Components of Health
Definitions
Definitions
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Health Risk Behaviors
100
Exercising regulary
physical health
100
Diseases caused partly by health risk behaviors and partly by other factors are called:
lifestyle diseases
100
Anything that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other health problems:
risk factor
100
The leading causes of death for teens include: homicide, suicide, other accidents and:
motor vehicle accidents
100
Alcohol abuse can cause liver disease, certain types of cancer, heart disease, and brain damage. Alcohol and drug use are also major factors in car accidents, physical fights, depression, suicide, mental disorders, and the spread of STDs.
alcohol and other drugs of abuse
200
Expresses feelings in an appropriate way
emotional health
200
The practice of protecting and improving the health of people in a community is defined as:
public health
200
risk factors that you can do something about. They can be controlled by your behavior.
controllable risk factors
200
In the 1800's and early 1900"s, the leading cause of death in the US was:
infectious diseases
200
Smoking is the single leading preventable cause of death in the US. Smoking is a controllable risk factor for heart disease, cancer, and respiratory disease (these are 3 of the 4 leading causes of death in ALL age groups).
Tobacco Use
300
interacting well with people
social health
300
a message created to educate people about an issue:
psa
300
the state of well-being in which all of the components of health are in balance
health
300
to speak out or argue in favor of something.
advocate
300
Your eating habits can either increase or lower your chances of developing many diseases.
Poor Eating Habits
400
recycling newspapers, glass, and aluminum cans
environmental health
400
a strong belief or ideal:
value
400
health risk factors that can’t be changed
uncontrollable risk factors
400
not taking part in any physical activity on a regular basis
sedetary
400
Outside of committed relationships, such as marriage, sexual activity puts people at risk for health problems.
Sexual activity
500
being free of phobias
mental health
500
The achievement of a person's best in all six components of health:
wellness
500
Your health can be influenced by your heredity-the traits you inherit from your parents
hereditary influences
500
Extreme dieting is considered a positive or negative effect on your wellness? Explain why
negative
500
As mentioned before, the four major causes of death for teenagers are motor vehicle accidents, other accidents, suicide, and homicide.
Behaviors that cause injuries
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