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Health Vocab
for health test on wednesday
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Life Expectancy | the number of years a person can expect to live |
| Quality of Life | the degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life |
| Goal | a result that a person aims for and works hard to reach |
| Physical Health | how well your body functions |
| Mental Health | the state of being comfortable with yourself, with others, and with your surroundings |
| Emotional Health | how you react to events in your life |
| Social Health | how well you get along with others |
| Continuum | a gradual progression through many stages between on extreme and another |
| Wellness | a state of high level health |
| Gender | whether you are male or female |
| Environment | all the physical and social conditions that surround a person and can influence that person's health |
| Culture | beliefs and patterns of behavior that are shared by a group of people and passed from generation to generation |
| Media | are forms of communication that provide news and entertainment |
| Habit | a behavior that is repeated so often that it becomes almost automatic |
| Rick Factor | any action or condition that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other negative outcome |
| Prevention | taking action to avoid injury, disease, and other negative health outcomes |
| Values | the standards and beliefs that are most important to you |
| Action Plan | a series of specific steps you can take to achieve a goal |
| Advocacy | the use of communication to influence and support others in making positive health decisions |
| Health Literacy | the ability to gather, a=understand, and use health information to improve one's health |
| Consumer | Someone who buys products or services for personal use |
| Warranty | an offer to repair or replace a product if their is a problem with the product |
| Advertising | the public promotion of a product or service |
| Fraud | an illegal act that involves telling lies to obtain money or property |
| Quackery | the selling of useless medical treatments or products |