Your Total Health
True or False
Making and keeping new friends is not an aspect of physical health.
True
T/F : A person's ethnicity, religion, and language are part of her culture.
True
_________ are actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others.
Risk behaviors
________ is the key to creating a healthier nation.
_________ is the combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well being.
Health
Your__________ consists of traits that are biologically passed on to you by your parents.
heredity
________ risks are related risks that increase in effect with each added risk.
Cumulative
Differences in health outcomes between group is know as health________.
disparities
A person with a balanced health triangle is said to have a high degree of ____________.
wellness
The media is a powerful influence because it
a.encourages teens to live healthy lives.
b.is constantly present
c. provides healthy role models
d. warns the audience of risk behaviors
b. is constantly present
This means taking steps to keep something from happening.
prevention
Health goals for the US may be found in _________?
Healthy People
___________ provides people with a deep seated sense of meaning and purpose in life.
Spirituality
The physical place where you live, the people you see daily and your culture make up your __________.
Environment
Define abstinence.
The deliberate decision to avoid high risk behaviors.
As a ___________ learner you search for health information to make health-related decisions.
self-directed
List specific actions that teens can take to improve their wellness.
___________ is the collective beliefs, customs and behaviors of a group.
Culture
Name the top 6 risk behaviors.
Tobacco use
unhealthy eating
inadequate physical activity
alcohol and other drug use
high risk sexual behaviors
safety risks
What is health literacy?
determine if its trustworthy info, assess the risks and benefits of treatment , figure out how much medicine to take & understand test results.