What are Health & Wellness
What is health?
A state of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being.
What is a health service?
Services that help prevent, diagnose, treat, or manage health conditions.
What is health information?
Information about health, diseases, prevention, treatment, and wellness.
What is an environmental factor?
Something in a person's surroundings that can influence health.
What is an individual factor?
Characteristics or behaviors unique to an individual that can influence health.
What are the major areas of health?
Physical, mental/emotional, and social health.
Why is it important to have a primary care provider?
A primary care provider helps manage overall health and provides preventive care.
Why should you check the source of health information?
To determine whether the information is trustworthy and accurate.
How can air pollution affect health?
It can irritate the lungs and increase the risk of respiratory problems.
How can your personal choices affect your health?
Choices such as nutrition, physical activity, sleep, and substance use can affect health.
What is wellness?
A state of well-being that includes all dimensions of health.
What should you consider when choosing a health-care provider?
Qualifications, experience, services offered, cost/insurance, and accessibility.
What makes health information reliable?
It comes from a credible source, is supported by evidence, and is current.
Name one environmental factor that can influence wellness.
Air quality, water quality, pollution, housing, noise, neighborhood safety, or access to parks.
How can heredity influence your health?
Heredity can influence a person's likelihood of developing certain diseases or health conditions.
How are health and wellness connected?
Each dimension of health influences the others.
What is the difference between preventive care and treatment?
Preventive care helps prevent illness or detect problems early; treatment addresses an existing illness or condition.
Why is it important to compare health information from multiple sources?
Different sources can provide additional information and help you identify inaccurate or misleading claims.
How can your community environment influence your health?
Access to safe housing, healthy food, recreation, transportation, and safe neighborhoods can influence health.
How can your behaviors influence your risk for disease?
Behaviors such as smoking, poor nutrition, inactivity, or unsafe choices can increase health risks.
Explain how physical, mental/emotional, and social health can affect one another.
Poor mental health can affect social relationships and physical health, while physical illness can affect emotional well-being.
Explain how a person can be an active participant in their own health care.
By asking questions, communicating honestly, understanding treatment options, following recommendations, and making informed decisions.
Explain how using inaccurate health information could affect a person's health decisions.
Inaccurate information can lead someone to make unsafe choices, delay appropriate care, or use an ineffective treatment.
Explain how both the natural and built environments can affect health and wellness.
The natural environment includes things such as air, water, and climate; the built environment includes things such as housing, roads, schools, and parks. Both can affect health behaviors and outcomes.
Explain how individual factors and personal behaviors can work together to influence overall wellness.
Genetics, age, knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and other personal characteristics can interact to influence overall health.