Health Chapter 1 section 2 identify health risks

Three strategies to evaluate health risks

1) consider both short term and long term consequences 2) decide whether you can control the risk factor 3) analyze the possible benefits and risks of a decision

Habit

A behavior that is repeated so often it almost becomes automatic

Enviroment

All of the physical and social conditions that surround a person and can influence that person's health

Heredity

All the traits that are passed down from parent to child; the biological process of passing on, or transmitting these traits

Risk factor

Any action or condition that increases the likely hood of an injury, disease, or other negative outcome

Culture

Beliefs and patterns of behavior that are shared by a group of people and passed from generation to generation

Media

Forms of communication that provide news and entertainment

Factors tyat can influence someones health

Heredity, enviromet, media, technology, healthcare, and behavior

Gender

The term that refers to whether you are female or male, part of heredity