PEH

• Body Mass Index (BMI)


  Commonly used because it is very easy to measure and it also correlates strongly with the percentage of body fats
• Excess levels of body fat contribute to a number of health concerns including heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and some cancers
• Waist Circumference


  People have different patterns of body fat distribution, and these patterns correspond to different risk levels for disease. The location of body fat accumulation influences a person's health risk
• Physical Activity


  Refers to bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles. It requires energy expenditure and produces progressive health benefits
• Exercise


  A type of physical activity that requires planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movement to improve or maintain one or more components of physical fitness
• Maximum Heart Rate (MHR) Formula


  MHR = 207 - (0.7 x age)
• Heart Rate Reserve (HRR) Formula

  HRR = MHR - Resting Heart Rate (RHR)
• Training Intensity Formula


  Training Intensity = HRR x .60 + RHR
• Maximum Heart Rate (MHR) = 207 - (0.7 x 25) = 189.5
• Heart Rate Reserve (HRR) = 189.5 - 80 = 109.5
• Training Intensity at 60% = 109.5 x .60 + 80 = 145.7
• Common Injuries


  • Sprain
  • Strain
  • Knee Injuries
  • Dislocation
• P-R-I-C-E-D

  1. Protection

  2. Rest

  3. Ice

  4. Compression

  5. Elevation

  6. Diagnosis
• 1. H-A-R-M


  1. Heat

  2. Alcohol

  3. Running or Other Excessive Exercise

  4. Massage
• Cheerdance


  Coined from the words, cheer and dance. To cheer is to shout out words or phrases that may help motivate and boost the morale of a playing team and perform better during a game. Dance, on the other hand, is a physical activity where one expresses emotions or gestures while performing bodily movements usually in time with rhythm
• Cheerleading


  The performance of a routine, usually dominated by gymnastic skills such as jumps, tumbling skills, lifts and tosses combined with shouting of cheers and yells to lead the crowd to cheer for a certain team during a game or sport. It originated in the United States
• Arms/Hand Movements in Cheerdance


  • Beginning stance and cheer stance
  • "T" and half "T" positions
  • Clasp, clap, overhead clasp, low clasp
  • Touchdown, low touchdown
  • High "V" and low "V"
  • Tabletop and punch, etc.
  • "L" and diagonal positions
• Legs/Feet Positions in Cheerdance


  • Feet together
  • Feet apart
  • Dig (front and side)
  • Hitch, Liberty, and Scale
  • Lunge (front and side)
  • Knees and Hips Position
• Cheerdance (Basic Gymnastic)

  • Jumps: Tuck, Star, Pike, Split, Hurdle Jump/Hurkie, Toe Touch Jump
  • Tumbling Skills: Forward Rolls and Backward Rolls, Forward Backward Handspring, Cartwheel and aerial cartwheel, Head and headstand, Round-off, Forward and backward saltos (Optional)
  • Steps in Executing a Pyramid: Setting up (Preparing to lift), Load (Actual Lift), Hit (Striking for a final pause), Dismount (To move down by the flyer)
  • Pyramids: Flyer Base Spotter, One-and-a-half high, Two-high, Two-and-a-half high
• Jumps


  To spring free from the ground or other base by the muscular action of feet and legs. Cheerleading jumps range from simple, quick jumps to more complex contortions. Jumps are used at sporting events as well as cheerleading competitions
• Tumbling


  The act, practice, or art of performing acrobatic tumbles, usually on a mat or the ground
• Pyramid


  is defined as two or more stunt groups connected by the top persons holding hands, feet, waist, or legs
• Health Career


  An occupation or profession that requires special training
• Health Career Planning


  Refers to an individual's plan to make a career choice, growing in the chosen career or making a career shift
• Self-Assessment


  To understand one's capabilities and drawbacks
• Why pursue Health Career?


  • Good salary
  • Job Security
  • Do work those interests you
  • Find a health career that fits your educational plans
  • A clear path to advancement
  • Work with people (or not)
• Steps in Making a Health Career Plan

  1. Self-Assessment: Discover your personal strengths through self-assessment (values, interest, personality, testing, skills, etc.)

  2. Career Exploration: Explore different careers and work environments through career fairs, online research, meetings, internships, alumni connections, professional resources

  3. Decision Making: Evaluate and narrow down your options through listing the pros and cons, comparing your personal strengths and interests, and deciding which career fulfills both current and future goals, professional resources

  4. Plan of Action: Set goals and develop strategies to reach your goals, organize your goals into smaller steps, identify actions for each step, utilize helpful people and resources, review and adapt your plan regularly
• Health Career Pathways


  Clusters of occupations that are grouped because of shared skills, and require different levels of education, skills, and training
• Examples of Health Career Pathways


  • Disease Prevention and Control
  • Personal Healthcare
  • Maternal and Child Care
  • Mental Healthcare
  • Community Healthcare
  • Environmental Healthcare Management
  • Drug Prevention and Control
  • Nutrition
  • Health Education
  • Dental Health
  • Occupational Safety
  • Emergency Medical Services
• Medical Health Profession


  A group of individuals qualified to practice medicine
• Allied Health Profession


  Lines of work that still deal with healthcare but are distinct from medicine. These are healthcare practitioners with formal education and clinical training credentials through certification, registration and/or licensure. They collaborate with physicians and other members of healthcare team to deliver high quality patient care services for the identification, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disabilities, and disorders
• What Allied Health Professionals are Licensed to Practice


  • Prevention - Keep illness from happening
  • Assessment/Evaluation - Appraisal of the condition based on the patient's subjective report
  • Identification/Diagnosis - Analysis based on signs, symptoms, and laboratory findings
  • Treatment - Management and care of patient or the combating of disease and disorder
  • Rehabilitation/Habilitation - Treatment designed to recover from injury, illness, or disease towards a normal condition as possible
  • Advocacy - Group where they can work together to develop programs that ensure the availability of high-quality healthcare for a community
  • Promotion of health and well-being - Process of enabling people to increase control over their health and determinants, and thereby improving their health
  • Education - Process of sharing and gaining knowledge
  • Research - The diligent inquiry or examination of data, reports, and observations in a search for facts and principles
• Health Career Orientation


  An activity-based career exploration to broaden your knowledge about careers in the health field. It helps you evaluate and assess personal needs, interests, and skills, identify and explore health careers, learn about the duties and responsibilities of health professionals, acquire awareness of educational training and resources, and pursue health career pathways for future education/training