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Health
Health Chapter 1 vocabulary Cedar Park
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lifestyle Disease | A disease that is caused partly by unhealthy behaviors and partly by other factors |
| Risk Factor | anything that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other health problems |
| Sedentary | not taking part in physical activity on a regular basis |
| Health | the state of well being in which all the components of health are balanced |
| Value | a strong belief or ideal |
| Wellness | the achievement of a person's best in all six components of health |
| Health Literacy | knowledge of health info needed to make good choices about health |
| Public Health | the study and practice of protecting and improving the health of people in a community |
| Advocate | to speak or argue in favor of something |
| Public Service Announcement (PSA) | A message created to educate people about an issue. |