What is Health?
The combination of physical, mental/emotional and social well being.
Your _____ refers to the traits that were biologically passes on to you from your parents. For example, LaToya inherited her black here and brown eyes from her parents.
heredity
Define risk behavior
any action that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others.
Health Education is...
the key to creating a healthier nation. Includes providing accurate health information and teaching health skills to help people make healthier decisions.
What does this image mean on a website?
The Health on the Net Foundation Code of Conduct (HONcode) certification helps you identify reliable and credible Web sources of health and medical information
There are three main components of your ______ Health.
Total
T/F. Clean, safe bike paths are a health-enhancing part of a(n) physical environment.
True
Eating high-fat foods every day at lunch is an example of
cumulative risks
Health literacy is knowing how to...
find health information, understand test results, determine whether the information is trustworthy, assess the risk and benefits of treatment, and figure out how much medicine to take.
Your health can be seen as a point on this sliding scale. What is this sliding scale called?
The Health Continuum
Spiritual Health is part of Social Health. T/F
False. Mental/Emotional
Peers are part of your __________ network/health
Social
Which is not a risk behavior?
Tobacco use
violence
alcohol use
abstinence
abstinence
A health literate individual is..... (name one of the 4)
a critical thinker and problem solver, a responsible/productive citizen, a self directed learner and an effective communicator.
Our nation has health goals and objectives. This is revised every 10 years and is called:
Healthy People
Heart Disease is an example of ___________. An ongoing condition or illness.
Chronic Disease
Your culture and your physical surroundings are parts of your Environment. T/F
True
What's a lifestyle factor that can improve your health?
Getting eight hours of sleep, starting with a healthy breakfast, eating nutritious foods, being active, maintain healthy weight, abstain from smoking and alcohol.
Give an example of a health disparity.
Men and women have different rates of survival after a heart attack.
If you can determine how much medicine to take, what it does, what's in it, and what the warnings are, then you are...
Health literate
________ Health refers to the health of the BODY.
Physical
Identify one health risk that you can control and one health risk you cannot control.
One health risk that I can control is whether or not I use safety equipment when I ride my skateboard. A health risk I cannot control is my heredity, which predisposes me to several diseases.
Explain how lifestyle factors can contribute to chronic disease.
Lifestyle factors, such as lack of physical activity and unhealthful eating, can lead to the development of heart disease, diabetes, and some kinds of cancer.
How does Healthy People hope to help the US become a healthy country?
Healthy people provides a common set of goals and objectives and tracks progress toward those goals.
What does this image represent?
Total Health, wellness: physical health, mental/emotional health, and social health