what is health
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This gives a very brief overview of health for freshmen students.TRANSCRIPT
TOPICS• Concepts of Health• School Health Services• Stages of Growth and
Development• Factors and Problems Affecting
Growth and Development
CONCEPTS OF
HEALTH
What is HEALTH?
A state of physical, mental, and social well-
being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity.
What is HEALTH?A state of physical and mental
integrity that allows one person to perform different
roles and deal with stress . It also pertains to freedom from disease and untimely death.
Therefore, HEALTH is…
1. The total well-beingof an individual.
2. The efficiency provided by both physical and mental well-being that help the person be emotionally steady, socially and morally sound.
Why is HEALTH important?1. A healthy person can be more productive and happy in life.
2. A person who is healthy can deal positively with the challenges of life.
3. A healthy individual is more likely to live longer.
Dimensions of HEALTH
HEALTH
PHYSICAL
EMOTIONAL
SOCIAL
MENTAL
TRIANGLE OF HEALTH
COLLAGE PROJECT
SCHOOL HEALTH
SERVICES
The health of a person is a cooperative effort of the
individual, members of the family, school, and the
community.
The school has a very important role for it is
responsible in promoting, improving, and
maintaining the desired health level of its students.
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES are programs and activities
designed to promote, protect, improve, and maintain the
health and well-being of every student.
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES1. Health Appraisal- A process of determining
the current health status of the student for proper intervention.
1. Health Appraisal includes:a. Complete analysis of the student’s health history (past records, family health background and current status)
b. Health Screeningc. Behavior and
Performance Observation
d. Physical Examination
HEALTH APPRAISAL includes:1. Arms, hands, and
fingernails2. Eyes 5. Mouth and 3. Nose Throat4. Teeth 6. Ears
7. Neck and Chest8. Hair9. Feet and Legs10. Skin11. Height and Weight
SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES
1. Physical Screeninga. Height-taking b. Weight-takingc. Vision-testingd. Hearing testing
Presentation and Control of Communicable Diseases
Proper education about diseases isimportant for their prevention.
Students should learn the signs andsymptoms of any disease in order to
prevent its onset and avoidcomplications.
Health and Nutrition Counseling, Follow-Through, and Referral
These are the activities designed to help you achieve and maintain your desired health level and must be administered by the Guidance Counselor.
If a student failed in the physical screening, a referral is made to:
1. School Physician2. Rural Health Unit3. Provincial Health Hospital4. Private Health Practitioner
5. DSWD6. Other Cooperating Agencies or
Organizations7. Safety and First Aide Emergency
Care Centers
Safety and Emergency Care
This refers to the measures undertaken by the school authorities to prevent injury or even death.
Care of exceptional children or children who deviate from average children
School health programs should be properly delivered through effort of teachers, school physician, nurse, dentist, health coordinator, and other allied health professionals.
STAGES OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Lesson 3:
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
This refers to the area of health that focuses on caring for the body systems, recognizing changes during growth periods and accepting maleness or femaleness, appearance and one’s learning styles.
It also concerns in …
1. Achieving appropriate development tasks
2. Learning about the beginning of life3. Recognizing the needs of people of
different ages4. Preparing for aging5. Sharing feelings about dying and death
(Meeks and Heit, 1996)
The period from the first year of life through your teenage years is the time of rapid growth.
STAGES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
ERIK ERIKSON organized growth and development into eight stages that extended from birth to death. He is a developmental psychologist who studied the social and emotional developments of individuals from infancy to old age.