What is Health

1. What is Health An Introduction to Overall Health Concepts

2. Health Defined: • Absence of disease; a combination of physical, mental and social well being. • Health is an ongoing process involving many components

3. Components of Health • Social Health • Physical Health • Psychological Health • Intellectual Health • Environmental Health • Spiritual Health

5. Social Health • Your ability to get along with people around you. • Positive Based • Supportive in nature • Mutually respective

6. Physical Health • The ability to handle the demands of everyday life without becoming overly tired. • 5 components • Cardiovascular • Body Composition • Flexibility • Muscular Strength • Muscular Endurance

7. Psychological Health • Self-Esteem • Self-worth • Self-talk • Self-respect • Positive “self attitude” is important.

8. Intellectual Health • Challenging oneself intellectually

9. Environmental Health • Making choices that have a positive effect on the environment • Reduce • Reuse • Recycle • Precycle

10. Spiritual Health • Attempting to discover the meaning of life or pursuing your life purpose.

11. Wellness Defined: • An overall state of well-being, or total health • Active process of becoming aware and making choices to have a healthier lifestyle

12. Characteristics of a Wellness Lifestyle • Personal Responsibility – Making the right choices and doing what is needed to make it happen • Concern for Others – Think about how your choices will affect others close to you • Awareness of Sound Decisions – Continue to update yourself with new information

13. What are some “do’s” of a wellness lifestyle?

14. What are some “don’ts?”

15. Benefits of Wellness • Improved Cardiovascular Efficiency • Increase Muscular Tone, Strength, Flexibility and Endurance • Reduce Risk of Injuries • Improved sense of Self control and Self esteem • Stress Management • Outlook on Life • Improved Interpersonal relationships • Decreased Mortality and Morbidity (Dying and Illness)

16. Influences on Health and Wellness • Predisposing Factors • Genetics, Family Structure • Reinforcing Influences • Education, involvement, support • Lifestyle Influences • Alcohol, diet, physical risks

17. Stages of Behavior Change • Pre-contemplation – Denial of the problem or not realizing there is one • Contemplation – Realization of problem but not doing anything to fix it • Preparation – Create a plan of action to change the behavior • Action – Acting on your plan • Maintenance – Being disciplined enough to continue with the plan • Termination/Adoption – New behavior is automatic/habitual

18. Plan for Action • Set Goals (S.M.A.R.T.) • Prioritize • Identify Resources (Any examples?) • Analyze potential barriers • Devise a Plan • Engage Your Plan and Continuously Reevaluate • Reward Success and Acknowledge Setbacks (Examples of Rewards?)

19. Wellness Survey Use a scrap piece of paper to answer these questions.

20. Directions • Assess your personal wellness by taking the survey that follows. Indicate “true” for all the statements that are true for you, and "false" for the statements that are not. Each question is worth 1/2 point. Your score is based on whether or not you answer the questions, not on what your answers are.

21. Physical 1. I eat a healthy diet. 2. I snack on healthy foods. 3. I sleep 8 to 9 hours a night. 4. I exercise regularly.

22. Physical 5. I don’t smoke, drink or use drugs. 6. I am within 5 pounds of my ideal weight. 7. I usually feel good and have enough energy. Total “True” Answers

23. Mental/Emotional 1. I like to learn new things 2. I laugh a lot. 3. I like to be alone, sometimes. 4. I can do a lot of things well.

24. Mental/Emotional 5. I can tell others my feelings. 6. I ask for help when I need it. 7. I take responsibility for my actions. Total “True” answers.

25. Social 1. I meet people easily. 2. I have several good friends. 3. I can usually work out my problems with others. 4. I work well in a group.

26. 5. I can say no to my friends. 6. I do not talk behind people’s backs. 7. I get along with several groups. Total “True” answers.

27. Wellness Triangle Are you balanced?

28. Compare Triangles • Using a ruler and blank piece of paper, draw a triangle with 7 inch sides (be precise in measuring). • Outline this triangle boldly.

29. Your Triangle • Inside the balanced triangle, draw your triangle using the “true” answers from your survey as the measurements on each side. • For example: If you had 6 “trues” for Physical, 4 “trues for Mental, and 5 “trues” for Social, you will draw a triangle that has a 6 inch side, a 4 inch side and a 5 inch side. • Label the sides of your triangle with that component of wellness. • Draw a picture of something you do in each wellness area inside your triangle. • i.e. If you play lacrosse then that would represent your physical health so draw a picture having to do with lacrosse. • Color it!

30. Evaluate • Look over your wellness triangle. Below the triangle, write down one specific goal for each area of wellness that you can work on to improve and better balance your triangle. • When you are finished, make sure your name is on it and turn it into the basket.