1. Health
Then
and
Now

2. In the 1800s and early 1900s infectious diseases
such as influenza, tuberculosis, and diphtheria
were the leading causes of death.
Nowadays in the 21ST century,
these have been replaced
with the lifestyle diseases such as
heart attacks, strokes, CVD’s, cancer & diabetes.

3. When infectious diseases were the
leading causes of death, health care
was more of a mechanistic model.
This means that you
live your life until
something goes wrong
and then you go see a
doctor and get it fixed.
Problem with this is that it
may not be able to be
fixed.

4. Now that the leading causes of death
are lifestyle diseases, a preventative
model is more critical.
This suggests that
health is a culmination
of your lifestyle choices,
making choices to prevent
you from
getting sick.

5. Soooooo… knowing our
lifestyle has a big influence
on our health,
what do you think is the
leading cause of death
among teenagers?
FAMILY FEUD GAME

6. #1 Motor Vehicle
Accidents
~~MAKE UP 67% OF ALL DEATHS AGES 15-19~~
(out of all unintentional injuries 42%)
In 2009, more than 3,000 teens in the United States aged
15–19 were killed and more than 350,000 were treated in
emergency departments for injuries suffered in motorvehicle crashes.1,2

7. TEEN
DRIVER FACTS: CDC
◦ Newly licensed teens, teens driving with
passengers, and male teenagers have the
highest risks for motor vehicle accidents.
◦ Males are 2X more likely than females to be
involved in a crash.
◦ In 2010, 22% of teen drivers involved in fatal
motor vehicle crashes were drinking.
◦ Teens have the lowest rate of seatbelt use.
◦ Teen drivers are 3X more likely than drivers
aged 20 and older to be in a fatal crash.

8. The factor that contributes most
often to automobile accidents is…
Driver Behavior

9. A GROWING PROBLEM
TEXTING AND DRIVING

11. Other factors
that should be
avoided are
speeding,
aggressiveness
and impaired
driving

12. Some general rules for
a. don’t drive under
driving that apply to all motor
the influence
vehicles are:
b. avoid fatigue
AVOIDING DISTRACTIONSc. leave room between you
and
car in front
d. drive the speed limit
e. monitor the road and
surroundings.
f. wear your seat belt
g. be courteous.

13. # 2 Homicide
~~MAKES UP 17% OF ALL DEATHS AGES 1519~~
Although other teens are responsible for many of
the homicides of teens below age 18, two-thirds
of the murderers are eighteen or older. 4 Gang
involvement has been associated with many teen
murders

14. #3 Suicide
~~MAKES UP 15% OF ALL DEATHS AGES 1519~~
In 2009, 1,928 children and teens between the
ages of 10 and 19 committed suicide in the U.S.
Teenage boys were four times as likely as
teenage girls to die by suicide. Boys were also
more likely to use guns and suffocation to kill
themselves. Girls were more likely than boys to
use pills.

15. #4 Malignant
Neoplasms
(cancer)
~~MAKE UP 6% OF ALL DEATHS AGES 15-19~~
Malignant neoplasm implies a lesion that can
invade and destroy the adjacent tissues and
spread to the distant sites(Metastasize) and
cause death, Malignant tumors are also called
CANCER

16. #5 Heart Disease
~~MAKES UP 3% OF ALL DEATHS AGES 15-19~~
Most of the risk factors that affect children can be
controlled early in life. Other risk factors are usually
passed down through family members or they are the
result of another illness or disease. These risk factors
usually can be controlled. Congenital heart disease
(heart defects you are born with) cannot be changed, but
better tests and treatments are now available for children
with these types of heart problems.

17. CDC 2009
While unintentional
injury is listed as the
#1 cause of death
with 4,807 deaths, of
those deaths 3,242
are from
motor vehicle
accidents
so we consider motor
vehicle
accidents as the #1
cause of death
among 15 – 19 yr.
olds.
Cause of Death
Unintentional injury
Motor Vehicle Traffic
Poisoning
Drowning
Other Transportation
Suffocation
Fall
Fire/Burn
All Other
# of Deaths Percent
4,807
42%
3,242 67.40%
715 14.90%
279 5.80%
203 4.20%
61 1.30%
58 1.20%
56 1.20%
193
4%

18. Soooooo ……what are some
types of unintentional
injury?

19. A fatal injury
caused by
electricity
entering the body
and destroying
vital tissues.

20. A fatal injury caused by
an inability to
breathe when the nose
and mouth are blocked
or when the body
becomes oxygendeficient.

21. The most common types
of unintentional injuries
in the workplace are
Falls
Explosions
Toxic
hazards
Electrocution
Fires

22. What is the government agency that
was created to help prevent workrelated injuries, illness and death?
Occupational
Safety
Health
Administration

23. RULES OF GUN
SAFETY
Assume
every gun is loaded
until you have checked
yourself
Open
the action when you
pick up a gun
Open
the action before
passing the gun to another
person

24. OTHER RULES OF GUN
SAFETY
 Never
shoot at a hard flat surface or water
 Never
drink or take drugs before, or while shooting
 Always
be sure your action and barrel are clear of
obstructions
 Store
hunting arms under lock and in a separate
location from the ammunition
 Always
unload before crossing a ditch, climbing a fence,
entering a stand, or encountering an obstacle

25. If you were an expensive, one of a
kind car, what measures would you
take to make sure you stayed
in tip top condition?
What measures do
you take to
prevent anything
going wrong with
your body?