DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

HEALTH

Health is a state of total well beign of a person i.e. good mental, physical and emotional state

DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH

These are factors that determines/contributes to the health of an individual neither positively or negatively. To have a good or bad health,the following factors are to be properly examined.

Major determinants of health are;

i.Heredity

ii. Environment

iii. Lifestyle

HEREDITY.

This is the passing on of genetic characteristics from parents to their offspring/children. This determines many chemical components of the bodysuch as;

i. Blood type{A,AB,B and O}

ii. Mental triats

iii. Ability to learn and remember

iv. Innate talents[dacing, music.masteery of mathematics etc}

v. Physical structure

vi. Functional capacity of ther bodyorgans

Some diseases and sicknesses are sometimes pass to the offspring thereby making those offsprings have a shaky health i.e. Diabetes , Obesity e.t.c.

ENVIRONMENT

The environment positively and negatively influence the health of an individual. As the saying goes “Cleanliness is next to Godlinesss”. A person who lives in a clean, good and serene environment will be free from micro organisms that often carry diseases.

A light complexion person may become darker when exposed to sunlight in spite of the fact that the gene colour is light. A healthy environment determines an individuals dressing, behaviours, shelter and social life

LIFESTYLE

Lifestyle is the combination of what you inherit and the environment lived in. These are more of habits cultivated over time and sometimes leadingabuse of health ethics and addiction.

If you inherit obesity from your parents and you feed on junk in your environment due to your lifestyle then you become obbesed with fat

CHARACTERISTICS OF AN HEALTHY PERSON

a. Not easily fatigued

b. Comprehend mental task easily

c. High immunity/resistance to infection

d. Good and clean body scent

e. Relaxed easily and sleep soundly

f. Had good emotional control

HOMEWORK

Apart from the list of characteristics of a healthy person learnt in this class, list three other characteristics of a healthy person.