WHAT IS HEALTH?

Chapter 1.1 – 6th grade

Chapter 1.1 VOCABULARY

• Health• Wellness• Habit

What is Health?

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PHYSICAL HEALTH

Measured by what you DO as well as what you DON’T do.

• DON’T DO: Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs• DO: Balance TV/Video Games with

Exercise» Playing sports» Hiking» Aerobics» Swimming» Dancing » Walking

MENTAL/EMOTIONAL HEALTH

Learning to think POSITIVELY and EXPRESS FEELINGS in healthy

ways

Use POSITIVE THINKING Know when to ASK for HELP!

SOCIAL HEALTH

COMMUNICATING well with and having RESPECT for family,

friends and acquaintances.

Building relationships with people you can TRUST

VOCABULARY

Health:

A combination of Physical, Mental/Emotional and

Social well-being

Wellness: A state of Well-being, or Total health

Habit: A pattern of behavior that you follow almost without

thinking

INFLUENCES ON YOUR HEALTH

Chapter 1.2 – 6th Grade

Chapter 1.2 VOCABULARY

Heredity EnvironmentCulture PeersMedia TechnologyBehavior Attitude

Factors that Affect your Health

• Your health is influenced by personal taste (things you choose to do or not do)

• Also influenced by: heredity, environment, family, culture, the media, and technology

HEREDITY

• Process by which biological parents pass traits to their children.

• Risks of developing diseases: diabetes or allergies• Athletic ability or Musical ability• Physical traits

» Eyes, skin, and hair colors» Body type» Body size

ENVIRONMENT

The sum total of your surroundings

• WHERE you live and go to school• WHAT you breath and water you drink

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECTS ON YOUR HEALTH

FAMILY AND CULTURE

• Culture: the collected beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group.

• Factors include: eating habits (when and what), physical activity, use of health services

PEERSFriends and other people in your age group

Positive and Negative Influences

Volunteering

Risky Behaviors

Sports and Exercise

MEDIA and TECHNOLOGY• Media: various methods of communicating

information, including newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and Internet.

• Technology: Use of scientific ideas to improve the quality of life

How are these RELATED?

BEHAVIOR and ATTITUDES

What you CHOOSE to do in various situations and events is BEHAVIOR.

What you BELIEVE or FEEL about someone or something is ATTITUDE.

KNOWING

CONSEQUENCES

OF CHOICES AND

BEHAVIORS

TAKE RESPONSIBILITY

FOR HEALTH