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Lifetime Health
Chapter 1
Leading a Healthy Lifestyle
Section 1
Health and Teens
• Health Today
– Health in the Past: Infectious Diseases
• 1800’s to early 1900’s leading causes of death in the U.S. were
infectious diseases – diseases caused by pathogens, such as
bacteria.
– Passed from one person to another.
– Examples of infectious diseases include:
» Polio
» Tuberculosis
» Pneumonia
» influenza
– Infectious diseases were a constant threat
– People of this time believed that being healthy was being free from
disease.
Section 1
Health and Teens
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Health Today: Lifestyle Diseases
– Factors that helped to bring infectious diseases of the past under control are:
• Medical advances
• Better living conditions
• Focus on preventative medicine
Today most health problems is the US are related to the way we live.
Lifestyle diseases – diseases caused partly by unhealthy behaviors and partly by
other factors.
– Diseases influenced by the choices you make that affect your health.
– Examples of diseases that can be influenced by lifestyle are some types of
» Diabetes
» Some types of heart diseases
» Some types of cancer
Health Risk Factors
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Risk Factor – anything that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other health
problems.
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Example of Risk Factors for Hearth Disease are:
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History of heart disease in the family
High fat diet
Stress
Being overweight
Smoking
Lack of exercise.
Types of Risk factors:
• Controllable Risk Factors – risk factors that you can do something about.
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Controlled by your behavior.
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Examples of controllable risk factors of heart disease
• Physical activity
• Smoking
• Weight
• diet
• Uncontrollable Risk Factors – risk factors that can’t be changed.
– Examples of uncontrollable risk factors of heart disease
» Age
» Race
» Gender
» Heredity
Risk Factors and your Health
You can protect your health by focusing on controllable risk factors which
you can change through your behavior. What behaviors can you focus on at
this point in your life? Before you can answer this question you should know
the leading causes of death for people your age in the United States are:
– Motor vehicle accidents
– Homicide
– Suicide
– Other accidents
• These fours causes of death make up almost three-fuorths of all teen deaths
• Leading causes of death in the 19-65 years of age is cancer.
• Leading causes of death in the 65 and older age group is heart disease.
Six Health Risk Behaviors
Six types of risk factors that cause the most serious health problems
are:
1. Sedentary Lifestyle – not taking part in physical activity on a regular
basis is referred to as being sedentary. Those who have sedentary
lifestyles raise the risk of certain diseases such as heart disease and
diabetes.
2. Alcohol and other drug use
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Causes liver disease
Certain types of cancers
Heart disease
Brain damage
Major factor in car accidents, physical fights, depression, suicide, and mental
disorders.
Factors in the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). These are diseases that
are spread through sexual activity. Ex: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(AIDS),
caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Six Health Risk Behaviors
3. Sexual Activity – sexual activity outside of a committed relationship,
such as marriage, puts people at risk for health problems. These health
problems include HIV infection, other sexually transmitted diseases,
and unplanned pregnancy.
4. Behaviors that cause injuries – risk factor that can lead to homicide is
carrying a weapon and not using a seat belt that can lead to death in a
motor vehicle accident.