Health Notes 1/8-17/25

Health: The combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being

You are responsible for your health and wellness

Quality of Life: The amount of satisfaction a person gets from life

Physical health is about how well your body functions

• Ways to improve health:

  • Get 8-10 hours of sleep each night

  • Eat healthy foods from all areas of "My plate"

  • Drink a minimum of 8 cups of water per day

  • Make time for physical activity, around 45-60 minutes

  • Avoid the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs

  • Bathe daily and brush and floss your teeth every day

Mental/Emotional health is about your feelings and thoughts

• Ways to improve health

  • Enjoy challenges that help you grow

  • Accept responsibility for your actions

  • Have a sense of control in your life

  • Express your emotions in appropriate ways

  • Have a way of dealing with life's stresses and frustrations

  • Be an optomist

  • Make thoughtful and responsible decisions

Social Health is about how well you get along with others

• Ways to improve health

  • Maintaining healthy relationships

  • Seeking and lending support when needed

  • Communicating clearly and listening to others

  • Showing respect and care for yourself and others

Spiritual Health is the deep-seated sense of meaning and purpose in life

One-half of all Americans live with a chronic disease

Terms to know

• Culture: The collective beliefs customs, and behaviors of a group

• Peers: People of the same age who share similar interests

• Media: Various methods for communicating information

• Technology: Radio, television, and the internet

What effects your health?

• Heredity - only one that you cannot control

• Environment

• Attitude

• Media

• Technology

Heredity

• Genes inherited from one or both of your biological parents can either raise or lower your risk for variety or illnesses/injuries

  • Ex:

    • Diabetes Type 1

    • High Cholesterol

    • Heart Disease

    • Some Cancers

Environment

• Physical Environment

• Social Environment

• Culture

Attitude

• Adopting healthful habits

• Being optomistic

• You have total control over this area

• "The Power of Choice"

Media

• Can influence us through a variety of messages

• Is present seemingly everywhere, all the time

Technology

• Provides access to information (both valid and invalid)

• How are we using it in our lives

• How often are we using it in our life

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Top 6 most common risk behaviors:

• Tobacco use

• Unhealthy eating

• Inadequate physical activity

• Alcohol and other drug use

• High risk sexual behaviors

• Safety risks

Lifestyle Factors : The personal habits or behaviors related to the way a person lives

Cumulative risks: Related risks that increase in effect with each added risk

• Type 1: repeating the same risk behavior over a long period of time

• Type 2: Several risk factors are combined

Prevention: Taking steps to keep something from happening or getting worse

Abstinence: A deliberate decision to avoid high risk activities

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Health literacy - A persons capacity to understand health information and services and to use these resources to promote one's health and wellnes

Health education: Providing accurate health information and health skills teaching to help people make healthy decisions,

Mental Emotional Health - The ability to accept yourself and others, express and manage emotions, and deal with the demands and challenges you meet in your life

Characteristics of Good health

• Sense of belonging

• Sense of purpose

• Positive outlook

• Self-sufficiency

• Healthy self-esteem

Mentally healthy people are resilient

Developing Self-Esteem

• Choose friends who respect and value you

• Focus on your positive qualities

• Replace negative self-talk with supportive self-talk

• Try new activities to discover your talents

• See you mistakes as learning opportunities

• Write down your goals and the steps you will take to achieve them

• Exercise regularly to feel more energized

• Volunteer your time to help others

• Accept the things you can't change, and focus your energy on changing the things you can

Hierarchy of needs

• Hierarchy: a system in which people or things are placed in a series of levels with different

Personal identity = Your sense of yourself as a unique individual

What makes up your personal identity

• Age

• Situation in life

• Relationship

• Experiences with family and friends

• Surroundings

• Cultural background

• Personal taste

• Values and beliefs

• interests

• Goals

Personality = A complex set of characteristics that make you unique

Character = the distinctive qualities that describe how a person thinks, feels, and behaves

• 6 traits of good character

  • Trustworthiness

  • Respect

  • Responsibility

  • Fairness

  • Caring

  • Citizenship

• Integrity = A firm observence of core ethical values

  • Recognize your strenghts and weaknesses

  • Demonstrate positive values

  • Develop a purpose in your life

• Constructive criticism = Non-hostile comments that point out problems and encourage improvement

• Role model = Someone whose success or behavior serves as an example for you

What makes a risk healthful

• When the benefit outweighs the potential cost.

Emotions - Signals that tell your mind and body how to react

• Common Emotions

  • Happiness

  • Sadness

  • Love

  • Anger

  • Fear

  • Guilt

• Fact - Emotions are neither good nor bad. The way you express your emotions, however, can have good or bad consequences.

The role of Hormones:

• Hormones - Chemicals produced by your glands that regulate the activities of different body cells

Expressing Emotions Healthfully

• Ask yourself these questions

  • Why do I feel the way I do

  • Will this event matter later in my life

  • Should I wait before responding

  • What can I do to feel better

  • Who can help me with my negative feelings

• Some techniques to reduce the intensity of your emotions include:

  • Taking several deep breaths

  • Relaxing your muscles

  • Getting away from the situation until you are calm

  • Analyzing your emotions by writing about them in a private journal

  • Talking to someone you trust to help process your feelings can provide valuable support and perspective.

• Defense Mechanisms - Mental processes that protect individuals from strong or stressful emotions and situations.