Warm-up:

Your health is affected by many factors, some are controllable and some are not. Discuss three controllable factors that contribute to your health as well as three factors that you cannot control.

Health & Wellness FRIDAY– Health Triangle & Wellness scale. Name the 3 areas of the Health Triangle. Actions you can take to promote physical

health include…? Mental health deals with…? The overall state of well-being or total health is

called? Today’s lesson is about what affects your

position on the wellness scale.Factors that affect your health statusInfluences on your health

Health Status – The sum of the positive and negative influences on a person’s health and well-being.

Factors That Affect Your Health Status Health knowledge Access to health information, products and

services Communication skills Decision-making Health advocacy skills Random Events Influences on your health

Health Knowledge

What you know and understand about health.

By understanding information about a health product, you promote your own good health and prevent disease.

i.e. Sunscreen – Choose a reliable product and apply according

to instructions – This will reduce the chances of what?

Access to Reliable Health Information & Products What kind of health information do you have

access to? i.e. phone numbers to local services – list several

sources. Others?

What health products do you have access to? Can you think of areas in the world that might not

have access to these things? What is the quality of their health status like?

Communication Skills

Communication – how well you listen and communicate can affect relationships with other people (family/social health).Resistance skills –

○ Learning how to say no in risky situations.Conflict-resolution skills –

○ steps that can help one settle a disagreement in a healthful, and less stressful way.

How does technology affect communication skills?

Decision making

May cause one to take actions that affect one’s health status. Compare two types of decisions.

What are some examples of responsible and irresponsible decisions?

Responsible Decisions Irresponsible Decisions• Promote health • Can harm health• Keep safety in mind • Result in unsafe behaviors• Follow laws • May be illegal• Show respect for self • Show disrespect for self

and others and others

WAKE UP

A Person’s Advocacy Skills

Skills used to influence the health behavior and decisions of others (i.e. personal trainer, nutritionist).

– A health advocate is a person who influences the health behavior and decisions of others and advances certain health-related beliefs and concerns.

– What can you do to be a health advocate?

Random Events

Random event – an incident over which a person has little or no control.FireCar accidentNatural disaster

Influences on your health• The following factors influence how you live and

the health decisions you make:• Heredity• Environment• Attitude• Behavior• Media/Technology

• Understanding how and what influences your health can help you make healthy decisions.

Heredity influences• Heredity – refers to all the traits that were

biologically passed on to you from your parents.

• What traits and/or disorders might someone inherit from their parents?

○ Knowing what you may be at risk for can help you make decisions or take actions to stay well and healthy.

Environmental influences

• Your environment is everything that makes up your surroundings.

• Physical environment • Physical factors that can affect your health

include:• Neighborhood and school safety• Air and water quality• Availability of parks, recreational facilities

and libraries.• Access to medical care.

Environmental influences

• Social environment:• Made up of all the people around you,

including your family and your peers.• What are some examples of how peers can

have a negative influence on your health?• What are some examples of how peers can

have a positive influences on your health?

Environmental influences• Culture

○ The collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group.

○ This group may be an ethnic group, a community, a nation or a specific part of the world.

○ May include the language you speak, the foods you eat, and the traditions you practice.

Attitude

• Your attitude or the way you view situations can have a big effect on your health.

• If you feel strongly that healthy habits will benefit your health then you are more like to practice those healthy habits.

• Optimists are usually in better health than pessimists.

Behavior influences• Some factors you don’t have much control

over like heredity and some of your environment. However, you can choose to avoid high-risk behaviors in favor of healthful behaviors, like:

• Choosing low-fat nutritious foods• Participating in daily physical activity

Media influences• One of the most powerful influences today on your

health!• Media – various methods of communicating

information.• Media personalities might be seen as role models

because they get a lot of attention.• You watch a commercial for pizza, then order the pizza from that same place. Was your behavior influenced by the advertisement you saw?

• How can media be a positive influence on our health?

Technology influences• Radio, television, and the internet, etc.• The Internet has an unlimited amount of health

information that may or may not be reliable. • How do you know if it is reliable? • Stick to sites that have .gov or .edu in their address • How can technology be a positive influence on our health?

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