Health Triangle
This side of the health triangle includes exercise, nutrition, and sleep.
Physical Health
What are the two sides of the health continuum?
Optimal wellness and illness
Name one example of a physical health risk behavior
Skipping sleep, not wearing a seat belt, drug use, etc.
The name of the nationwide health promotion and disease prevention that guides health goals for all Americans.
Healthy People
The combination of physical, mental/emotional, social, and spiritual well-being.
Total Health
This side of the health triangle includes friendships, family relationships, and communication skills.
Social Health
A student who eats well, exercises, and gets enough sleep would fall toward this end of the continuum.
Optimal Wellness
This category of risk involves danger to your emotions or mental state.
Alcohol and other drug use
What is the Youth Risk Behavior Survey?
A survey developed by the CDC that tracks priority health-risk behaviors among students. Such as tobacco, alcohol, and drug use, unhealthy eating, inactivity, risky sexual behavior, and behaviors linked to violence and injury.
An overall state of well-being. Feeling good in all areas of your health triangle.
Wellness
This side of the health triangle includes managing stress and expressing emotions in healthy ways.
Mental/Emotional Health
Name one factor that could move a person toward illness on the health continuum.
Accept: Poor sleep, poor nutrition, stress, lack of exercise, risky behaviors, etc.
A student who vapes occasionally, doesn't exercise, and eats fast food daily is taking risks in how many categories of the health triangle?
All three, physical, mental/emotional, and social
Critical Thinker & Problem Solver
Responsible, Productive Citizen
Self-Directed Learner
Effective Communicator
What is the meaning of Abstinence?
Holding back or refraining from doing something that gives you pleasure.
This type of health revolves around the sense of having peace and happiness within yourself.
Spiritual Health
A person who hasn't slept in three days, is skipping meals, and is feeling very anxious falls toward this end of the continuum.
Illness
This category of risk involves harm to your relationships or social connections.
End preventable death/illness/injury; eliminate health disparities; make wellness a way of life; promote healthy environments
Behaviors and conditions that increase the likelihood of injury, disease, or other negative health outcomes.
Risk behaviors / health risks
When all sides of the health triangle are strong and balanced, you have this.
Total Health
How should people determine where they are on the health continuum? Who should they go to for help?
Accept: Track their day-to-day behaviors for a couple of weeks to see if their behaviors are more towards optimal wellness or illness.
They should go to: Family members, teacher, guidance counselor, etc.
What is the difference between a low-risk behavior and a high-risk behavior? Give an example of each.
Low risk- Minor potential for harm (staying up late once) High risk- Serious potential for harm (drinking and driving)
What are some of the leading risk factors for many chronic diseases?
Poor nutrition, physical inactivity, alcohol consumption, drug abuse, and high blood pressure.
In your own words, explain how the health triangle, health continuum, and risk behaviors are all connected. Use at least two vocabulary words.
Accept thoughtful answers: e.g., risk behaviors weaken sides of the health triangle and move you toward illness on the continuum. Strong, balanced health in all triangle areas keeps you near optimal wellness.