Lesson1 2-healthand wellness

Section 2 Health and Wellness

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• Describe a person you know whom you consider to be healthy. What does this person do to be healthy? What else could he or she do to be more healthy?

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• Describe each of the six components of health.• State the importance of striving for optimal health.• Describe four influences on wellness.• Describe three ways to take charge of your

wellness.• Name two ways you can improve two components of

your health.

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

components of health are in balance.

• Health may be categorized into six components: physical, emotional, social, mental, spiritual, and environmental.

• To be truly healthy, you must take care of all six components.

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Being healthy is more than just being physically fit.


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1. Physical Health refers to the way your body functions.

2. Emotional Health involves coping with your feelings and expressing them in a positive way.

3. Social Health is the quality of your relationships with friends, family, teachers, and others.

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Physical Health 1. includes eating right, getting exercise, correct body weight 2. avoiding drugs and alcohol 3. being free of disease and sickness Emotional Health 1. Are you aware how you feel and to whom you can go for support? Social Health a. Does not mean being the most popular kid in school. b. It is about having quality relationships with your friends, family, teachers c. A socially healthy person steers clear of those who do not treat him with respect


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4. Mental Health is the ability to recognize reality and cope with the demands of daily life.

5. Spiritual Health involves having spiritual direction and purpose. This includes living according to one’s ethics, morals, and values.

6. Environmental Health involves keeping your air and water clean, your food safe, and the land around you enjoyable.

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Mental Health a. It is often influenced by your emotional health b. Sometimes when people have gone through intensely troubling times, they experience mental illness 1. an example is a phobia- irrational and excessive fear of something Spiritual Health 1. some define spiritual health as practicing a religion other define it as having a purpose in life 2. it also means living according to your ethics and values so that you are at peace with yourself Environmental Health 1. recycling would be an example of environmental health Healthy People 2010 is a set of 450 health objectives to achieve by 2010 a. Reduce the number of people exposed to air quality that does nont meet the EPA’s health standards for the ozone b. 41% of people were exposed to ozone levels about EPA standard in 2001.

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Activity: Get into 6 groups and give each group a component of health. They are to do a short skit or act out that component for the class while the others guess which component they have. Activity: Create a poster in groups about one of the components of health or individually on all 6?


• Wellness is a continuum ranging from death to optimal health.

• You can choose your behaviors to move closer to optimal health.

Wellness: Striving for Optimal Health

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Explain the concept of a continuum or sliding scale.


Influences on Your Wellness• Hereditary Influences

• Traits you inherit from your parents, ex: diabetes

• Social Influences• Cultural Influences

• Culture- values, practices and beliefs shared by people with a common background

• Environmental Influences• Pollutants, availability of medical care, • water & air quality

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Social Influences If your friends convince you to go to a party where alcohol is available If your parents deal with anger by talking instead of yelling and fighting Cultural Influences 1. some Asian cultures eat lots of vegetables so lower risk of heart disease 2. American diet high in fat


Taking Charge of Your Wellness• Knowledge You need information to make good

choices about your health.• Called health literacy

• Lifestyle You can improve your health by making behavioral changes to your lifestyle.

• Attitude By focusing on your attitudes, you can act in ways that make you a healthier person.

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Lifestyle Most people don’t always behave in a way that shows they know what is healthy. Most smokers know that smoking is not healthy,, but they choose to do it anyway. Attitude 1. you can try and relax and not let stress affect your health 2. you can change your attitude about anger and don’t get worked up about things out of your control 3. make the best of a bad situation 4. the most important attitude you can change is the way you feel about yourself. a. Self-esteem is a person’s confidence, pride, and self-respect

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