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health vocabulary
vocabulary chapter 1
Term | Definition |
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health | is the combination of physical,mental,emotional,and well being |
wellness | an overall state of well being,or total health |
preventoin | practicing health and safety habits to remain free of diseases and injury |
health education | the providing of accurate health information to help people make healthy choices |
heredity | refers to all the traits that were biologically passed |
environment | is the sum of your surrounding |
peers | are people of the same age who share similar interest |
culture | refers to the collective beliefs,customs,and behaviors |
media | or the various methods of communicating information,includes,radio,television,film,newspaper,magazines,books and the internet. |
health literacy | refers to a person's capacity to learn about and understand basic |