HEALTH BASICS
What is mental/emotional health?
Focuses on your emotions and how you feel about yourself.
What is the health triangle?
The balance of physical, mental, and social health.
What is the environment's impact on health?
The physical and social conditions that surround a person that can influence health.
What is a fact?
A thing that is known or proved to be true.
Who can we communicate to about our health questions?
Doctor
What is physical health?
The condition of a person’s body and how well it functions
Name a choice that improves health.
Getting 8 or more hours of sleep.
How does culture influence health?
Beliefs and patterns of behaviors shared by a group of people.
What is a reliable source?
A source that provides strong evidence and well-reasoned information.
What does optimal health mean?
A person in the neutral zone who eats a well-balanced diet.
What is social health?
The relationships a person has with others.
What is lifelong learning?
Continuing to pursue learning and studying that carries through your entire life.
Define lifestyle disease.
A disease associated with the way a person or group of people lives.
What is a habit?
A fixed behavior that you use automatically.
What is emotional expression?
The ability to express emotions in healthy ways.
What is wellness?
A healthy balance of physical, emotional, and social health.
What are controllable risk factors?
Factors that can improve or harm our overall health based on decisions we make.
What is the role of advertising?
Companies need to have a clear message and connect to their audience.
What is a behavior?
The way you act or choose to act in a situation.
What is the significance of sleep?
Healthy for repairing the mind and resting the body.
What is health literacy?
The ability to locate, interpret, and apply information pertaining to your health.
What is an informed consumer?
A person who makes healthy purchases and choices.
What is the importance of decision-making?
It allows individuals to take ownership of their choices and health.
What is a risk factor?
A behavior or choice that increases the likelihood of a negative health outcome.
What is a lifestyle choice?
Decisions made that affect overall health, such as diet and exercise.