Your Total Health

Your Total Health

Definition of Health- the combination of physical, mental, emotional, and overall well being.
“Three Components of Health”
(Health Triangle)

Physical Health
Get eight to ten hours of sleep each night.
Eat nutritious meals and drink eight cups of water each day.
Engage in 30 or 60 minutes of physical activity every day.
Avoid the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.
Personal Hygiene I.E brush teeth and shower daily.

Mental and Emotional Health
Enjoy challenges that help them grow.
Accept responsibility for their actions.
Have a sense of control over their lives.
Can express their emotions in appropriate ways.
Usually can deal with life’s stresses and frustrations.
Generally have a positive outlook.
Make thoughtful and responsible decisions.

Social Health
Seeking and lending support when needed.
Communicating clearly and listening to others.
Showing respect and care for yourself and others.

The Health Continuum- your health and wellness are always changing. The continuum spans the complete range of health, from a loss of health and wellness at one end to high-level wellness at the other.

Influences On Your Health
1. Heredity- all the traits that were biologically passed on to you from your parents.
2. Environment- the sum of your surroundings. Including the physical places in which you live and the people who make up your world. The culture you live in is a part of your environment as well.
3. Physical environment- neighborhood and school safety; air and water quality; availability of parks, recreational facilities, and libraries; access to medical care.
4. Social environment- all the people around you including your family and peers; can be positive role models or can increase your health risks.
5. Culture- the collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group.
6. Attitude- the way you view situations can have a big effect on your health.
7. Behavior- you have total control over the decisions you make.
8. Media and technology- the various methods of communicating information. The content is delivered via technology, such as radio, TV, and the Internet.

Risk behaviors- actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others.

The Center of Disease Control-CDC has identified 6 risk behaviors that account for most of the deaths and disability among young people under age 24:
1. Tobacco use
2. Unhealthy dietary behaviors
3. Inadequate physical activities
4. Alcohol and other drug use
5. Sexual behaviors that might result in HIV, STD, or unplanned pregnancy
6. Behaviors that contribute to unintentional injuries and violence

ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS OF PROTECTING YOUR HEALTH IS PRACTICING ABSTINENCE.

Abstinence- is a deliberate decision to avoid high-risk behaviors including sexual activity and the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.
Lifestyle factors- the personal habits or behaviors related to the way a person lives. Lifestyle factors that can improve a person’s level of health
1. Getting 8 hours of sleep each night,
2. Starting each day with a healthy breakfast
3. Eating a variety of nutritious foods each day
4. Being physically active for 30 to 60 minutes most days of the week
5. Maintaining a healthy weight
6. Abstaining from smoking or using tobacco products
7. Abstaining from the use of alcohol and other drugs.
Values- the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that help guide the way you live.
Goals- those things that you aim for that take planning and work. “A dream with a date attached”
Action Plan-a multistep strategy to identify and achieve your goals.