What are five activities one could perform to improve their physical health?
What is
Get eight to ten hours of sleep each night.
Eat healthful foods and drink plenty of fluids.
Make time for 30 to 60 minutes of physical activity every day.
Avoid the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.
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Define cumulative risks.
What is Cumulative risks-
Related risks that increase in effect with each added risk.
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From what perspective can the sum of every factor which affects your health be seen from (hint-seen as)?
What is
Your health at any moment can be seen as a point along a continuum, or sliding scale
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What are the 3 sides of the health triangle?
What is
physical health
mental/emotional health
social health
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Define abstinence.
What is Abstinence-
A deliberate decision to avoid high-risk behaviors, including sexual activity and the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs.
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What, in general, affects your health (Chapter two)?
What is Media and Technology, Attitude, Behavior, and environment (social, cultural, and physical
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What are some of the influences on your health?
What is
heredity,
environment,
attitude,
media, and
technology
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Why is health education important?
What is
Health education is the key to creating a healthier nation. Understanding health information and improving health skills can empower people to live better, more healthful lives.
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What do life style factors do for/to your health?
What is
Life Style factors make a difference in a person's overall health, happiness, and longevity
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What is an example of a risk behavior?
What is
Tobacco use
Unhealthy eating
Inadequate physical activity
Alcohol and other drug use
High-risk sexual behaviors (which can result in HIV infection, other sexually transmitted diseases, and unintended pregnancies)
Safety risks (which can lead to unintentional injuries and violence
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Define wellness.
What is
Wellness-
An overall sense of well-being or total health.
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State the goals of Healthy People 2020.
What is
1- to increase the quality and length of a healthy life for all Americans
2- To remove health disparities based on factors such as gender, race, and education