Heredity is passed down from parents to offspring through genes and can influence traits and risks of certain diseases or conditions. Some examples provided include genes linked to obesity and mental illness. Behavior is also influenced by heredity as certain genetic predispositions can increase risks of addiction. Culture, environment, media, technology, and attitude can also impact health. Unhealthy behaviors like smoking, drinking and driving, and anorexia are linked to negative health outcomes. A positive attitude is associated with benefits like lower stress and depression. Media influences body image and some unhealthy weight loss behaviors in adolescents. Technology overuse can cause sleep deprivation and obesity in children and youth.

1. Determinants of Health Class Project
Period 4/5 Health

2. Heredity
Our Group
Tech Hater= Shannon
The Psychologist= Mykela
The Tech Guru= Ikjot
The Research Specialist= Abdul

3. Overview of Heredity
• Definition: “The transmission of genetic characters
from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the
segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis
and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new
individual similar to others of its kind but exhibiting
certain variations resulting from the particular mix of
genes and their interactions with the environment.”
• Rating of Control: 0 out of 10
• Selling Point: Heredity is something that is completely
out of the hands of a person. Traits are passed down
through parents, which leads to certain needs and
requirements. This could lead to smoking, drinking, etc.

4. Research of Influence of Heredity
Example: Obesity
• Stat: Studies also show that people carrying two copies of a gene
associated with obesity (the FTO gene) are, on average, heavier
than those carrying two copies of the protective version.
Citation : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120911200520.htm
Example: Mental Illness
Stat: Patient with schizophrenia have a 10% chance of developing the
illness as compared to a 1% chance for the general population
(Relatives of the patient)
Citation : www.livestrong.com/article/5255-need-genetic-mental-disorders/
Example: Addiction
• Stat: Addiction is due 50 percent to genetic predisposition and 50
percent to poor coping skills. This has been confirmed by many
medical studies. If the parent has a drug or alcohol addiction, the
child had an 8 times greater chance of developing an addiction.
Citation : http://addictionsandrecovery.org/is-addiction-a-disease.htm

5. (Environment)
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Your Determinant
Our Group
Tech Hater=bridgette
The Psychologist=jonny
The Tech Guru= Jacob Ambrosat
The Research Specialist= Julie

6. Overview of Enviornment
• Definition:
• Rating of Control:
• Selling Point:
Put Pic
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Somewhere
Somewhere
around Here
around Here

7. Research of Influence of Environment.
Example: “Physical environment, such as smog or air pollution, can affect people because of
the air they breathe.”
• Stat: In 1996, New York: blamed for 169 deaths related to smog.
• Citation- http://www.preservearticles.com/201105156669/how-the-environment-
affects-health.html
Example: "Indeed, man is very largely a product of his social and cultural
environment which he shapes and is shaped by it"-PreserveArticles.com
Stat: 80%-90% of children suffer physical punishment in there homes.
• Citation-http://www.preservearticles.com/201105156669/how-the-environment-affects-
health.html
Example:." Crime, violence, drug abuse and other forms of deviant behavior
are due to psycho-social stress."-PreserveArticles.com
• Stat: Children whos parents smoke are twice likely to smoke.
• Citation-http://www.preservearticles.com/201105156669/how-the-environment-affects-
health.html

8. The Media
Our Group
Tech Hater = Adrian
The Psychologist = Aniya
The Tech Guru = Ngoc Ta
The Research Specialist = Julius

9. Overview of The Media
• Definition: Media sometimes
influences people to think
they should look a certain
way. Like being skinny or
looking a certain way. People
try to reach the medias idea of
how they should look, but the
way they do it can be
unhealthy.
• Rating of Control: 7
• Selling Point: Because its
everywhere one way or
another media has influenced
you.

10. Research of Influence of The Media
Example: Adolescent tries to fit in and follow the
media by losing weight.
• Stat: In a survey of girls 9 and 10 years old, 40%
have tried to lose weight, according to an
ongoing study funded by the National Heart,
Lung and Blood Institute.
Citation: http://depts.washington.edu/thmedia/view.cgi?section=bodyimage&page=fastfacts
Example: Teenage girls tries to diet and lose weight
because they look up to celebrities that are
skinny.
• Stat: 73% of teenage girls who abuse diet pills
and 79% of teenage girls who self-purge
frequently read women’s fitness and health
magazines.
Citation: http://www.raderprograms.com/causes-statistics/media-eating-disorders.html
Example: Children’s time for activities such as
learning and eating are being replaced with
watching television.
• Stat: Children spend more time watching
television than in any other activity except
sleep.
Citation: http://www.parentstv.org/PTC/facts/mediafacts.asp

11. Culture
Our Group
Tech Hater= Sydney McKee
The Psychologist=
The Tech Guru=Alyssa Kurzweil
The Research Specialist= Sara Ofenloch

12. Culture
• Definition: The quality in a person or society
that arises from a concern for what is
regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners,
scholarly pursuits.
• Rating of Control: 5
• Selling Point: Because your culture is what
you’re born into.

13. Research of Influence of Culture
Example: Obesity
• Stat : Among African Americans with 60% of African American men
and 78% of African American women identified as overweight.
Citation:
http://www.netwellness.org/healthtopics/aahealth/healthybody.cfm
Example: Economy and Health
Stat: Italy’s water is very polluted so they have to spend a lot of money
to purify it
Citation:http://www.theenvironmentalist.com/old/index.php?option=c
om_content&task=view&id=81&Itemid=62
Example: Social Acceptance
• Stat:Hispanic women have been taught to accept things as they are.
Citation http://www.lsnj.org/omls/social.htm

14. Technology
Our Group
Tech Hater= Tyler
The Psychologist= Henrikas
The Tech Guru= Tori
The Research Specialist= Lauren

15. Overview of Technology
• Define Technology: the study, development, and application of
devices, machines, and techniques for manufacturing and productive
processes
• Rating of Control: average teenager spends a 31 hours per week
online, use of cell phones may lead to a higher risk of brain cancer, that
their use by pregnant women may result in badly behaved children.
"According to the CTIA-Wireless Association, over 250 million Americans
now subscribe to a cellular-phone service.
• Selling Point: "My BlackBerry runs my life," Hoffman says. She's got a
24/7 technology habit, even checking messages from the bathroom, a
Whistler ski lift, and a pool raft at L.A.'s Chateau Marmont hotel. Her
boyfriend calls her laptop, which she brings to bed every night, "the other
man.“ Rate: 5

16. Research of Influence of Technology
Example:
• Technology and sleep deprivation
• Stat: Only 21% of teens get 8-10 hours of sleep each night
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-07-26/news/ct-met-teen-sleep-
20100726_1_national-sleep-foundation-daytime-sleepiness-teens
Example:
• Technology and obesity
• Stat: 10% of preschool children are now considered overweight due to the
prevelance of technology
• http://www.livestrong.com/article/46320-obesity-children-technology/
Example:
• Technology and cyberbullying
• Stat: An average of 24% of teenagers have been included in cyberbulling,
which effects their mental state and triggers other problems
• http://www.cyberbullying.us/cyberbullying_identification_prevention_res
ponse.php

17. How Attitude Affects Health
Our Group
Tech Hater= Enas Alnass
The Psychologist= Alexis Johnson
The Tech Guru= Jake Schneider
The Research Specialist= Kedrick Shin

18. Overview of Attitude
• Definition: personal view of something, an
opinion or general feeling about something
• Rating of Control: 7
• Selling Point: Determines your choices and
affects behavior.

19. Research of Influence of Attitude
Example: Attitude and Diabetes
• Stat: There are studies revealing that depressed people
may be 42 percent more likely to develop diabetes.
Citation http://www.naturalnews.com/024092.html
Example: Positive Attitude and Health
Stat: Increased life expectancy, Lower rates of depression and
anxiety, Greater resistance to the common cold
Citation http://health.thehupps.com/stay-positive-how-a-positive-attitude-affects-health/
Example: Stress and Positive Attitude
• Stat: Better coping skills during hardships and times of
stress
Citation http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/positive-thinking/SR00009

20. Behavior
Our Group
Tech Hater= Veronica
The Psychologist= Brittany
The Tech Guru= Matt
The Research Specialist= Dalvin

21. Influence of our behavior
• Definition: The action or reaction of any
material under any given circumstances.
• Rating of Control: At this age we have some
control. On a scale of 1-10, we rated it at an 8.
• Selling Point: If you have bad behavior, then it
may result in you doing bad things.

22. Research of Influence of Determinant
Example: Smoking
• Stat: People who smoke catch deadly diseases
Citation 396,000 smokers who started as teens die each year from smoking related diseases.
http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-teen-smoking
Example: Drinking and Driving
Stat: Intoxication while driving increases likelihood of car
accident
Citation On average, one person died every 48 minutes in 2009 due to an alcohol-impaired driver.
http://www.edgarsnyder.com/drunk-driving/drunk-driving-statistics.html
Example: Anorexia
• Stat: Around 8 million have an eating disorder seven
million women and one million men and this is only in
America. 10-15% are men and the other 90% is Women.
• Citation http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/anorexia/statistics.htm