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8th Grade Unit 4 Voc
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Immortality | living forever; never dying |
| Lifestyle Factors | behaviors and habits that help determine a person’s level of health |
| Risk Behaviors | actions that may cause injury to yourself or others |
| Cumulative Risk | related risks that increase in effect with each added risk. |
| Precautions | Planned actions taken before an event to increase the chances of a safe outcome. |
| Prevention | taking steps to make sure that something does not happen |
| Abstinence | the conscious, active choice not to participate in high-risk behaviors |
| Gang | a group whose members often use violence or take part in criminal activity |
| Drug Trafficking | the buying or selling of drugs |
| Bullying | a type of violence in which one person uses threats, taunts, or violence to intimidate another again and again |
| Violence | actions or words that hurt people or things they care about |
| Violent Behavior | acting in a way that hurts others |
| Abuse | physical, emotional, or mental mistreatment of another person |
| Ecology | the study of how living things are connected in the environment |
| Health Advocate | someone who chooses actions that protect the environment |
| Environmental Protection Agency | the governmental agency that is committed to protecting the environment |
| Biodegradable | broken down easily in the environment |
| Non-renewable Resources | substances that cannot be replaced once they are used |
| Conservation | the saving of resources |
| Service Learning | an educational experience that combines learning with community service without pay |
| Mentor | spending time with a responsible, trusted person who guides and helps a younger person |
| Shadowing | spending time with a mentor as he/she performs work activities |