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What is an average estimate of how long a person will live?
Life Expectancy
What is the overall environmental weather pattern of a region?
Climate
What is the average length of a person’s life measured in years?
Life Span
TRUE OR FALSE: Men live longer than women
False :-(
What is the number of deaths caused by a disease, disorder, condition, or injury in a population?
Mortality
What are the circumstances, objects, and conditions of your surroundings?
Environment
What is the prevalence of a disease, disorder, condition, or injury in a population?
Morbidity
What is a person’s level of satisfaction with his or her life?
Quality of Life
What is the record of a disease’s presence and impact within a family?
Family History
What is the features of the land?
Geography
What are aspects of a person’s life that increase the likelihood he or she will develop a disease or infection, or experience an injury?
Risk Factors
What is a fatty substance that resides in the blood and can block arteries if a healthy level is not maintained?
Blood Cholesterol
What is a disease caused by defective genes passed down from an ancestral line?
Inherited Disease
What is the body’s mechanism for fighting infections and disease?
Immune System
What are segments of DNA that determine the structure and function of your cells and affect your development, personality, and health?
Genes
What are characteristics of your status in society that may expose you to injury or disease?
Socioeconomic Risk Factors
What is an aspect of your environment that puts you at risk for disease or injury?
Hazard
What are characteristics of your surroundings that may expose you to injury or disease?
Environmental Risk Factors
What are microscopic living things that may cause infections or other illnesses?
Pathogens
What are choices a person makes that increase his or her chances of developing diseases, disorders, or injuries?
Behavioral Risk Factors