Health and Wellness
This term describes the active process of identifying one's state of health and taking steps to improve it
What is wellness?
These aspects of a person's life increase the likelihood that they will develop a disease, disorder, or experience an injury
What are risk factors?
According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), this percentage of the global population is exposed to unhealthy air
What is 90%?
This action represents the very first step in the healthy decision-making process
What is defining the problem?
Expressing thoughts or feelings through body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice without using words
What is nonverbal communication?
This dimension of health specifically refers to how well a person gets along and interacts with others
What is social health?
Unlike physical activity or sleep, this factor is classified as nonmodifiable because it cannot be changed
What is age or genes?
Within the economic environment, this single element is identified as the most important societal factor affecting an individual's overall health
What is education?
This term describes illegal activity involving false or misleading claims about health products and services
What is health fraud?
These statements express a speaker's feelings directly without placing blame or judging the receiver
What are I-statements?
This concept measures an individual's personal perception of their position in life relative to their goals, expectations, and culture
What is quality of life?
Daily decisions and actions that influence health status are classified under this type of factor, which is often rooted in personal values, habits, and beliefs
What are behavioral factors?
This component of the physical environment includes the specific land features and any bodies of water present in an area
What is geography?
This type of medical professional provides routine checkups, screenings, prescriptions, and preventive care services
What is a primary care physician?
An agreement reached during conflict resolution in which both opposing sides make concessions and give up a little
What is a compromise?
This model evaluates a person's health status as residing somewhere along a range between the extremes of poor health (illness) and optimal health
What is the health continuum?
In this inherited genetic disorder, abnormally shaped red blood cells reduce oxygen transportation, causing symptoms of severe fatigue and pain
What is sickle cell anemia?
In a teen's social environment, negative or abusive peer interactions specifically increase the risk of developing these two mental health conditions
What are anxiety and depression?
Healthcare facilities such as nursing homes where patients reside for the entire duration of their treatment fall into this category
What are inpatient facilities?
This communication style involves clearly, directly, and respectfully stating your needs, wants, and feelings
What is assertive communication?
Distinct from general health, this term refers to a person's ability to function positively and their overall satisfaction that life's present conditions are good
What is well-being?
This chemical, found packaged inside chromosomes, carries genetic information and contains the blueprints for cellular function
What is deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
This term describes a geographic area that lacks nearby full-service grocery stores, restricting access to fresh and nutritious food
What is a food desert?
This term refers to theories and health claims that are presented as science-based when they lack actual scientific backing
What is pseudoscience?
A specially trained, neutral third party who helps conflicting parties work together to reach an acceptable resolution
What is a mediator?