Learning about Health & Wellness
_________ involves how your body functions
Physical health
True or False: Risk factors and preventative factors act in the same way to affect our body
False
Risk factors increase the chance of having a disease, injury, or poor health
Protective factors increase the chance of having good health and can reduce the impact of risk factors.
Name a skill you need to promote your personal health and your community’s health
Decision-making
Goal-setting
Conflict resolution skills
Refusal skills
Health literacy
Advocate
What are organs made out of?
Tissues
Share two examples of community resources
Crisis hotlines
Homeless shelters
Hospitals
Mental health clinics
Nursing homes
Public health departments
Support groups
Food pantries
Describe the parts of health and how they are interrelated
The parts of health are physical health, mental and emotional health, social health
The parts of health are interrelated meaning that these parts interact with each other. A decline in one part may lead to a decline in another part.
What factors affect our health that are not within our control?
Genetic
When making a decision, what influences can impact the decisions you make?
Needs
Wants
Values
Priorities
True or False: The skeletal system helps the body move.
False
The muscular system helps the body move, the skeletal system provides structure, shape, and protection to the body
Each cell in your body contains _______.
Chromosomes
_______ are the related, but they are not the same
hint: the answer has to do with parts of health
Mental and emotional health
Humans have about how many genes in our body?
A. 30,000
B. More than a million
C. 25,000
D. Infinite amount
C. 25,000
The FDA is a U.S. government organization that protects public health. Its mission includes advancing medical innovation and ensuring product labeling is accurate and informative.
What does the FDA stand for?
The respiratory system does what for the body?
The respiratory system brings air in and out of the body
True or False: Body systems are groups of organs that work together to create cells
False
Cells make tissues, tissues make organs, and organs create body systems that work together to keep the body functioning
List 2 examples of preventative healthcare
Annual physical exam
Regular checkups
Tests for disease
Vaccinations to prevent disease
Screening for conditions such as hearing or vision loss
What organization promotes health across the world?
World Health Organization (WHO)
______ is a body of knowledge regarding the natural world. _____ is based on observations and experiments.
Science
Name at least 2 organs a part of the nervous system
Brain
Spinal cord
Nerves
Name one step from the decision-making process
Identify the decision or problem
Brainstorm options
Identify possible outcomes
Make a decision
Reflect on the decision
A Cardiologist specializes in what
Heart diseases or conditions
Most people have how many chromosomes in total?
A. 46
B. 23
C. 30
D. 36
What does each letter in S.M.A.R.T goals mean?
Specific
Measurable
Action oriented (Achievable)
Realistic (Relevant)
Time-bound
The _____ is the largest organ in the human body
Skin
Name a hormone that is developed during puberty
Testosterone
Estrogen
Progestin