2. -60% OF ALL DEATHS IN THE U.S. ARE CAUSED BY CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE & CANCER. -80% OF THESE DEATHS COULD BE PREVENTED THROUGH A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PROGRAM. -WHAT ARE THE 2 MAIN COMPONENTS OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PRORGRAM? 1) PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 2) HEALTHY DIET -WHY DO SO MANY AMERICANS NOT INCORPORATE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PROGRAM INTO THEIR DAILY LIVES?

3. WHAT ARE THE MAIN FACTORS THAT AFFECT HEALTH & WELL-BEING?

4. 1) LIFESTYLE

5. 2) ENVIRONMENT

6. 3) GENETICS

7. 4) HEALTH CARE

8. WHAT IS THE #1 THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES? TOBACCO USE -THE LARGEST CAUSE OF PREVENTABLE DEATHS.

9. WHAT IS THE #2 THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES? PHYSICAL INACTIVITY

10. WHAT TERM IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE GROWING THREAT OF PHYSICAL INACTIVITY ON PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES? SEDENTARY DEATH SYNDROME (SeDS): -TERM USED TO DESCRIBE DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO A LACK OF REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. HEALTH: -A STATE OF COMPLETE WELL-BEING -REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & POSITIVE LIFESTYLE HABITS LEADS TO BETTER HEALTH, QUALITY OF LIFE, & OVERALL WELL-BEING.

11. LIFE EXPECTANCY VS HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY LIFE EXPECTANCY (LE): -HOW LONG AN INDIVIDUAL IS EXPECTED TO LIVE AVERAGE LE IN US IS 77.6 YEARS -75 FOR MEN & 80 FOR WOMEN HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY (HLE): -OBTAINED BY SUBTRACTING THE YEARS OF ILL HEALTH FROM TOTAL LIFE EXPECTANCY -AVERAGE HLE IN US IS 70 YEARS

12. THE US RANKS 24TH OUT OF 191 NATIONS IN HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY...FOR A DEVELOPED NATION WHY? 1) EXTREMELY POOR HEALTH OF SOME GROUPS -NATIVE AMERICANS, RURAL AFRICAN AMERICANS, INNER-CITY POOR 2) HIV EPIDEMIC -CAUSES MORE DEATHS & DISABILITY THAN OTHER DEVELOPED NATIONS 3) HIGH INCIDENCE OF TOBACCO USE 4) HIGH INCIDENCE OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE 5) HIGH LEVELS OF VIOLENCE COMPARED TO OTHER DEVELOPED NATIONS

13. IN ORDER, WHAT ARE THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE UNITED STATES?

14. 1) DISEASES OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM -35% OF ALL DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO DISEASES OF THE HEART & BLOOD VESSELS -70.1 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES ARE AFFLICTED WITH DISEASES OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

15. 2) CANCER -23% OF ALL DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO CANCER -LUNG CANCER IS THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR TO THE INCREASE IN THE INCIDENCE OF CANCER DURING THE LAST 50 YEARS -SMOKING ACCOUNTS FOR 30% OF ALL CANCER DEATHS

16. 3) CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASE (CLRD) -INCLUDES DISEASES: CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, EMPHYSEMA, & CHRONIC BRONCHITIS

17. 4) ACCIDENTS -ACCIDENTS DON’T JUST HAPPEN; THEY ARE CAUSED -DRUG/ALCOHOL USE & NOT WEARING SEAT BELTS -ALCOHOL ABUSE IS THE #1 CAUSE OF ALL - ACCIDENTS -ACCOUNT FOR 1/2 OF ACCIDENT & SUICIDE DEATHS

18. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY VS EXERCISE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: -BODILY MOVEMENT PRODUCED BY SKELETAL MUSCLES -REQUIRES ENERGY EXPENDITURE & PRODUCES PROGRESSIVE HEALTH BENEFITS -EXAMPLES: TAKING THE STAIRS, SNOW SHOVELING EXERCISE: -TYPE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY THAT REQUIRES PLANNED, STRUCTURED, & REPETITIVE BODILY MOVEMENT TO IMPROVE OR MAINTAIN ONE OR MORE COMPONENTS OF PHYSICAL FITNESS -EXAMPLES: RUNNING, CYCLING, STRENGTH TRAINING

19. WELLNESS -THE CONSTANT & DELIBERATE EFFORT TO STAY HEALTHY & ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR WELL-BEING -IT IS A LIFESTYLE HEALTH PROMOTION: -THE SCIENCE & ART OF ENABLING PEOPLE TO INCREASE CONTROL OVER THEIR LIFESTYLE TO MOVE TOWARD A STATE OF WELLNESS RISK FACTORS: -LIFESTYLE & GENETIC VARIABLES THAT MAY LEAD TO DISEAE

20. THE 7 DIMENSIONS OF WELLNESS

22. 1) HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS: -THE ABILITY TO PERFORM ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING WITHOUT UNDUE FATIGUE -COMPONENTS: AEROBIC ENDURANCE, MUSCULAR STRENGTH & ENDURANCE, MUSCULAR FLEXIBILITY, & BODY COMPOSITION 2) SKILL-RELATED FITNESS: -RELATED PRIMARILY TO SUCCESSFUL SPORTS & MOTOR SKILL PERFORMANCE -COMPONENTS: AGILITY, BALANCE, COORDINATION, REACTION, TIME, SPEED, & POWER

24. MODERATE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY “ ANY ACTIVITY THAT REQUIRES AN EXPENDITURE OF 150 CALORIES/DAY, OR 1,000 CALORIES/WEEK.” FEDERAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS -ADULTS (18-64) SHOULD DO 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES A WEEK OF MODERATE-INTENSITY AEROBIC PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

25. WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON WHY THE US HEALTH CARE SYSTEM RANKS 37TH IN THE WORLD? -THE EMPHASIS ON CURES INSTEAD OF PREVENTION. -THE US IS THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD TO TREAT PEOPLE ONCE THEY ARE SICK, BUT THE SYSTEM DOES A POOR JOB OF KEEPING PEOPLE HEALTHY IN THE FIRST PLACE.