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Collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group
Culture
Media
Actions that threaten your health and the health of others
Risk behaviors
Radio, television, and the internet
Technology
Related risks that increase in effect with each added risk
Cumulative risks
The factor that influences health that individuals have the least control over
Heredity
Which of the following is not a risk behavior:
Tobacco use, Violence, Alcohol use, Abstinence
Abstinence
Eating high fat foods everyday at lunch is an example of.....
Cumulative risks
The statement: Men and women have different rates of survival after a heart attack is an example of what?
Health disparity
How many components are there of your total health?
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Physical, Social, Mental/Emotional
What term refers to the health of the body?
Physical health
Your position on this continues to change as you move through life
Health continuum
Physical environment
Social
People the same age as you who share similar interests
Peers
A difference in health outcomes between groups
Health disparity
Heart disease is an example of what type of disease?
Chronic
Your culture and your physical surroundings are all parts of this
Environment
Language, diet, and family background are all components of this
Culture
Name one health risk that you can control and one that you have very little control over
whether or not you use safety equipment when riding atvs
Little control over heredity
Avoiding harmful behaviors
Abstinence
Taking steps to keep something from happening or getting worse.
Prevention
Being constantly overwhelmed by everyday challenges is a sign of what?
Poor mental/emotional health
Getting 8 hours of sleep each night is an example of
Lifestyle factor
Optimists usually have a higher degree of this than pessimists
Wellness