what is health chp 1

WHAT IS HEALTH?

HEALTH TODAY

Health

•Overall well being of …

•YOUR BODY

•YOUR MIND

•YOUR RELATIONSHIPS

Two factors used to evaluate overall

health

•Life expectancy-

• the number of years a person can expect to live.

•The life expectancy increased between 1900 and 2000. Why?

Two factors used to evaluate overall

health

•Quality of life

• degree of overall

satisfaction

•High quality of life should

be a person GOAL !!!

GOAL

•What is a goal???

•Result which a

person aims

for and works

hard to reach.

ASPECTS OF HEALTH

Physical Health

•How well your body functions

Physical Health

•Healthy diet

•Regular exercise

•Adequate sleep

•Proper medication and

dental care

Mental & Emotional Health

•Mentally healthy

• Your mind is alert

• You learn from mistakes

• You recognize achievements

•Emotionally

• Refer to how you react to events in you life

• You need to take time to relax

• You need to share your feelings with others

Relaxation Music

•Reflection and calming

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Social Health

•How well you get long with others

•Being able to make friends

•Loving relationships

•Respect rights of others

•Give and aspect help

Social health does not just happen!!!

•What do you need to do to

become socially healthy?

Hands on activity

•Building a mobile

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A HEALTH CONTINUUM

YouTube

•What's the medicine to a healthy life?

Continuum

•Gradual progression through

many stages between one

extreme to another

What is a continuum?

•Typically one end of the continuum

represents poor health and the other

end represents good health

(WELLNESS)

Health Declines-Illness

-Low energy

-isolated from others

Midpoint

Predicting

•How might deciding not to smoke

affect your position on the health

continuum?

•What other decisions might impact

you location on a health

continuum?

Section 1 Review

•Pg 5 # 1-7

•“Health at school” –Writing

IDENTIFYING HEALTH

RISKS

Factors that can influence health include:

•Heredity

• Traits passed biologically

•Physical environment

• Physical and social surroundings

•Social environment

• People you spend time with (friends and

family)

•Culture

• Beliefs and patterns that are shared by a group

of people.

Factors that can influence health include:

• Media

• Forms of communications that provide news and entertainment.

• Technology

• Advances help healthcare and improve quality of life.

• Healthcare

• What healthcare that is available to you?

• Location is important

• Behavior

• Habits are repeated behaviors

• They can be healthy and unhealthy

Connect to your life-Poster Activity

•Why do you think that

teenagers tend to take more

risks than an other age group?

Evaluating health risk

•Consider both long term and short

term consequences.

•DECIDE whether you can control the

risk factor

•Analyze the possible benefits and

risks of a decision.

Identify Risk factors you can control

•Your level of physical Activity

•Your intake of fat, sugar or salt

•Your use of tobacco, alcohol, and

other drugs

•Your use of protective gear, such as

seat belts

•Your choice of friends

Create

•Write a scenario where you

have to make a decision where

there are risks and benefits.

•Draw a T-Chart, on one side

make a list of the risks on the

other make a list of the

benefits.

Chapter 1 Quiz

1. The life expectancy increased between 1900 and 2000. Why?

2. List the three aspects of health and describe what one of the three entails.

3. Describe 3 factors that influence health.

4. Identify two factors that influence health that you can control.

BEING A WISE

CONSUMER

Factors to consider before buying a

product…

•Safety• Read labels and other information to

determine if product if safe

Factors to consider before buying a

product…

•Cost

•Are the same results available in

other products at a lower price?

Factors to consider before buying a

product…

•Warranty•Can the product repaired or

replaced?

• If so how long & what does it cover?

Factors to consider before buying a

product…

•Consumer Testing • Published results of tests from

government agencies and private groups.

• Groups may endorse, approve, or rate

products.

Evaluating the quality of a Services

•How might attending a class as a

guest help out make the decisions

weather or not to join?

Evaluating the reliability of Information

• To evaluate information you

need to evaluate the source

of the information.

• Is the source qualified to speak

on the topic?

• Does the source appear bias?

• Is the information current and up

to date?

• Do other reliable sources reach

the same conclusion?

THE EFFECTS OF

ADVERTISING

Advertising

•Public promotion of a product or

service.

Reflect

•Have you bought a product based on

an ad? If so, how did the ad convince

you to buy the product?

Advertising Methods

• Scientific Studies

• Scientific test prove the products effective

Advertising Methods

•Bandwagon Approach

• Everyone is using the product. You

should, too!!!

Advertising Methods

• Testimonial

• The product is effective because trustworthy

people recommend it.

• Subway Advertisement

Advertising Methods

• Comparison to other products

Advertising Methods

• Emotional appeal

Advertising Methods

• Price appeal

WHAT IS HEALTH?