Health
combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well being
Physical health
How well your body functions. Having enough energy to
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Mental/emotional health
your feelings and thoughts, ability to deal with stress and problems, how you feel about yourself, how you meet demands of your daily life
Spiritual health
a deep seated sense of meaning and purpose in life
Social health
getting along with others
wellness
an overall state of well being or total health
health continuum
sliding scale that measures your health
Influences on health
heredity, behavior, attitude, environment, media, technology
heredity
biological traits passed down from parents
environment
sum of your surroundings
-the culture in which you live in, the physical places in your life, and people who make up your world.
physical environment
can't control/ where you are/ live
social environment
made up of people around you/ family and peers
culture
collective beliefs, customs, behaviors in a group
attitude
the way you view situations
-optimist
-pessimist
behavior
choose to avoid high risk behaviors in favor of healthful behaviors
media
various methods of communicating info
technology
delivers media, like tv, radio, internet
risk behaviors
actions that can potentially threaten your health or health of others
prevention
taking steps to keep something from happening or getting worse
cumulative risks
risks that increase in effect with each added risk
how to avoid/ reduce risks
practice positive health behaviors and through prevention and abstinence
abstinence
deliberate decision to avoid high risk behaviors
lifestyle factors
personal habits or behaviors related to the way a person lives
EXAMPLES
-getting 8 hrs of sleep
-starting day with breakfast
- eating nutritious foods
-being physically active 30-60 minutes
-maintaining healthy weight
-abstaining from smoking
-abstaining from alcohol [Show Less]