Your Health and Your Health and WellnessWellness

HealthHealth is the state of is the state of complete physical, complete physical, mental, social and mental, social and

emotional well-being.emotional well-being.

Overview of HealthOverview of Health

This Introduction unit is a complete This Introduction unit is a complete overview of what will be taught in overview of what will be taught in Health Class. Health Class.

All 8 Health Standards will be All 8 Health Standards will be introduced introduced

On-Going Assignment: Will count as On-Going Assignment: Will count as ½ Final Exam Grade½ Final Exam Grade

Creating a Personal Community Creating a Personal Community Resource GuideResource Guide

Personal Community Personal Community Resource BookletResource Booklet

Using Key Note or NotabilityUsing Key Note or Notability Student will create a resource Student will create a resource

booklet booklet (HE. H.S.3)(HE. H.S.3) Pass out rubric (examples)Pass out rubric (examples) www.whycantyou.org www.cdc.org www.walton.k12.ga.us Walton County Health Department 770-Walton County Health Department 770-

207-4125207-4125

Health StandardsHealth Standards HE. H.S.1: Students will comprehend concepts

related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

Essential Questions What impact do health behaviors have on health status? How are emotional/social/physical health related? How are environmental and personal health related? How does knowing your genetics and personal history help in making

health choices? What are ways one can reduce or prevent injuries or health problems? How are access to health care and health status related? How could benefits or practicing a variety of healthy behaviors

compare/contrast to the barriers? How could practicing unhealthy behaviors result in injury, illness or death? How can the potential consequences of having unprotected sex affect

physical, emotional and social health?

HE H.S.2:HE H.S.2:Students will analyze the influence of Students will analyze the influence of

family, peers, media, culture, family, peers, media, culture, technology, and other factors on health technology, and other factors on health

behaviorsbehaviors

How does family influence your How does family influence your health? health?

How does media/technology How does media/technology influence your health?influence your health?

How do peers influence your health?How do peers influence your health?

HE H.S. 3: Students will demonstrate the ability to access valid information and products and services to enhance

health.Unit E.Q.: How do I utilize valid

information and products (technology and community resources) to address

my personal health?

My Community Resources Booklet:•Walton County Fire Department

Health Standards Health Standards (cont.)(cont.)

Health Standards Health Standards (cont.)(cont.)

HE. H.S.4: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

Unit E.Q.: How can I effectively communicate to enhance personal, family, and community

health?

 HE. H.S.5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

Health Standards Health Standards (cont.)(cont.)

HE. H.S.6:HE. H.S.6: Students will demonstrate the ability to use Students will demonstrate the ability to use goal setting skills to enhance healthgoal setting skills to enhance health

Unit E.QUnit E.Q. How can I use both short-term and long-term . How can I use both short-term and long-term goals to enhance personal health?goals to enhance personal health?

HE. H.S.7: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risk

Unit E.Q.: What positive behaviors can be chosen to avoid or reduce health risks?

HE. H.S.8: Students will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal family and community health

Unit E.Q.: How do I show that I am an advocate for personal, family and community health?

The Three Elements of Your The Three Elements of Your HealthHealth

Physical HealthPhysical Health: the way that your body : the way that your body works together. Personal appearance! works together. Personal appearance! Allows your body to be able to handle Allows your body to be able to handle stress.stress.

Mental and Emotional HealthMental and Emotional Health: includes : includes how you feel about yourself and how well how you feel about yourself and how well you relate to others, and how well you meet you relate to others, and how well you meet the demands of daily living. They accept the demands of daily living. They accept responsibility for their actions and stand up responsibility for their actions and stand up for their beliefs and values.for their beliefs and values.

Social HealthSocial Health: is the way that you : is the way that you communicate with each other.communicate with each other.

Health TriangleHealth Triangle

Has 3 components consisting of physical, Has 3 components consisting of physical, mental/emotional and social health.mental/emotional and social health.

The ultimate goal is to have a balance The ultimate goal is to have a balance between the 3 parts of the triangle.between the 3 parts of the triangle.

Anything effecting 1 component will through Anything effecting 1 component will through it off balance and effect the other it off balance and effect the other components.components. Example: If a student gets in a fight they will Example: If a student gets in a fight they will

suffer injuries (physical health) and they will have suffer injuries (physical health) and they will have to deal with troubles among friends and/or others to deal with troubles among friends and/or others trying to cause more trouble (social health). trying to cause more trouble (social health).

Health TriangleHealth Triangle

Triangle AssignmentTriangle Assignment

Using the IPad: App: Keynote or Using the IPad: App: Keynote or NotabilityNotability or a sheet of paperor a sheet of paper

IS YOUR HEALTH TRIANGLE IS YOUR HEALTH TRIANGLE BALANCED?BALANCED?

Illustrate/write 3 characteristics that Illustrate/write 3 characteristics that represent each of the 3 areas of YOUR represent each of the 3 areas of YOUR Health TriangleHealth Triangle

List 2 or 3 ways you can balance your List 2 or 3 ways you can balance your triangletriangle

The Health ContinuumThe Health Continuum A person with a balanced life is said to have a A person with a balanced life is said to have a

high degree of high degree of wellnesswellness, an overall state of , an overall state of well-being, or total health. The key to well-being, or total health. The key to wellness is wellness is preventionprevention, practicing healthy , practicing healthy habits to keep a person well and free from habits to keep a person well and free from disease and other ailments.disease and other ailments.

From day to day and year to year, you From day to day and year to year, you experience different levels of total health. experience different levels of total health. Any of the health areas-physical, Any of the health areas-physical, mental/emotional, or social-can suddenly mental/emotional, or social-can suddenly change.change.

Lifestyle FactorsLifestyle Factors

Lifestyle factorsLifestyle factors are personal are personal behaviors and habits related to behaviors and habits related to

the way a person lives, that help the way a person lives, that help determine his or her level of determine his or her level of

health.health.

Lifestyle FactorsLifestyle Factors Get between 7-8 hours of sleep per Get between 7-8 hours of sleep per

nightnight Eat nutritious foods from various food Eat nutritious foods from various food

groupsgroups Refrain from smoking and using tobacco Refrain from smoking and using tobacco

productsproducts Eat breakfast dailyEat breakfast daily 20-30 minutes of exercise 3 days a week20-30 minutes of exercise 3 days a week Refrain from alcohol and other drugsRefrain from alcohol and other drugs Maintain your recommended weight.Maintain your recommended weight.

Health Education and Health Education and LiteracyLiteracy

Health Education Health Education is the providing of is the providing of accurate health information in such a accurate health information in such a way as to influence people to change way as to influence people to change attitudes so that they take positive attitudes so that they take positive action about their health. action about their health. Health literacyHealth literacy describes an individual describes an individual’’s s capacity to obtain, interpret, and capacity to obtain, interpret, and understand basic health information and understand basic health information and services and use such information and services and use such information and services in ways that promote his or her services in ways that promote his or her health and wellness.health and wellness.

Being Health LiterateBeing Health LiterateA responsible, productive citizen.A responsible, productive citizen.

Promotes health of the community and world.Promotes health of the community and world.

Chooses safe, healthful and legal behaviors.Chooses safe, healthful and legal behaviors.

A critical thinker and problem solver.A critical thinker and problem solver.

Evaluate information from reliable Evaluate information from reliable sources.sources.

A self directed learner.A self directed learner.

Gather and use accurate, current health Gather and use accurate, current health information.information.

An effective communicator.An effective communicator.

Ability to express oneAbility to express one’’s knowledge.s knowledge.

Lesson 2Lesson 2

There are There are 33 main influences main influences on your health:on your health:1.1. HeredityHeredity2.2. BehaviorBehavior3.3. EnvironmentEnvironment

1.1. PhysicalPhysical2.2. SocialSocial3.3. CulturalCultural

HeredityHeredity

All the traits and properties that are All the traits and properties that are passed along biologically from both passed along biologically from both

parents to child.parents to child.• Hair colorHair color• Eye colorEye color• HeightHeight• Body typeBody type• Facial featuresFacial features• Body sizeBody size

BehaviorBehavior

Unlike heredity and environment, Unlike heredity and environment, you you can control behaviorcan control behavior. You have a . You have a choice as to what you choose to do.choice as to what you choose to do.

You can reduce your chances by acting in You can reduce your chances by acting in positive ways such as not participating positive ways such as not participating in risky behaviors. Risky behaviors can in risky behaviors. Risky behaviors can include smoking, drinking, speeding include smoking, drinking, speeding and following an unhealthy diet.and following an unhealthy diet.

Physical EnvironmentPhysical Environment

Physical environment is the Physical environment is the environment in which you live.environment in which you live.

Ask yourself this.Ask yourself this.

How is your environment?How is your environment?

What would you change?What would you change?

Do you want to raise your children Do you want to raise your children in this environment?in this environment?

Are you safe?Are you safe?

Social EnvironmentSocial Environment

Social environment includes your Social environment includes your family and other people with whom family and other people with whom you come in daily contact. you come in daily contact.

Is this a loving environment?Is this a loving environment?Is this a healthy situation for you?Is this a healthy situation for you?

Is it a supportive environment?Is it a supportive environment?

Peers – people the same age who Peers – people the same age who share a similar range of interestshare a similar range of interest

Cultural EnvironmentCultural Environment

CultureCulture – collective beliefs, customs – collective beliefs, customs and behaviors of a groupand behaviors of a group

These are all effected by culture:These are all effected by culture: The food you eatThe food you eat The language you speakThe language you speak The religion you practiceThe religion you practice The traditions you followThe traditions you follow

What are some of your family What are some of your family traditions?traditions?

Lesson 3Lesson 3Taking Charge of Your Taking Charge of Your

HealthHealthRisk FactorsRisk Factors – actions or behaviors that – actions or behaviors that

represent a potential health threatrepresent a potential health threat

The most prominent risk factors among The most prominent risk factors among teens include teens include behaviors that contribute behaviors that contribute to unintentional and intentional to unintentional and intentional injuries, tobacco use, alcohol and other injuries, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, unhealthy drug use, sexual behaviors, unhealthy eating habits and physical inactivity. eating habits and physical inactivity.

Cumulative RisksCumulative Risks

These are risks that one takes over These are risks that one takes over and over again. The effects of these and over again. The effects of these habits accumulate over time, leading habits accumulate over time, leading to serious health consequences.to serious health consequences.

Examples include an individual who Examples include an individual who repeatedly gets sun burned and a repeatedly gets sun burned and a frequent smoker or drinker. frequent smoker or drinker. What are the accumulated What are the accumulated

consequences of these actions?consequences of these actions?

Positive FactorsPositive Factors Positive Role ModelsPositive Role Models: these are your : these are your

peers, or people around you that you peers, or people around you that you look up to. Role models inspire you to look up to. Role models inspire you to work harder and to look forward to the work harder and to look forward to the future. They also aid in your decision future. They also aid in your decision making process.making process.

Positive ValuesPositive Values: Your values are beliefs : Your values are beliefs and standards of conduct that you find and standards of conduct that you find important. Values include character important. Values include character traits such as honesty, integrity, traits such as honesty, integrity, courage, loyalty and hard work.courage, loyalty and hard work.

Abstinence and Your Abstinence and Your HealthHealth

AbstinenceAbstinence is voluntarily choosing is voluntarily choosing not to do something.not to do something.

Valuing your health is very Valuing your health is very important: Abstaining from sexual important: Abstaining from sexual activity before marriage and from activity before marriage and from other high-risk behaviors, such as other high-risk behaviors, such as using tobacco, alcohol, and other using tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs is a type of health value.drugs is a type of health value.