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Dimensions of health that describe how a person observes and interprets information to make decisions, solve problems, and examine situations
What is mental health?
Dimensions of health that refers to how well a person gets along with others
What is social health?
Dimension of health that refers to how well the body functions
What is physical health?
In person and online communication channels such as books, TV shows, movies, advertisements, and social media
What is media?
Beliefs, values, customs, and arts of a particular group or society
What is culture?
Length of time a person is expected to live
Actual number of years a person lives
What is life span?
Dimension of health that refers to the expression of thoughts and feelings including emotions, moods, feelings about oneself, and views about the world
What is emotional health?
Presence of waste in an environment
What is pollution?
Chemical that carries genetic information found in chromosomes
What is DNA?
Aspects of peoples lives that reduce risk and increase the likelihood of optimal health
What are protective factors?
Aspects of peoples lives that increase the chances they will develop a disease or disorder or experience and injury or decline in health
What are risk factors?
Choices and behaviors that affect a persons chance of developing a disease, unhealthy condition, or injury
What are behavioral factors?
State of complete physical, mental and emotional, and social well-being
What is health?
State of being without regular, consistent housing
What is homelessness?
Health conditions that develop due to a persons genes, do not require the presence of other risk factors
What are genetic disorders?
State of excellent health and wellness and physical, mental and emotional, and social health
What is optimal health?
Poor overall standing of health in which a person cannot function normally caused by factors such as disease, risky behavior, hazardous substances, and concerns with mental or emotional health
What is illness?
Land features and any bodies of water present in an area
What is geography?
DNA segments that contain the blueprint for the structure and function of a persons cells, affect development, personality, and health
What are genes?
Persons ability to function positively and overall satisfaction that lifes present conditions are good
What is well-being?
Extend to which a person experiences a healthy, happy, and fulfilling life
What is quality of life?
Process of identifying one state of health and taking steps to improve it
What is wellness?