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Unit 1

Unit 1. Social and Emotional Health . New Directions for Health. Healthy People 2000 1990 – U.S. Surgeon General proposed a national health plan, for individuals and groups, with long-term objectives Healthy People 2010 The plan has 28 focus areas representing public health priorities

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Unit 1

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  1. Unit 1 Social and Emotional Health

  2. New Directions for Health • Healthy People 2000 • 1990 – U.S. Surgeon General proposed a national health plan, for individuals and groups, with long-term objectives • Healthy People 2010 • The plan has 28 focus areas representing public health priorities • Examples include: tobacco use, nutrition, access to care

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  4. New Focus on Health Promotion • Health Promotion • Assists individuals and groups in making behavior changes • Risk Behaviors • Actions that increase the susceptibility to negative health outcomes • What kinds of risk behaviors are students your age subjected to?

  5. New Directions for Health • Can you think of some positive and negative health behaviors? • Health promotion should be supportive • Health Bashing • Intolerance of others who fail to meet our expectations of health

  6. Putting Health in Perspective • Health – Dimensions: Physical, Mental, Social, Emotional, Environmental • Wellness • Well-Being

  7. Introductionfor Focus on Adolescence • Adolescents make up approximately 36-40 million people in the US (13.9%) • Transition between childhood and adulthood • From about the ages of 11-19 • Adolescence is a period of rapid physical, cognitive, sexual, social and emotional changes. • It is an adjustment period for the adolescent, and those who are in frequent contact with them. Emotional Physical Sexual Cognitive Social

  8. Adolescent Development

  9. Physical Development • Onset of puberty begins the physical development of children • Puberty should take 3-6 years to complete • Growth Spurt • Secondary sex characteristics develop • Menstruation and hormonal changes • Teens may want to sleep more • Exercise to reinforce learning

  10. The Six Dimensions of the Health and Wellness Continuum • Physical • Includes body functioning, physical fitness, Activities of Daily Living (ADL) • Social • Ability to have HEALTHY relationships • Intellectual • “Brain power” • Ability to think clearly, reason objectively

  11. The Six Dimensions of the Health and Wellness Continuum (continued) • Emotional • Self-esteem, self-efficacy • Environmental • Appreciation of the external environment and one’s role • Spiritual • Feeling as if part of a greater spectrum of existence

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  13. Factors That Influence Health Status <<Insert fig 1.2>>

  14. Improving Your Health • Healthy Behaviors • Getting a good night’s sleep (minimum of seven hours) • Maintaining healthy eating habits • Managing weight • Participating in physical recreation activities • Avoiding tobacco products • Limiting intake of alcohol • Scheduling regular self-exams and medical checkups

  15. Improving Your Health • Other actions • Controlling stressors • Maintaining meaningful relationships • Making time for yourself • Participating in a fun activity each day • Respecting the environment • Valuing each day • Being as kind to yourself as you are to others • Understanding the health care system and using it wisely

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