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Honors Health Sep.
Health Class September 2011
Question | Answer |
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Lifestyle Diseases | Diseases caused partly by unhealthy behaviors and partly by other factors |
Sedentary | Not taking part in physical activity. |
Wellness | The achievement of a persons best in all six components of health. |
Healt Literacy | Knowledge of health information needed to make good choices about yourself. |
Advocate | To speak or argue in favor of something. |
What are the 6 critical health risk factors? | Alcohol and Drug use injury and violence due to behavior Tobacco use nutrition physical activity sexual risk behaviors. Sedentary Lifestyles |
What is the number one preventable cause of death? | tobacco |
What is the number one cause of death in teens? | alcohol while driving. |
What are the three most common lifestyle diseases | heart disease, type 2 diabetes, some cancers. |
What are the controllable risk factors? (5) | Exercise habits, eating habits, smoking, tanning, alcohol. |
What are the uncontrollable risk factors? (4) | Age, Gender, Race, Heredity |
What are the leading causes of death in teens? (4) | Motor vehicle accidents, Homicide, suicide, other accidents. |
What is the leading cause of death in adults? | Heart Disease, Cancer, Stroke |
What are the components of health? (6) | Physical Health, Emotional Health, Social Health, Mental Health, Environmental Health, Spiritual Health |
Physical Health | Condition or way your body functions |
Spiritual Health | religion, beliefs |
Environmental health | How your environment affects you |
Mental health | Knowing reality and coping with daily life. |
Emotional health | Releasing emotions in a non destructive positive way. |
Social Health | quality of relationships with other people. |
What is the most significant factor in whether one achieves wellness? | Individual choice. |