Health Components
The way your body functions
What is physical health
A risk factor that can cause brain damage, liver disease, depression, and mental disorders
What is drug/alcohol abuse
The plague that struck Europe and Asia in the 1300s
What is Black Death or Bubonic Plague
The practice of protecting and improving the health of people in a community
What is public health
The values, beliefs, and practices shared by people that have a common background
What is culture
The ability to recognize reality and deal with the demands of daily life
What is mental health
Along with suicide and homicide, this is the other major cause of death for teenagers
What is car accidents
The leading cause of death in the US prior to the 20th Century
What is infectious disease
To speak out or argue in favor of something
What is advocate
The knowledge of health information needed to make good choices about your health
What is health literacy
Expressing your feelings in a positive, nondestructive way
What is emotional health
The single leading preventable cause of death in the United States
What is smoking/vaping
The cause of infectious disease
What is bacteria
A message created to educate people about an issue
What is a PSA (public service announcement)
The traits you inherit from your parents
What is heredity
The quality of your relationships with friends, family, teachers, and others
What is social health
Not taking part in physical activity on a regular basis
What is being sedentary
The reason for most modern day health problems
What is lifestyle choices
A way to improve health that includes computers, lasers, and other modern tools
What is technology
Your surroundings, the area where you live, and all the things you have contact with
What is your environment
Maintaining harmonious relationships with other living things and having spiritual direction and purpose
What is spiritual health
A disease you can contract through having sexual relations outside of a committed relationship or marriage
What is an STD (sexually transmitted disease)
One example of a health problem cause by poor lifestyle choices
Laws that are aimed at trying to keep people from smoking or doing other things to risk their health
What is public policy
A person's way of thinking, which greatly affects that person's health
What is attitude