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Nutrition
Question | Answer |
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Health Education | providing accurate health information and teaching health skills to help people make healthy decisions |
Healthy People | nationwide health promotion and disease prevention plan designed to serve as a guide for improving the health of all people in the US |
Health Disparity | differences in health outcome among groups |
Healthy Literacy | refers to a person's capacity to learn about and understand basic health information and services to these resources to promote ones health and wellness |
What were the goals of Healthy People in 2010? | ○ Increase the quality and length of healthy life for all Americans ○ Remove differences in health outcomes that result from factors such as gender, race, education disability, and location |
What is Healthy People guidelines for 2020? | 1. Promote the best possible health to prevent death, illness, injury, and disability 2. Eliminate health disparities 3. Make wellness a way of life and enhance quality of life in individuals & communities 4. Promote healthy places & enviorments |
What are the qualities of a healthy literate person? | ○ Critical thinker and problem ○ Responsible and productive citizen ○ A self-directed learned ○ A efficient communicator |
How can you become a informed individual who can make sound healthy decisions? | -know where to find the information-decide if the information is correct-assess the risks and benefeits of treatment-figure out how much medicine to take-understand test results |
List 3 criteria that are needed for an individual to make sound healthy decisions | • Eliminate health disparities • Promote healthy environments • Remove differences in health outcomes that result from factors such as gender, race, education disability, and location |
Risk Behaviors | actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others |
Cumulative Risks | related risks that increase effect with each added risk |
Prevention | taking steps to keep something from happening or getting worse |
Abstinence | a deliberate decision to avoid high-risk behaviors, including sexual activity, and the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs |
Lifestyle Factors | the personal habits or behaviors related to the way a person lives |
What are 6 risk behaviors that account for most of the death among young people? | ○ Tobacco use ○ Unhealthy diet ○ Low physical activity ○ Alcohol or drug use ○ Unprotected sex ○ Behaviors that contribute to injury and violence |
What lifestyle factors that can effect a person's health? | ○ 8 hours of sleep ○ Healthy breakfast ○ Variety of nutritious food ○ 30-60 min of physical activity ○ Maintain a healthy weight ○ Abstain from smoking and other tobacco products ○ Abstain from alcohol and other drugs |