Transcript Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Influences on your Health

Chapter 1 Lesson 2
Influences on your Health
• Heredity – All the traits and properties that
are passed along biologically from both
parents to child
• Color of eyes, hair, shape of nose, ears,
body type and size
• Tendencies toward specific diseases can
also be inherited
Influences on your Health
• Environment – sum total of your
surroundings- your family, where you grew
up, where you live now and all of our
experience
• Includes the places you go in a given day
and the physical conditions in which you
live
Physical Environment
• Is environment clean and streets safe
• Are there parks, walking paths and
recreational facilities
• Living in a healthy environment may be
more likely to enjoy good mental and
physical health
• Air quality as well as access to medical
facilities all influence your health
Social Environment
• Includes your family and others you come
into daily contact with
• A healthful, supportive social environment
can help you overcome poor physical
conditions such as poverty
• Peer pressure is a critical component of
the social environment
Cultural environment
• Culture – The collective beliefs, customs,
and behaviors of a group
• May be an ethnic group, a community, a
Nation, or an entire section of the globe
– The language, food, tradition, and religion you
practice are al part of your cultural
environment
Behavior
• This is the one factor you have complete
control over
• You can reduce chances of family history
of diseases by the health choices you
make
Your Behavior, Your Health
• You can control your habits which in turn
will influence your overall health and
wellness