1. Ten Leading Causes of Death

2. Ten Leading Causes of Death • Name the 10 leading causes of death and rank them in order from greatest to least.

3. Ten Leading Causes of Death • 1. Heart Disease 31.6 • 2. Cancer 23.4 • 3. Stroke 6.9 • 4. Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 4.6 • 5. Unintentional Injuries 4.0 • 6. Pneumonia and Influenza 3.6 • 7. Diabetes mellitus 2.7 • 8. HIV Infection 1.4 • 9. Suicide 1.3 • 10. Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1.1

4. Four Main Factors • Diet • Inactivity • Smoking • Alcohol • Which factors contribute to the ten leading causes of death?

5. Lifestyle Factors • Heart Disease DISA • Cancer DISA • Stroke DIS • Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease S • Unintentional Injuries SA • Pneumonia and Influenza S • Diabetes DI • HIV Infection • Suicide A • Chronic Liver Disease A

6. 6 Categories of Risk Behaviors in Today’s Students • 1. Behaviors that result in unintentional injuries • 2. Drug and Alcohol Use • 3. Sexual behaviors that result in HIV infection, other STD’s • 4. Tobacco Use • 5. Inadequate Activity • 6. Dietary Patterns that contribute to disease.

7. What areas do we cover in this class? • Nutrition • Drug Use • Alcohol • Tobacco • Anxiety • Life Skills • Violence Prevention • Pregnancy and Birth • STD’s • First Aid and Safety

8. Why do we cover these areas? Health education can be very valuable to you and is something that you will deal with in a good way or bad way throughout your life. Learning now and knowing that what you do today will effect you tomorrow. Habits formed now may carry through your whole life.