Chapter 1 Health Triangle Video

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Chapter 1Health Triangle Video

• Your Health and Wellness

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Chapter 1, Lesson 1

• Vocabulary
• Health A combination of physical, cognitive,
  emotional, and social well being.
• Wellness An overall state of well-being, or
  total health.

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Vocab Continued

• Prevention Practicing health and safety habits
  to remain free of disease and injury.
• Health Education Providing accurate information
  to help people make healthy choices.
• Healthy People 2010 A nationwide health
  promotion and disease prevention plan designed to
  serve as a guide to improving health of all
  people in the U.S.

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The Difference

• Wellness is a way of life (choices you make) that
  determine your level of health.
• Health is the present state you are in. This
  state can vary from day to day.

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The Health Continuum

• Many people function below the wellness midpoint.

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Lifestyle Factors Habits that affect peoples
overall health.

• 8/10 hours of sleep a night
• Eat breakfast
• Eat nutritious foods
• Be physically active 1 hour a day
• Maintain healthy weight
• Avoid tobacco, alcohol, drugs
• Abstain from sexual activity
• Manage stress
• Maintain positive relationships
• Practice safe behaviors

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Goals of Healthy People 2010

• Individuals make informed decisions.
• Families Shape the attitudes and beliefs that
  result in healthful behaviors.
• Communities Offer classes that educate, ie.
  Tobacco cessation programs.

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A Health Literate Individual needs to be

• A critical thinker and problem solver evaluate
  health information and make a wise decision.
• A responsible productive citizen promotes the
  health of the community.
• A self directed learner Is the information
  reliable, accurate, current?
• An effective communicator Someone able to
  express their health knowledge.