Health VocabularyHealth Vocabulary

► Overall HealthOverall Health = physical, emotional and social = physical, emotional and social health of a personhealth of a person

► WellnessWellness = Quality of life that results from a = Quality of life that results from a persons health statuspersons health status

► Risk factor-Risk factor- Something that increases the odds of a negative Something that increases the odds of a negative outcomeoutcome

► Protective Factor-Protective Factor- Something that increases the chances of a Something that increases the chances of a good outcomegood outcome

► Quality of lifeQuality of life= Degree to which a person lives life = Degree to which a person lives life to the fullest capacityto the fullest capacity

► Habit- is a pattern of behavior that you follow almost without thinking.

Health VocabularyHealth Vocabulary

►Physical health-Physical health- Condition of a Condition of a person’s physical stateperson’s physical state

►Mental emotional health-Mental emotional health- Condition of Condition of a persons mind and the way that a persons mind and the way that person expresses feelingsperson expresses feelings

►Family social health-Family social health- Condition of a Condition of a persons relationship with family persons relationship with family members and othersmembers and others

The Health TriangleThe Health Triangle

10 Factors effect health status10 Factors effect health status

Health StatusHealth Status = The overall sum of positive and = The overall sum of positive and negative influences on a persons health.negative influences on a persons health.

1.1. Health knowledgeHealth knowledge

2.2. Access to infoAccess to info

3.3. BehaviorsBehaviors

4.4. Respond to Respond to influencesinfluences

5.5. Communication Communication skillsskills

6. Decisions made6. Decisions made

7. Advocacy7. Advocacy

8.Heredity8.Heredity

9. Quality of 9. Quality of environmentenvironment

10. Random events10. Random events

10 Leading health indicators10 Leading health indicatorsHealth IndicatorHealth Indicator► Directly measurable variable that reflects the health Directly measurable variable that reflects the health

status of a person or population.status of a person or population.

1.Physical activity1.Physical activity2.Overweight & obesity2.Overweight & obesity3.Tobacco use3.Tobacco use4. Substance abuse4. Substance abuse5.Responsible sexual behavior5.Responsible sexual behavior6.Mental health6.Mental health7. Injury & violence7. Injury & violence8. Environmental quality8. Environmental quality9.Immunization9.Immunization10.Access to health care10.Access to health care

88 Dimensions of WellnessDimensions of Wellness WellnessWellness = Quality of life that results from = Quality of life that results from

a persons health statusa persons health status

► 1. Family-Social1. Family-Social► 2.Physical2.Physical► 3. Mental-Emotional3. Mental-Emotional► 4. Intellectual4. Intellectual► 5. Environmental5. Environmental► 6.Spiritual6.Spiritual► 7. Career 7. Career ► FinancialFinancial

Social WellnessSocial Wellness

► The process of The process of creating and creating and maintaining healthy maintaining healthy relationships relationships through the choices through the choices we make.we make.

Physical WellnessPhysical Wellness

►The process of making choices to The process of making choices to create flexible, cardiovascular fit, create flexible, cardiovascular fit, energetic and strong bodies.energetic and strong bodies.

Emotional WellnessEmotional Wellness

► The process of The process of accepting our accepting our worth, creating, worth, creating, recognizing and recognizing and expressing feelings expressing feelings in appropriate and in appropriate and healthy ways.healthy ways.

Intellectual WellnessIntellectual Wellness

► The process of using The process of using our minds to create our minds to create a greater a greater understanding and understanding and appreciation for the appreciation for the universe. Thinking universe. Thinking outside the box outside the box while respecting while respecting opinions and opinions and judgments made by judgments made by those around us.those around us.

Environmental WellnessEnvironmental Wellness

► Making appropriate choices that Making appropriate choices that positively effect our physical positively effect our physical surroundings. Includes the surroundings. Includes the improvement and maintenance of air, improvement and maintenance of air, water and other physical resources water and other physical resources that can be left for later generations.that can be left for later generations.

Spiritual WellnessSpiritual Wellness

► Developing a personal meaning for Developing a personal meaning for life through guiding values and life through guiding values and

principals.principals.

Occupational / FinancialOccupational / Financial

► Career Occupational Career Occupational WellnessWellness A person’s A person’s level of satisfaction level of satisfaction derived from their derived from their own work.own work.

► Financial WellnessFinancial Wellness Satisfaction with Satisfaction with current and future current and future financial situations financial situations

Six behaviors that contribute to Six behaviors that contribute to our wellnessour wellness

► Be physically activeBe physically active►Choosing a healthy dietChoosing a healthy diet►Maintain a healthy body weightMaintain a healthy body weight►Manage stressManage stress►Avoid Drugs, Tobacco and AlcoholAvoid Drugs, Tobacco and Alcohol►Protect yourself from disease and Protect yourself from disease and

injuryinjury

Wellness Continuum

►Health falls somewhere on a line (continuum) from a high level of health to a low level of health.

►Your CHOICES determine whether YOU have a High or Low level of health.

Risk = Risk = Taking chance that has a random Taking chance that has a random outcomeoutcome

Health Concept = Health Concept = General understanding of General understanding of health knowledge.health knowledge.

What is your change?What is your change?

►To improve our health and wellness we To improve our health and wellness we must select or identify behavior must select or identify behavior changes that must be made to create changes that must be made to create BALANCE.BALANCE.

►Target Behavior-Target Behavior- An isolated behavior An isolated behavior selected as the object for a behavior selected as the object for a behavior changechange

What do you want to What do you want to change?change?

Six stages of changeSix stages of change1.1. Pre-contemplationPre-contemplation

2.2. ContemplationContemplation3.3. PreparationPreparation

4.4. ActionAction5.5. Maintenance Maintenance

6.6. Termination of old life habitTermination of old life habitWhat does each look like?What does each look like?

My challenge to youMy challenge to you

Review

► Name 6 stages of change► Pre cont, cont, preparation, action, Maintenance

and Termination► What is something that increases the chance of a

negative outcome?► Risk Factor► What are the 3 sides of the Health Triangle?► Family social, Physical and Emotional► What is the degree to which someone lives life to

the fullest capacity?► Quality of life