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Why didn’t they give us an Why didn’t they give us an owners manual for the Human owners manual for the Human

body?body?


Biology 103: Health EducationBiology 103: Health Education

What is the goal? What is the plan?


Biology 103: Health EducationBiology 103: Health Education

What is the goal? What is the plan?

A healthier you Introduce you to some new ideas about healthand hope that some are adopted.


Didn’t we learn all this in high Didn’t we learn all this in high school?school?

Yes, and No.


Point of viewPoint of view


Aspects of HealthAspects of HealthMental

Physical

Spiritual

Aligning the arrows -

social

occupational


What did the green grape say to What did the green grape say to the red grape?the red grape?

?


What did the green grape say to What did the green grape say to the red grape?the red grape?

Breathe!


Laughing people live longerLaughing people live longer

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Chapter One: Chapter One: Shaping Your HealthShaping Your Health


Our view on health changes as Our view on health changes as we agewe age

Youth - immortal

Early 20s - too busy to think about it

30s and 40s - starting to think about it

50s and 60s - spend more time thinking about it


The Millennial GenerationThe Millennial Generation

• Current “traditional” aged students Ages 18-24 years Born between 1982 and 2000


Developmental Tasks of Early Developmental Tasks of Early AdulthoodAdulthood

1. Forming an initial adult identity (who am I?)

2. Establishing independence

3. Assuming responsibility

4. Broadening social skills

5. Nurturing intimacy


Related Developmental Tasks of Related Developmental Tasks of Young AdulthoodYoung Adulthood

Obtaining entry-level employment Developing parenting skills


Developmental Tasks of Middle Developmental Tasks of Middle AdulthoodAdulthood

1. Achieving generativity—giving back Contributing to the collective good Parenting

Traditional way in which people repay society

2. Reassessing plans of young adulthood— one’s original goals and objectives


Developmental Tasks of Older Developmental Tasks of Older AdulthoodAdulthood

1. Accepting changes of aging

2. Maintaining physical functioning

3. Reassessing a sense of integrity—a sense of wholeness concerning life’s journey


Today’s College StudentsToday’s College Students

Traditional-age students Nontraditional-age students Minority students Students with disabilities


Traditional Definitions of HealthTraditional Definitions of Health

• Concerns Morbidity: pertaining to illness and disease Mortality: pertaining to death

• Episodic health care Seeking medical treatment when ill or injured

• Preventive or prospective medicine Identifying risk factors and high-risk health

behaviors to lower the risk of illness Empowerment


Health Promotion: Personal and Health Promotion: Personal and Collective EmpowermentCollective Empowerment

• Individually oriented

•Group oriented

•Wellness


Individually-Oriented Health Individually-Oriented Health PromotionPromotion

• Individual focuses on personal goals—may overlap with risk reduction for chronic illness

• Focus on fitness, social interaction, and healthy lifestyle


Group-Oriented Health PromotionGroup-Oriented Health Promotion

• Community places emphasis on a group centered concept to promote empowerment

• Empowerment: Gain more self control over one’s health perspective (for example, drug prevention within communities at risk)


WellnessWellness

• A process intended to aid individuals in unlocking their full potential through the development of an overall wellness lifestyle

• Emphasis on lifestyle May not focus on mortality and morbidity

but in practice shares many risk-reduction activities with health promotion approaches


Institute of Medicine (2003) Institute of Medicine (2003) Priority Health ConcernsPriority Health Concerns

• Treat asthma• Coordinate care for 60+ million chronic disease

sufferers• Reduce diabetes• Develop evidence-based cancer screenings• Enhance rates of flu and pneumonia

immunization


Institute of Medicine (2003) Institute of Medicine (2003) Priority of Health ConcernsPriority of Health Concerns

• Improve detection of depression

• Promote CVD prevention

• Reduce tobacco dependence

• Widen availability of prenatal care


Why Behavior Change Is Often Why Behavior Change Is Often DifficultDifficult

•Several factors influence a person’s desire to change a health behavior—the person must

1. Know the behavior is associated with a health problem2. Accept that the behavior increases personal risk for the

health problem3. Recognize that risk-reduction intervention programs

exist and can be effective4. Believe the benefits of the new behavior justify the

change in behavior5. Feel that significant others will be accepting of such

changes


Stages of ChangeStages of Change

• Prochaska et al. (1994) identified the following six stages people go through in changing health behaviors: Precontemplation Contemplation Preparation Action Maintenance Termination


Stages of ChangeStages of Change

• Prochaska et al. (1994) identified the following six stages people go through in changing health behaviors: Precontemplation- not ready Contemplation - desire but not logistics Preparation- desire + plans Action- plans implemented Maintenance- plans modified for long haul Termination-change complete-plans well established


Believing and BalanceBelieving and Balance

Diversity clouds correlation and causation.

Old habits hard to break

Balance is key


Multiple Dimensions of HealthMultiple Dimensions of Health

Physical dimension Emotional dimension Social dimension Intellectual dimension Spiritual dimension Occupational dimension Environmental dimension

All can be interrelated


Dimensions of Health and Dimensions of Health and Developmental TasksDevelopmental Tasks


A New Definition of HealthA New Definition of Health

• A view less centered on the concepts of morbidity and mortality

• Two areas of differences to focus on:1) The role of health (process of transitions)

2) The composition of health – Intrinsic resources- within you– Extrinsic resources - society, friends, body of knowledge


A New Definition of HealthA New Definition of Health

One’s ability to use the intrinsic and extrinsic resources related to each dimension of health to participate fully in the activities that contribute to growth and development, with the goal of feeling a sense of well-being as one evaluates one’s progress through life


Chapter One: Chapter One: Shaping Your HealthShaping Your Health


ObservationObservationPeople who are social live longer

Married people live longer

Why?

Should we have a health class in each stage of our lives?


Discussion groupsDiscussion groupsGroup 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5


ObesityObesity


Discussion topicsDiscussion topics

• Obesity is becoming epidemic in the United States - Why is this? What effects does this have on health? Who should pay for fixing this problem?

• The Right to Die is a controversial issue. If one has the right to pursue happiness shouldn’t one have the choice of death. Who should decide? What if the person is mentally impaired?


The happiness paradoxThe happiness paradox

Fame + Money = Happiness + Satisfaction ???


Comprehensive Health Comprehensive Health AssessmentAssessment

Take the CHA on page 21 tally points for each section in your notebook.

We will compare your values now vs. at the end of the course.

Read Chapter 2 Before next week’s class

Visit and bookmark class website

Homework?

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