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Vocabulary 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Health | a person's mental or physical condition. |
| Wellness | the state of being in good health, especially as an actively pursued goal. |
| Lifestyle Factors | habits or behaviors people choose to engage in. |
| Risk Factors | any attribute, characteristic or exposure of an individual that increases the likelihood of developing a disease or injury. |
| Prevention | the action of stopping something from happening or arising. |
| Heredity | the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another. |
| Environmental | relating to or arising from a person's surroundings. |
| Peers | a person of the same age, status, or ability as another specified person. |
| Culture | the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. |
| Values | a person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life. |
| Abstinence | a self-enforced restraint from indulging in bodily activities |
| Cumulative Risks | the combination of risks posed by aggregate exposure to multiple agents or stressors in which aggregate exposure is exposure |
| Goals | the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result. |