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chpt 1
health
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lifestyle Disease | A disease partly caused by unhealthy behaviors and partly by other factors. |
| Risk factors | Anything that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other health problems. |
| Sedentary | Not taking part in pysical activity on a regular basis. |
| Health | the state of well-beinging which all of the components of health-physical,emotional, social,mental,spiritual, and enviornmental-are in balance. |
| Value | A strong belief or ideal. |
| Wellness | The achievement of a person best in all six components of health. |
| Health Literacy | Knowledge of health information needed to make good choices about your health. |
| Public Health | The practice of protecting and improving the health of people in a community. |
| Advocate | To speak or argue in favor of something. |
| Public Service Announcement | A message created to educate people about an issue. |