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Question | Answer |
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the combination of physical, mental/emotional and social well being | health |
wellness | the overall state or well-being or total health |
refers to a person's capacity to learn about and understand basic health info and services | health literacy |
heredity | the traits the were biologically passed on to you from your parents |
includes family, neighborhoods, schools, town | environment |
peers | people who share similar interests |
refers to a collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group | culture |
risk behaviors | actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others |
related risks that increase in effect with each added risk | cumulative risks |
prevention | practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease and injury |
various methods of communicating information | media |
abstinence | to avoid harmful behaviors |
providing accurate health information to help people make healthy choices | health education |
healthy people 2020 | a nationwide health promotion and disease prevention plan designed as a guide for improving the health for all people in the US |