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health chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is health | overall well being of your body, mind, and relationships with people |
| life expectancy | how long one expects to live |
| what is the average life expectancy | 78.3 years |
| quality of life | overall satisfaction one gets from life |
| 4 categories of health | physical, mental, social, emotional |
| what is the health continuum | overall progression between 2 extremes (wellness and illness) |
| how do your daily choices affect where we are on the health continuum | the choices we make move our status from one extreme to the other |
| heredity | all the traits passed down biologically from parent to child |
| 5 factors other than heredity that influence health | environment, medial, technology, healthcare, and behavior |
| physical vs social environment | physical - indoor and outdoor surroundings socical - people you spend time with |
| how do your physical and social environment influence your health | physical - air quality and water quality social -- mental and social health |
| risk factors | any action that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, etc |
| prevention | actions that lower the chance of health risk |
| 3 steps to meet your health goals | gain awareness, gain knowledge, and build skills |
| advocacy | communicating to influence and support someone in making positive health decisions |
| health literate | ability to gather, understand, and use health info to improve one's health |
| DECIDE model | D- define the problem E- explore alternatives C- consider consequence I- identify values D- decide and act E- evaluate results |
| consumer | anyone who buys products or services for personal use |
| examples of goods/services that health consumers buy | goods - shampoo, conditioner, vitamins, toothpaste services - doctor, dentist, chiropractor, massage |
| 4 factors to consider before buying something | safety, cost, warranty, consumer testing |
| to evaluate health information, you need to evaluate the | source of information |
| advertising | raising awareness for a product or brand |
| what can and can't you learn from advertising | can- side effects/what products are available can't - cost, where to buy/how to make good health choices |
| how do you avoid health fraud | carefully evaluate the claims made about a treatment or product |
| three rights that consumers have | right to information, consumer protection, and complain |
Created by:
KAYLEA FALK