Promoting a Healthy LifestylePromoting a Healthy Lifestyle

Mrs. Vasasr Mrs. Vasasr

Wellness 9Wellness 9

Instant ActivityInstant Activity

List three of your favorite activities or List three of your favorite activities or hobbies. hobbies.

Briefly describe the positive effect Briefly describe the positive effect each has on your life.each has on your life.

Lesson ObjectivesLesson Objectives

Introduction to the Health TriangleIntroduction to the Health Triangle

Analyze your individual Health Analyze your individual Health TriangleTriangle

What influences your health?What influences your health?

Your Health TriangleYour Health Triangle

There are 3 elements of health:There are 3 elements of health:

PhysicalPhysical

Mental/EmotionalMental/Emotional

SocialSocial

Keeping a BalanceKeeping a Balance

Each side of your health triangle is Each side of your health triangle is equally important to your health!!!equally important to your health!!!

The three legs of a tri-podThe three legs of a tri-pod

An unbalanced health triangle is An unbalanced health triangle is likely to cause you problems at some likely to cause you problems at some pointpoint

Balance = You at your best!Balance = You at your best!

Physical HealthPhysical Health

How well your body functions.How well your body functions.

Do you have enough energy to Do you have enough energy to perform the activities of daily life?perform the activities of daily life?

Cope with everyday challenges Cope with everyday challenges and stressesand stresses

Resist diseaseResist disease

Avoid injuryAvoid injury

Physical HealthPhysical Health

Involves:Involves:

Getting Adequate SleepGetting Adequate Sleep

Eating nutritious mealsEating nutritious meals

Drinking enough H2ODrinking enough H2O

Regular Physical ActivityRegular Physical Activity

Mental/Emotional HealthMental/Emotional Health

Your feelings about yourself.Your feelings about yourself.

How well you meet the demands of How well you meet the demands of daily life.daily life.

Your ability to process information.Your ability to process information.

You have good mental/emotional You have good mental/emotional health…health…

Enjoy ChallengesEnjoy Challenges

Embrace learning new thingsEmbrace learning new things

See mistakes as opportunities to grow and See mistakes as opportunities to grow and changechange

Accept responsibility for their actionsAccept responsibility for their actions

Stand up for their beliefs and valuesStand up for their beliefs and values

You have good mental/emotional You have good mental/emotional health…health…

Are in touch with their feelingsAre in touch with their feelings

Express Feelings in appropriate waysExpress Feelings in appropriate ways

Can deal with the frustrations of life without being Can deal with the frustrations of life without being overwhelmed by themoverwhelmed by them

Avoid dwelling on negative thoughtsAvoid dwelling on negative thoughts

Use positive thought and actions to move forwardUse positive thought and actions to move forward

Social HealthSocial HealthSocial Health involves the way you get Social Health involves the way you get along with othersalong with othersYour ability to make and keep friendsYour ability to make and keep friendsYour ability to work and play in Your ability to work and play in cooperative wayscooperative waysYour ability to seek support when Your ability to seek support when necessarynecessaryInvolves communicating well and Involves communicating well and showing respect and core for yourself showing respect and core for yourself and othersand others

Physical HealthPhysical Health

Also includes:Also includes:– Practicing good hygienePracticing good hygiene– Regular medical and dental checkupsRegular medical and dental checkups– Necessary medical treatmentsNecessary medical treatments– Paying attention to what you put into Paying attention to what you put into

your bodyyour body– Avoiding harmful substance:Avoiding harmful substance:

Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugsAlcohol, tobacco, and other drugs

Influences on your healthInfluences on your health

What situations and people have What situations and people have affected your health at each stage of affected your health at each stage of your life?your life?

How have influences on your health How have influences on your health changed through the years?changed through the years?

How do early influences affect you How do early influences affect you today?today?

Influences on your HealthInfluences on your HealthHeredityHeredity

Environment- Physical and SocialEnvironment- Physical and Social

CultureCulture

AttitudeAttitude

BehaviorBehavior

MediaMedia

TechnologyTechnology

Influences on your healthInfluences on your healthHeredity:Heredity:– All the traits that were biologically pass on All the traits that were biologically pass on

to you from your parents.to you from your parents.

– Physical traitsPhysical traits: eye color, hair color, height: eye color, hair color, height– Physical healthPhysical health: specific genes may put : specific genes may put

you at risk for certain illness or strengthen you at risk for certain illness or strengthen your resistance to disease.your resistance to disease.

– Heredity can also influence your personality Heredity can also influence your personality and basic intellectual abilities and talents.and basic intellectual abilities and talents.

Influences on your HealthInfluences on your Health

Environment:Environment:– The sum of your surroundings, including The sum of your surroundings, including

your family, your neighborhood, your your family, your neighborhood, your school, your job, and your life school, your job, and your life experiences.experiences.

– All places that you go to in a given dayAll places that you go to in a given day– Physical conditions in which you livePhysical conditions in which you live– All people in your lifeAll people in your life– Your cultureYour culture

Physical EnvironmentPhysical Environment

Crime rate - STRESSCrime rate - STRESS

PollutionPollution

PollenPollen

DustDust

SmogSmog

Social EnvironmentSocial Environment

Family and people you come into Family and people you come into contact with each daycontact with each day

Positive social environment can help Positive social environment can help a person develop POSITIVE values, a a person develop POSITIVE values, a commitment to learning, and commitment to learning, and confidence in future success.confidence in future success.

Social EnvironmentSocial Environment

Peers:Peers:– People of the same age who share People of the same age who share

similar interests.similar interests.– Loyal and supportive friends have a Loyal and supportive friends have a

positive effect on your healthpositive effect on your health– Peers who take part in dangerous Peers who take part in dangerous

activities can have a negative effect on activities can have a negative effect on your healthyour health

Influences on your HealthInfluences on your HealthCulture:Culture:– The collective beliefs and behaviors of a group.The collective beliefs and behaviors of a group.

EthnicEthnicCommunityCommunityNationNationLanguageLanguageFoodFoodTraditionsTraditionsReligionReligion

Understanding culture can help you know yourself Understanding culture can help you know yourself better and be tolerant of othersbetter and be tolerant of others

Influences on your HealthInfluences on your Health

Attitude:Attitude:– The way you view situations – your The way you view situations – your

attitude – greatly affects the choices you attitude – greatly affects the choices you make.make.

– Attitude can play a major role in health Attitude can play a major role in health and wellnessand wellness

– You can Always control you attitude!!!You can Always control you attitude!!!– A positive attitude = Positive health!A positive attitude = Positive health!

Influence on your HealthInfluence on your Health

Behavior:Behavior:– You have no control over your heredity You have no control over your heredity

and limited control over your and limited control over your environment, you have a great deal of environment, you have a great deal of control over you behavior. control over you behavior.

Influence on your HealthInfluence on your HealthMedia:Media:– The various methods of communication The various methods of communication

information:information:RadioRadio

TelevisionTelevision

FilmFilm

NewspapersNewspapers

MagazinesMagazines

BooksBooks

InternetInternet

Media plays a major role in shaping public opinionMedia plays a major role in shaping public opinion

Influences on your HealthInfluences on your HealthTechnology:Technology:– Technology advances also influence Technology advances also influence

health. Technology has impacted the health. Technology has impacted the health status of individuals, families, health status of individuals, families, communities, and the world.communities, and the world.

Medical screeningsMedical screeningsTreatment for diseasesTreatment for diseasesHelp keep our air, land, and water cleanHelp keep our air, land, and water cleanTechnology has hurt our health by replacing Technology has hurt our health by replacing many of our physical activities that were many of our physical activities that were once part of daily life.once part of daily life.

Apply the InformationApply the Information

Select the side of your health triangle Select the side of your health triangle that you think is most affected by that you think is most affected by personal behavior. Explain your personal behavior. Explain your choice.choice.