Healthy Behaviors
Actions and habits that affect a person's health are called these.
What are behavioral factors
This molecule contains the genetic instructions for living things.
What is DNA?
A condition, behavior, or characteristic that increases the likelihood of a health problem is called this.
What is a risk factor?
The location and physical features of an area, including climate and distance from services, are called this.
What is geography?
Shared beliefs, values, traditions, practices, and language of a group are called this
.What is culture?
A student starts drinking water throughout the school day instead of only sugary drinks. Which area of health behavior are they changing?
What is nutrition and hydration
These are sections of DNA that carry instructions for traits and biological processes.
What are genes?
Having a trusted adult or counselor to talk to when stressed is which type of factor?
What is a protective factor?
Harmful substances that contaminate air, water, or soil are called this.
What is pollution?
Family, friends, schools, community organizations, and support systems are part of this type of environment.
What is the social environment?
A student puts their phone away at 10:00 PM and follows the same bedtime each night. Which health behavior are they improving?
What is sleep?
People inherit genes from these people.
Who are biological parents?
A student regularly gets only four hours of sleep but uses a planner to manage school stress. Identify the risk factor and the protective factor.
Risk: not getting enough sleep. Protective: using a planner/stress-management strategy.
A neighborhood has heavy traffic, few sidewalks, and no nearby recreation areas. Which type of environment is affecting health?
What is the physical environment?
An online health ad says, “Thousands of people use this! Buy now!” Name one technique being used to get attention.
A popularity claim, urgency, or persuasive language.
An athlete wears protective equipment and stops playing when injured. Which type of health behavior are they practicing?
What is injury prevention?
Sickle cell disease and cystic fibrosis are examples of these health conditions.
What are genetic disorders?
True or False: Having one risk factor means a person will definitely develop a health problem.
False. A risk factor increases likelihood; it does not guarantee an outcome.
A student misses medical appointments because the clinic is far away and there is no reliable bus route. What barrier is affecting their health?
Transportation/access to health services.
A health influencer is being paid by the company whose product they recommend. Which media-analysis question should students ask first?“Who created this message?”
“Who created this message?”
A student gets a regular physical even when they are not sick. What type of health behavior is this?
What is preventive health care?
Why does having a genetic risk not guarantee that a person will develop a health condition?
Because genes can influence health, but behaviors, environment, and access to care also affect health outcomes.
A person experiences a health risk but has strong support, healthy coping skills, and access to care. What does this demonstrate?
Protective factors can reduce or help manage the effects of risk factors.
Name two ways unstable housing could affect a person's health.
Examples: sleep, safety, nutrition, stress, transportation, exposure to weather, or access to health care.
A clinic is affordable, but it is only open during school hours and does not offer translation services. Name the two barriers to care
Clinic hours and language access.