Health & Wellness
This is the combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being.
Health
Engaging in 30-60 minutes of this daily helps maintain a healthy body
Physical activity (exercise)
The sum of your surroundings is known as this.
Environment
A student starts wearing a helmet every time they ride a bike to reduce the risk of injury. This is an example of what?
Prevention
To achieve wellness, a person must maintain ______ among all three parts of health.
Balance
This term means an overall state of well-being or total health.
Wellness
Getting 8-10 hours of this each night contributes to physical health.
Sleep
All the traits biologically passed from parents to offspring are called this.
Heredity
A student learns that several relatives have Type 2 diabetes and begins exercising more and improving eating habits. This student is taking action based on what influence on health?
Heredity
A person lives in a neighborhood with poor air quality but chooses to exercise regularly and eat nutritious foods. Which influence on health can they control despite their surroundings?
Behavior
This type of health gives a person a deep sense of meaning and purpose in life.
Spiritual Health
These three sides make up the Health Triangle.
Physical, mental/emotional, and social health
People of the same age group who typically share similar interests are called these.
Peers
A teenager unfollows IG and X accounts that promote unhealthy behaviors and instead follows accounts focused on fitness and wellness. Which influence on health is the student managing?
Media
What are 2 influences on your health that are out of your control?
Heredity and environment
An ongoing condition or illness is called this.
Chronic disease
A student gets good grades and exercises regularly but constantly argues with classmates and has trouble maintaining friendships. Which side of the Health Triangle needs improvement?
Social health
The collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group are known as this.
Culture
Instead of trying vaping because friends are doing it, a teen chooses not to participate. This health strategy is called _____.
Abstinence
Name four of the six influences on health identified in the lesson.
Heredity, environment, attitude, behavior, media, and technology
This term describes taking steps to keep something from happening or getting worse.
Prevention
This side of the Health Triangle includes accepting responsibility for your actions, expressing emotions appropriately, and maintaining a positive outlook.
Mental/emotional
Newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and the Internet are examples of this influence on health.
Media
A student checks whether a health claim on social media is supported by trustworthy sources before believing it. This skill is called _____.
Health Literacy
According to the lesson, understanding your place on this helps predict the short- and long-term effects of health decisions.
Health Continuum