What are Health What are Health and Wellness?and Wellness?

Ms. Fitchwell Ms. Fitchwell

Health EducationHealth Education

Bell Ringer August 26Bell Ringer August 26thth 20142014

• Explain a minimum of 5 ways that you Explain a minimum of 5 ways that you improved your health and wellness improved your health and wellness over summer break.over summer break.

Bell Ringer August 27Bell Ringer August 27th /28th th /28th 2014 2014• Name and describe 3 ways in which a Name and describe 3 ways in which a

person can become a health literate person can become a health literate individual.individual.

Bell Ringer August 28Bell Ringer August 28thth 2014 2014• Describe 3 ways that you can improve Describe 3 ways that you can improve

your mental/emotional health.your mental/emotional health.

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• 3 ways to promote health and wellness: 1. Lifestyle Factors 2. Attitudes Towards Health 3. Prevention. Provide 2 examples of how each promotes health and wellness

Bell Ringer Sept. 4th

Health refers to the overall well-being of your body, your mind, and your

relationships with other people. What are two additional factors that can be used to

evaluate your health?

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• Did you eat breakfast this morning? Did you eat breakfast this morning? If so, what did you eat? Would eating If so, what did you eat? Would eating breakfast be an example of a breakfast be an example of a lifestyle factor or a form of lifestyle factor or a form of Prevention?Prevention?

Health LiteracyHealth Literacy

• Health LiteracyHealth Literacy: involves an : involves an individual’s capacity to obtain, individual’s capacity to obtain, interpret and understand basic interpret and understand basic health information and services that health information and services that will promote positive health and will promote positive health and wellness.wellness.

In order to be Health Literate, a person must In order to be Health Literate, a person must be:be:

1.1. A Critical Thinker and Problem SolverA Critical Thinker and Problem Solver– Can evaluate information and solve problems Can evaluate information and solve problems

encounteredencountered

2.2. A Responsible, Productive CitizenA Responsible, Productive Citizen– Must make decisions that promote health to himself Must make decisions that promote health to himself

and those around himand those around him

3.3. A Self-Directed LearnerA Self-Directed Learner– Able to gather and use accurate information Able to gather and use accurate information

throughout life.throughout life.– Able to gain knowledge based on issues that arise in Able to gain knowledge based on issues that arise in

various times of lifevarious times of life

4.4. An Effective CommunicatorAn Effective Communicator– Can communicate knowledge and information to Can communicate knowledge and information to

others in variety of formsothers in variety of forms

OUR GOAL……………OUR GOAL……………• Improved Improved Quality of lifeQuality of life

The degree of overall satisfaction that a The degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from lifeperson gets from life

So why has the emphasis of health shifted So why has the emphasis of health shifted from the absence of disease to a broader from the absence of disease to a broader focus on the person’s quality of life???focus on the person’s quality of life???

• length of lifelength of life• Conditions we live underConditions we live under• Medical advancesMedical advances• Improvements in sanitationImprovements in sanitation

Life expectancyLife expectancy

• 1900 ____________________47 years1900 ____________________47 years• 1920 ____________________54.1 years1920 ____________________54.1 years• 1940____________________62.9 years1940____________________62.9 years• 1960____________________69.7 years1960____________________69.7 years• 1980____________________73.7 years1980____________________73.7 years• 1985____________________74.7 years1985____________________74.7 years• 2009____________________78 years2009____________________78 years

• Why is it easier to have a longer life in our Why is it easier to have a longer life in our country vs. some other places in the world?country vs. some other places in the world?

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2102rank.html

• So just what determines So just what determines YOUR YOUR health and health and

wellness???wellness???Mainly your lifestyle!Mainly your lifestyle!

Today’s leading causes of death are diseases Today’s leading causes of death are diseases that are strongly influenced by your that are strongly influenced by your lifestyle.lifestyle.

In the early 1900’s the leading causes of In the early 1900’s the leading causes of diseases could be passed on from one diseases could be passed on from one person to anotherperson to another

Leading causes of deathLeading causes of death19001900 TodayToday

1. 1. pneumonia/influenzapneumonia/influenza 1. Heart disease1. Heart disease

2. tuberculosis2. tuberculosis 2.2. CancerCancer

3. 3. Diseases of the stomachDiseases of the stomach 3.3. StrokeStroke

4. Heart disease4. Heart disease 4.4. AccidentsAccidents

5.5. StrokeStroke 5. Lung disease5. Lung disease

6. Kidney Disease6. Kidney Disease 6. 6. pneumonia/influenzapneumonia/influenza

7. Accidents7. Accidents 7. diabetes7. diabetes

8. Cancer8. Cancer 8. suicide8. suicide

9. Childhood disease9. Childhood disease 9. Liver disease9. Liver disease

10. Diptheria10. Diptheria 10. Atherosclerosis10. Atherosclerosis

HealthHealth

• Health is not merely the Physical well-Health is not merely the Physical well-being of an individualbeing of an individual

• HealthHealth is the combination of your …… is the combination of your ……

3 Elements of Health3 Elements of Health

•Physical HealthPhysical Health•Mental/Emotional HealthMental/Emotional Health•Social HealthSocial Health

Physical HealthPhysical Health• Physical HealthPhysical Health

– The way the parts of the body and systems of The way the parts of the body and systems of the body work togetherthe body work together

• When you are physically healthy, your body…When you are physically healthy, your body…– Has the ability to cope with daily stressesHas the ability to cope with daily stresses– Has the strength and energy to pursue physical

challenges and fight off illnesses and infections– Has the strength and energy to deal with Has the strength and energy to deal with

mental, emotional and social changes in lifemental, emotional and social changes in life

Mental/Emotional HealthMental/Emotional Health• Mental HealthMental Health

– Mental health includes:Mental health includes:• Your ability to meet the Your ability to meet the

demands of daily life.demands of daily life.• Your ability to use and Your ability to use and

develop critical thinking develop critical thinking skillsskills

– People with good People with good mental health see…mental health see…• Learning new Learning new

information as a life information as a life process that is process that is enjoyableenjoyable

• Making mistakes as Making mistakes as a chance to learn, a chance to learn, grow, and changegrow, and change

• Emotional HealthEmotional Health– Emotional health includes:Emotional health includes:

• Your feelings about yourselfYour feelings about yourself• How you relate to othersHow you relate to others• Being in touch with your Being in touch with your

own feelingsown feelings• Expressing your emotions in Expressing your emotions in

a healthful waya healthful way

– People with good emotional People with good emotional health…health…

• Avoid negative thoughts Avoid negative thoughts and emotionsand emotions

• Consider all options and Consider all options and situations, then situations, then rationally expresses rationally expresses his/her emotions in his/her emotions in response to the situationresponse to the situation

Social HealthSocial Health

• Involves the way you Involves the way you get along with others.get along with others.

• Also involves:Also involves:– Your ability to make Your ability to make

and and keepkeep friends friends– Your ability to Your ability to

cooperate and cooperate and communicate with communicate with others around you.others around you.

– It involves a constant It involves a constant respect and sense of respect and sense of responsibility for self responsibility for self and others.and others.

Health TriangleHealth Triangle

•In order to have In order to have optimal health, a optimal health, a person must be person must be equally healthy in all equally healthy in all three areas of the three areas of the triangle.triangle.

•When one side of the When one side of the triangle gets too triangle gets too much or little much or little attention, the triangle attention, the triangle becomes lopsided.becomes lopsided.

HOW SO????HOW SO????

•To be truly healthy, To be truly healthy, you need to keep all 3 you need to keep all 3 sides of your health sides of your health triangle - and your life triangle - and your life - in balance- in balance

Health ContinuumHealth Continuum

• Your health is dynamic (always Your health is dynamic (always changing)changing)

• Your health is always changing its place Your health is always changing its place on the continuumon the continuum

• From day to day (year to year), you From day to day (year to year), you experience different levels of total experience different levels of total healthhealth

NOTE: NOTE: THIS CAN BE CONTROLLABLETHIS CAN BE CONTROLLABLE

The Health ContinuumThe Health Continuum

Many people

function below the midpoint

line

People on this side of the continuum usually exhibit a high degree of responsibility, discipline and positive direction in life. They accept the responsibility for maintaining their own health.

People on this side of the continuum usually do not take responsibility for maintaining their own health.

Improved Health and Wellness

Loss of Health and Wellness

High Level of Health

Premature Death

WellnessWellness

• WELLNESSWELLNESS – optimal health and – optimal health and vitality encompassing all 3 areas of vitality encompassing all 3 areas of health.health.

Wellness

(+) Physical Health

(+) Mental/Emotional

Health

(+) Social Health

WellnessWellness

• A person with a balanced life is said to have A person with a balanced life is said to have a high degree of wellness, or total health. a high degree of wellness, or total health.

• It comes from a way of living each day that It comes from a way of living each day that includes making decisions and practicing includes making decisions and practicing behaviors that are based on sound health behaviors that are based on sound health knowledge and healthful attitudes. knowledge and healthful attitudes.

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

Our GoalOur Goal

Healthy Eating Club, 2001

Optimal Health and Wellness

Promoting Your HealthPromoting Your Health

• In addition to becoming health In addition to becoming health literate, there are 3 ways to promote literate, there are 3 ways to promote your health and wellnessyour health and wellness

– (+) Lifestyle Factors(+) Lifestyle Factors– (+) Attitudes Toward Health(+) Attitudes Toward Health– Prevention of Injury and IllnessPrevention of Injury and Illness

(+) Lifestyle Factors(+) Lifestyle Factors• Lifestyle factorsLifestyle factors: are personal behaviors and habits : are personal behaviors and habits

related to the way that a person lives, that helps to related to the way that a person lives, that helps to determine their healthdetermine their health

• Seven (+) Lifestyle factorsSeven (+) Lifestyle factors– Sleep 7-8 hours per nightSleep 7-8 hours per night– Eat nutritious foods from each of the food groupsEat nutritious foods from each of the food groups– Refrain from smoking, tobacco products and those who do Refrain from smoking, tobacco products and those who do

use those productsuse those products– Eat breakfast dailyEat breakfast daily– Do 30 minutes of non-stop physical activity at least 3 times Do 30 minutes of non-stop physical activity at least 3 times

per weekper week– Do not use alcohol or other drugsDo not use alcohol or other drugs– Maintain recommended weight Maintain recommended weight

HOW MANY OF THESE LIFESTYLE HOW MANY OF THESE LIFESTYLE FACTORS DO YOU FOLLOW?FACTORS DO YOU FOLLOW?

(+) Health Attitudes(+) Health Attitudes

• It is not enough to just KNOW what to do to It is not enough to just KNOW what to do to stay healthy.stay healthy.

• You must BELIEVE that there is some benefit You must BELIEVE that there is some benefit to good health habits and problems for poor to good health habits and problems for poor health habits.health habits.

• Studies have shown that people with (+) Studies have shown that people with (+) attitudes are less likely to suffer injury and attitudes are less likely to suffer injury and illness than those who have (-) attitudes illness than those who have (-) attitudes (STRESS)(STRESS)

Prevention Prevention

• PreventionPrevention: practicing healthy habits to keep a : practicing healthy habits to keep a person well and free from disease and other person well and free from disease and other ailmentsailments

• Preventing injury and illness is the best way to Preventing injury and illness is the best way to promote healthpromote health

• Examples:Examples:– Wear seatbeltWear seatbelt– Wear helmetsWear helmets– Apply sunscreen Apply sunscreen – Avoid dangerous situations/areasAvoid dangerous situations/areas– Perform (+) lifestyle factorsPerform (+) lifestyle factors

Create your own Health Triangle

Health Triangle Directions

ReferencesReferences

• Health: A Guide to WellnessHealth: A Guide to Wellness. . Glencoe/McGraw Hill, 2003.Glencoe/McGraw Hill, 2003.

• Healthy Eating Club, 2001.