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Unit 1
Study Guide -- Orientation to Wellness |
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Wellness is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices for a healthier life Health is beyond merely functioning, it is an optimum interacting of all aspects of our being
What is a “well” person?
- gets regular exercise
- Has relationships that are fulfilling and equitable
- moderate alcohol intake or abstains
- preserves the environment
- practices safe sex or abstinence
- keeps stress levels in check
- balances school/social life
- has a healthy diet
- personal responsibility & sound decision making
Health Dimensions of Wellness
- Social
- Physical
- Psychological
- Intellectual
- Environmental
- Spiritual
Leading Causes of Death in the U.S.
- Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
- smoking, physical inactivity
- Cancer
- diet, smoking
- Stroke
- smoking, physical inactivity
10 leading causes of Death bar chart
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Department of Health & Human Services National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives |
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| Highlights: | 1983 |
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| Cholesterol levels below 200mg/dl | 213 |
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| 30% of adults are regular exercisers | 22 |
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| Less than 15% of youth start to smoke | 30 |
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| Less than 20% of people overweight | 26 |
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Obesity Bar Chart
Physical Activity Chart
Smoking Bar Chart
Healthy People 2010 Health for the Next Decade
- Two Main Goals:
- Increase years of healthy life
- Eliminate health disparities
Years of Life - Healthy?
Health Disparities
Determinants of Health flow chart
Influences on Health & Wellness
- Predisposing Factors
- Enabling Influences & Barriers to Wellness
- Reinforcing Influences
- Lifestyle Influences
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