Health & Wellness
What is the process of identifying one's state of health and taking steps to improve it?
Wellness
What are genes?
DNA segments that contain the blueprint for the structure and function of a person's cells.
What are behavioral factors?
Choices and and habits that affect a person's chance of developing a disease, unhealthy condition, or injury.
What is geography?
Land features and any body of water present in an area
What is Media?
In-person and online communication channels such as books, tv shows, movies, social, media, and advertisements.
What is the extent to which a person experiences a healthy, happy, and fulfilling life?
Quality of Life
What are genetic disorders?
Health conditions that develop due to a person's genes.
Name 3 categories of behavioral factors.
Nutrition/ Physical activity
Sleep
Tobacco/ Alcohol/ Drugs
Sexual Activity
Injuries and Accidents
What is culture?
Beliefs, values, customs, and arts of a particular group or society.
What is your economic environment?
It is your family's and community's level of education, income, and resources.
What are the three dimensions of health?
Physical Health
Mental/ Emotional Health
Social Health
What are the three categories affected by genetic factors?
Weight
Diseases/ Disorders
Mental Health Conditions
What are 3 long term consequences of being physically inactive?
Cardiovascular disease
High blood pressure
Cancer
Type 2 Diabetes
Arthritis
Muscle and joint weakness
How can peers positively impact health?
Healthy relationships:
improve self-esteem
create a sense of belonging
help avoid risky behavior
How does education impact health?
People with a higher education levels have more information to interpret situations and therefore make smarter decisions.
How is well-being different than health?
Health is the current mental, physical, and socially state.
Well-being is your ability to function positively with overall satisfaction.
How often do communicable diseases causes genetic disorders?
Never
(but genetics do affect you in ways such as your immune system and resistance to bacteria)
Raises blood pressure
Hardens your arteries
Greatly increase risk of heart attack and stroke
How can a negative community environment impact health?
It causes people less likely to be outside and healthy and creates stress which increases blood pressure, heart rate, anxiety, and depression.
How does income affect health?
It grants the ability to pay for healthcare, more nutritious food, access to safer neighborhoods, and lower levels of financial stress.
What is the health continuum?
It is the scale/ range of a person's health status that goes from poor health to optimal health.
What does a family history of cardiovascular disease mean?
Members of your family were affected by cardiovascular disease which makes you more likely to develop it as well.
How do phones disrupt your sleep patterns?
It emits blue light which puts you body in an unnatural circadian rhythm and disturbs how your body produces melatonin.
How does your geography affect your health?
It can influence your decisions affecting your health such as people living by the beach are more likely to be outside and active.
It can also be harmful such as presence of pollution increasing likelihood of illness.
Who has a lowered ability to access healthcare?
People who live in rural areas and lower income families.