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Health Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Health | The combination of physical mental emotional and social will. |
| Spiritual health | A deep sense meeting in purpose in life. |
| Wellness | An overall sense of well-being or total health. |
| Chronic disease | An outgoing condition or illness. |
| Heredity | All the traits that were biologically passed to you by your parents. |
| Environment | The sum of your surroundings. |
| Peers | People are the same age with similar interest. |
| Media | Various methods for communicating information. |
| Technology | Radio ,television and market. |
| Risk behaviors | Actions that can risk the health of others and you |
| Cumulative risk | The combination of risks posed by aggregate exposure to multiple agents or stressors |
| Prevention | Taking steps to keep something for happening or getting worse. |
| Abstinence | A deliberated decision to avoid high risk behavior such as sex and alcohol and other drugs |
| Lifestyle Factors | The person habit or behaviors related to the way a person lives. |
| Health education | Providing accurate health info and health skill to help to live a healthy life. |
| Healthy people | A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. |
| Health disparities | Different health outcomes among groups. |
| Healthy literacy | A person's capacity to learn about and understand basic health information. |