Notes

Vocabulary

Health - Overall well-being of our mind body and relationships with other people.

life expectancy - The number of years one is expected to live out.

quality of life - The degree of overall satisfaction that one 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, others and 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 between one extreme and the other.

wellness - A state of high-level health.

heredity - All the traits that are passed down biologically from parent to child.
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gender - Whether you are male ore female.
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environment - All the social and physical conditions that surround a person and can influence the person's health
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culture - Beliefs and patterns of behavior shared by a group of people from generation to generation.
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media - Forms of communication that provide news and entertainment.
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habit - A behavior that is repeated so often it almost become automatic.
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risk factor - Any action or condition that increase chance of a negative outcome.

prevention - Taking action to avoid disease, injury and other negative health problems.

values - The standard beliefs that are most important to you.

action plan - A series of specific steps you can take to achieve a goal

advocacy - Using communication to influence and support others in making positive decisions.

Health Literacy- The ability to gather, understand and use information to improve his or her health.

consumer - Buys products or services for personal use.

warranty - An offer to replace or repair the product if there is a problem.

advertising - The public promotion of a product or service

fraud - If a person tells lied to obtain money or property, the person is guilty of an illegal act called fraud.

quackery - People who sell useless medical




Facts: *Two factors that can be used evaluate your health are life expectancy and quality of life.

*The aspects of health that are important to the overall well-being are physical health, mental health, emotional health and social health

*Consider both short term and long term consequences, decide if you can control the risk factor. Analyze the possible benefits and risk of a decision.

*Healthy People 2010 Magazine had two goals, Increase the years of healthy life for each american, Eliminate differences based on health, ethnic group, race or income.

*There are 3 steps you can take to achieve your personal health goals, gaining awareness, gaining knowledge and building skills.

*D E C I D E. Define the problem. Explore the alternatives. Consider the consequences. Identify your values. Decide and act. Evaluate the results.

*Some factors to consider a product before buying are it's safety, cost, warranty, and consumer testing.

*When you evaluate a service you need to know if that service is qualified.

*To evaluate health information, you need to evaluate the source of the information.

* Ads can let you know what products and services are available, but they rarely provide the information you need to make wise choices.

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1.
Why
are
both
life expectancy and
quality
of
Iife
used
to
evaluate overall
health?


2. What
are
the three
aspects
of
overall
health?

3.
What
is a
continuum?
Describe
the
extremes
of
the
health
continuum.

4.
How
are
the
choices
people
make related
to
their

positions
on the
health
continuum?

How do
your
friends affect
your
physical,
emotional,
and
social
health?

1.
What
does
the term
heredity
mean?

2.
List
five factors
other than
heredity
that
can

influence
your
health.

3.
What
is
a
habit?
Describe
one
healthy
habit
and
one unhealthy
habit.

4.
ln
relation
to
health, how
is
a
riskfactor
defined?

5.
List
three
ways
to
evaluate
a
risk
factor?

What is your most common source source for health
information? What
is
your
most reliable
source?
Key ldeas
and
Vocabulary

1.
What
does
the term
prevention
mean
in
relation

to
health?
2.
List
the
two
broad
goals
of
Healthy
People
2010.

3. What
are
three
steps
that
can
help
people
meet
their
personal
health
goals?

4.
What
is
an
action
plan?
What
health
skill
are
you
applying
when
you
develop
an
action
plan?