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Leading a Leading a Healthy LifeHealthy Life

Contents• Section 1 Health and Teens

• Section 2 Health and Wellness

• Section 3 Health in Your Community

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ANSWERS

1. TRUE

2. FALSE—there are many behavioral risk factors for heart disease that you can change to help reduce your chances of developing heart disease.

3. TRUE

4. TRUE

5. TRUE

6. FALSE—physical health is just one aspect of overall wellness.


Leading a Healthy Life

Section 1Section 1Health and TeensHealth and Teens

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Section 1 Health and Teens

Bellringer

What do you think are the most serious health problems for teens today?

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Health Today vs. the Past

• In the Past (>100 years ago): INFECTIOUS DISEASES were the biggest health problems in the past.

• Today: UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLES lead to many of the health problems today (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer)

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Health Risk FactorsRisk factor: Anything that increases the

likelihood of injury, disease, etc.

CONTROLLABLE Risk Factors: • choices• behaviors

UNcontrollable Risk Factors: • age• race• gender• heredity

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Risk Factors and Your Health

• Focus on controllable risk factors.

• Know the leading causes of death for people in your age group, and for all age groups.

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Health Risk Behaviors

1. Sedentary Lifestyle2. Alcohol and Other Drug Use3. Sexual Activity4. Behaviors That Cause Injuries5. Tobacco Use6. Poor Eating Habits

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Section 2Section 2Health and WellnessHealth and Wellness

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Section 2 Health and Wellness

Six Components of Health• Health is a state of well being in which all the

components of health are in balance. To be truly healthy, you must take care of all six components.

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1. Physical Health: free of disease/injury2. Emotional Health: coping with your feelings &

expressing them positively3. Social Health: quality of relationships with others4. Mental Health: your ability to cope with reality5. Spiritual Healthy: ethics/morals/values6. Environmental Health: clean & safe air, water, food,

etc


Section 2 Health and WellnessChapter 1

1. Wellness is a continuum, ranging from death to optimal health.

2. Choices and behaviors can help you move closer to optimal health.

Wellness: Striving for Optimal Health



What Influences on Your Wellness?

1. Heredity / Family History

2. Social / Peer pressure

3. Culture (food, alcohol, physical activity, etc)

4. Environment (pollution, sanitation, clean

drinking water, etc.)

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Taking Charge of Your Wellness (MAKING CHANGES):1. Knowledge: Learn things that will help you

make good choices about your health.

2. Attitude: Setting goals and having a positive attitude will help you act in ways that support your beliefs.

3. Lifestyle & behaviors: Acting in ways that support your beliefs & goals.

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Section 3Section 3Health in Your CommunityHealth in Your Community

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Section 3 Health in Your Community

Four Ways Society Addresses Health Problems

1. Education (state laws*)2. Public Policy (government regulations)3. Medical & technological research &

advances

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