAT IS YOUR ENVIROMENT

• Your environment is the sum of your Your environment is the sum of your surroundings, including your family, surroundings, including your family, your neighborhood, your school, your your neighborhood, your school, your job, and your life experiences.job, and your life experiences.

• This is physical, social and cultural.This is physical, social and cultural.

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTPHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

• Physical: if you are safe you are more Physical: if you are safe you are more likely to enjoy good physical and likely to enjoy good physical and mental health. If you are not safe you mental health. If you are not safe you might experience stress.might experience stress.

SOCIAL ENVIROMENTSOCIAL ENVIROMENT

• Loyal and supportive friends have a Loyal and supportive friends have a positive effect on your health. Those positive effect on your health. Those that take part in dangerous, unhealthy, that take part in dangerous, unhealthy, or illegal behaviors create pressure and or illegal behaviors create pressure and stress for you. Standing up to peer stress for you. Standing up to peer pressure can be challenging so choose pressure can be challenging so choose friends that care about their health and friends that care about their health and yours. (Peers are people the same age yours. (Peers are people the same age as you who share similar interests.)as you who share similar interests.)

CULTURE ENVIROMENTCULTURE ENVIROMENT

• This refers to the collective beliefs, This refers to the collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group. customs, and behaviors of a group. The group may be an ethnic group, a The group may be an ethnic group, a community, a nation, or a specific part community, a nation, or a specific part of the world. Your culture gives you a of the world. Your culture gives you a sense of identity.sense of identity.

INFLUENCES ON YOUR INFLUENCES ON YOUR HEALTHHEALTH

• Attitude: this is the way you view a situation and it Attitude: this is the way you view a situation and it affets the choices you make. For example if you tend affets the choices you make. For example if you tend to see the positive in a situation you are more likely to to see the positive in a situation you are more likely to have better health.have better health.

• Behavior: you do have control over your behavior. If Behavior: you do have control over your behavior. If you know your family has a history of heart disease you know your family has a history of heart disease you can lower your risk of developing the disease by you can lower your risk of developing the disease by practicing healthy habits.practicing healthy habits.

• Media: this has a big infulence on your health. The tv, Media: this has a big infulence on your health. The tv, radio,and internet provides information that puts ideas radio,and internet provides information that puts ideas in our heads.in our heads.

• Technology: this has an impact on our health Technology: this has an impact on our health because medical advances have brought us because medical advances have brought us screenings and treatment for major diseases such as screenings and treatment for major diseases such as heart disease, cancer , aids and so on.heart disease, cancer , aids and so on.

RISK BEHAVIORRISK BEHAVIOR

• Risk behaviors are actions that can Risk behaviors are actions that can potentially threaten your health or the potentially threaten your health or the health of others.health of others.

ABSTAINABSTAIN

• Abstinence is avoiding harmful Abstinence is avoiding harmful behaviors, including the use of behaviors, including the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs and tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs and sexual activity before marriage.sexual activity before marriage.