Lesson 1: Taking Responsibility for Health
Risk factor
Inherited characteristics increases chances for negative outcome
Who is most responsible for your health?
The person most responsible for the quality of your health is yourself.
Health concept
a general idea formed from an understand of health knowledge
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Unnecessary Risk: a chance that after considering all possible outcomes, you decided it is not worth it
Random event
an incident over which a person has little or no control
What happens to an unbalanced health triangle?
• If your Health Triangle is unbalanced, one aspect of health is weak. The other two types of health can be affected
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A cart that is out of control is hitting an example of a random event.
Risk
A chance that has an unknown outcome is a risk
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A health literate person is a person skilled in effective communication, self-directed learning, and responsible citizenship.
health literate person
a person who demonstrates the skills of effective communication, self-directed learning, critical thinking (and problem solving) and responsible citizenship
Protective Factor
something that increases the odds of a positive outcome
Mental Emotional Health
the condition of a person's mind and the ways that person expresses feelings
Family social health
the condition of a person's relationships with family members and with others
health knowledge
the information an understanding a person has about health
Describe the Health Triangle.
• The health triangle consists of: Physical Health, Mental Emotional health, and Family social Health
Wellness
the quality of life that results from a person's health status
Health status
the sum of positive and negative influences on a persons health and well-being
What are the 10 factors that affect heath status?
1. Health Knowledge 2. The access a person has to heath information, products, and services; 3. The behaviors that a person practices 4. The way a person responds to influences of health, such as culture, media, and technology 5. Communication skills, including resistance skills; 6. The decisions a person makes 7. A person's advocacy skills 8. A person's heredity 9. The quality of the environment 10. Random events that occur in a person's life and how that person deals with risks
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Calculated Risk- a chance that a person takes after considering all possible outcomes. (EX: trying out for a team)
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Knowing about your heredity and family medical history is important because: some diseases have heredity as a risk factor. If you know that you are at risk of developing a disease based on family history, you can make lifestyle choices to offset this factor.
What happens when you dont have reliable health information?
Not having access to reliable health information can affect a person's health by: affecting a person's health knowledge; he or she may not practice preventive health behaviors as a result.
Health
Quality of Life Physical, Mental-emotional, and family social health
SKills of a health literate person
1. Effective communication 2. Self-directed learning 3. Critical Thinking 4. Responsible citizenship
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A responsible decision is a choice that leads to actions that show respect for self and others
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A risk behavior is an action a person chooses that threatens health, causes injury, illness and premature death. Damages or destroys the environment. (EX: teens smoking cigarettes)
