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Health Vocabu
Chap 1
Question | Answer |
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health | |
the combination between physical, mental/emotional. and social well being wellness | |
an overall state of well being or total health heredity | |
all the traits that were biologicly passed on from your parents peers | |
people of the same age who share similar interests culture | |
the collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group media | |
various methods for communicating risk behaviors | |
actions that potentially threaten your health or the health of others cummulative risks | |
related risks that increase in 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 health ed | |
providing accurate health information and teaching health skills to help people make healthy decisions healthy people | |
a nationwide health promotion and disease provention plan designed to serve as a guide for improving the health of all people in the US health literacy | |
a persons capacity to learn about and understand basic health info. and services. social environment | |
the people that are around you behavior | |
the way you are attitude | |
the way you view situations values | |
the ideas, belief, and attitudes about what is important, that help guide the way you live health triangle | |
the three areas of health. Physical, mental/emotional, and social. protective factors | |
helps teens avoid behaviors that may put their health at risk |