Health Basics
The combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being.
What is health?
Sleep, nutrition, and exercise support this side of health.
What is physical health?
Traits biologically passed from parents to their children.
What is heredity?
A goal you hope to accomplish in the near future.
What is a short-term goal?
These are two government health insurance programs available to some Americans.
What are Medicare and Medicaid?
The overall state of well-being or total health.
What is wellness?
Feelings and stress management are part of this side of health.
What is mental/emotional health?
Your family, school, neighborhood, and surroundings make up this influence.
What is the environment?
This should be identified before you begin making a decision.
What is identifying the situation?
This type of care helps people avoid disease or injury.
What is preventive care?
The sliding scale that shows how a person’s health can change over time.
What is the health continuum?
Relationships and communication are part of this side of health.
What is social health?
The shared beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group.
What is culture?
A way to make a large goal easier to achieve.
What is breaking it into smaller tasks?
This health insurance plan saves money by limiting a person’s choice of doctors.
What is managed care?
This end of the health continuum represents poor health.
What is illness?
Keeping the three sides of your health triangle equally strong creates this.
What is balance?
Actions that may negatively affect your health.
What are risk behaviors?
Beliefs and standards that help you decide what is important to you.
What are personal values?
This is issued when a product is found to cause health problems or injuries.
What is a product recall?
Physical, mental/emotional, and social are the three parts of this.
What is total health?
This model represents the three connected parts of a person’s total health.
What is the health triangle?
Choosing not to participate in high-risk behaviors.
What is abstinence?
The final step in the decision-making process, when you think about the results of your choice.
What is evaluating the decision?
This specialist treats skin conditions and diseases.
What is a dermatologist?