Chapter 1 Making Healthy Choices Think of five

Chapter 1 – Making Healthy Choices Think of five different ways to complete this sentence: “To me, being healthy means being able to …” Health – The definition of health includes 6 different components of well-being.

n Physical Health - n Mental Health – n Social Health –

n Emotional- n Spiritual- n Environmental-

Wellness n n Do you think any one aspect is more important that the others? Or are they all connected? Wellness:

Identifying Health Risks The decisions you make and the risks you take contribute to where you fall along the wide spectrum of health. (poor health verses optimal health) This spectrum is referred to as the illnesswellness continuum.

Risk Factor: Risk Factors fall into three categories: n Hereditary Risk Factors – n Environmental Risk Factors – n Behavioral Risk Factors –

v v v Without taking moderate risks and trying new things it would be impossible to grow as a person. Weighing the risks and/or reducing the risk is important. Not all risks pose an immediate threat, some build over time.

Leading Causes Of Death For Adults In The U. S. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

n n Note: Cancer related deaths may soon take over the number one cause of death in the U. S. http: //www. cdc. gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes -of-death. htm All of these causes of death can be linked to hereditary, environmental, and most certainly behavioral risk factors. The following is an example of a number of risk factors connected to Heart Disease. n Are you at future risk?

Risk Factors for Heart Disease

Healthy People 2020 -It identifies a wide range of public health priorities for the upcoming decade. -Healthy People 2020 has several goals including: -A tremendous focus is also being placed on health care and health services. http: //www. ashaweb. org/files/public/Pulse_11_09/Proposed_ HP 2020_Objectives. pdf

The leading cause of death for young people today is motor vehicle accidents. Along with heart disease, this cause of death could be prevented by making educated decisions and changing some of our unhealthy habits and behaviors. In order for a person to change a behavior, they must go through the following process: 1. Awareness 2. Knowledge 3. Decision-making 4. Apply skills