Ch 1: Living a Healthy Life

Lesson 1- Your Health and Wellness

Health-the combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social health

-being healthy means knowing various strategies when making decisions related to health needs and risks of young adults

Wellness- an overall state of well-being, or total health

Health Continuum

Premature Death

High Level

of Health

-Your health can be measured on a sliding scale, with many degrees of health and wellness.-Your health is constantly changing and you can be at any point on the health continuum at any time.

Promoting Your Health

Lifestyle Factors Wellness and Prevention Health Education Nation’s Health Goals Health Literacy

Lifestyle Factors

Personal behaviors related to the way a person lives

Can be positive or negative depending on choices

positiveNegative

Prevention

Practicing health and safety habits to remain free from disease and injury

Health Education

Providing accurate health information to help people make healthy choices

This is why you are taking this class!! Our job is to provide you with

information so you can make healthy choices

Nations Health Goals

Healthy People 2020- nationwide health promotion and disease prevention plan designed to serve as a guide for improving the health of all people in the United States.

Healthy People 2020 - Improving the Health of Americans

Health Literate

A person’s capacity to learn about and understand basic health information and services. › Critical thinker and problem solver› Responsible, productive citizen› Self-directed learner› Effective communicator