Good Morning!

1. Good Morning! Think of someone you would describe as “healthy.” What traits do they have that would identify them as healthy?Discuss your thoughts with your neighbor.

2. Your Total Health

3. Health – the combination of physical, mental/emotional and social healthCreates the wellness triangle where each side supports the other two sides

4. 3 Sides to the Wellness Triangle Physical Health – how well your body functions Ex. Daily physical activity, avoiding harmful behaviors Mental/Emotional Health – how you handle your thoughts, feelings and emotions Ex. Sharing your thoughts and feelings, positive self-esteem Social Health –how you relate to people at home, school and everywhere else Ex. Strong friendships and family relationships

5. Wellness – state of well-being or balanced health over a long period of time.Your health changes from day to day.Illness-Wellness Continuum – Is a scale that gives a picture of your health at a certain time

6. The Mind-Body Connection – how your emotions affect your physical and overall health and how your overall health affects your emotions- your mind and body connect through your nervous system- the nerves link your brain to your body

7. Health Influences and Risk Factors What influences your health?

8. Identifying health risksUse your book starting on page Hsh-5 to define and provide examples on the worksheet (pick up from the black table)

9. Identifying Health Risks

10. Identifying Health Risks

11. Lifestyle Factors – the behaviors and habits that help determine a person’s level of health - Positive factors – promote good health - Negative factors – promote poor health Your attitude, or your feelings and beliefs, toward your personal lifestyle factors play an important role in your health.

12. Risk – the chance that something harmful may happen to your health and wellness. • Some are easy to identify, others are hard • Risks you can avoid often involve risk behavior

13. Risk Behavior – an action or behavior that might cause injury or harm to you or others All risk behaviors have consequences. Some are short term and some are long term. Cumulative Risks – when one risk factor adds to another to increase the danger. Ex. Unhealthy food choices and lack of exercise

14. Prevention – taking steps to avoid something (injury, illness, death, disease, other negative outcome) Ex. Wearing helmet, seatbelt Be responsible for your health by staying informed Ex. Physical exams Practice Abstinence – the conscious, active choice NOT to participate in high risk behaviors