1-1 to 1-3 Quizzes Health
What does the term prevention mean?
Acting to avoid negative health outcomes
What is an example of gaining awareness about a health problem
Having your blood pressure measured during a medical checkup
All the traits that are passed biologically from parent to child
Heredity
You cannot control health risk that result from
Heredity
Forms of communication that provide news and entertainment
Media
Figuring out why you choose to eat certain foods is an example of
Analyzing influences
If you stay up late watching television the factor having a negative influence on your health is
Behavior
A trait associated with good social health is
Being able to get along with others
One way to evaluate health risk is to
Consider consequences
Which aspect of health refers to how you react to events in your life?
Emotional health
All the physical and social conditions that surround a person
Environment
Health is the same as absence of illness
False
Knowing how to locate a doctor is an example of making decisions
False
One of the steps in analyzing influences is making an action plan
False
Physical health is more important than emotional and mental health
False
Behavior that is so often repeated it becomes almost automatic
Habit
A person at the midpoint of the health continuum is
Neither ill or perfectly well
The degree of overall satisfaction a person gets from life is called?
Quality of life
Action or condition that increases the chances of disease or injury
Risk factor
What is life expectancy?
The amount of years a person can expect to live
People are more likely to take advantage of available health care if
They have health insurance that pays for medications
How is communication generally used in advocacy
To influence others in making positive health decisions
A specific goal of healthy people 2020 is to increase seatbelt use
True
Health literacy is the ability to gather and use health knowledge
True
Life expectancy in the United States today is 90 years
True
Physical health refers to how well your body functions
True
The leading cause of death for young people are related to behaviors
True
You choices in life affect your position of the health continuum
True
A persons culture is part of their
Social environment