Chapter 1 Section Reviews

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

A habit is a behavior that is repeated so often that it becomes almost automatic. One healthy habit is brushing your teeth after meals, This is a healthy habit because it helps prevent tooth decay and gum disease. One unhealthy habit is staying up late watching television, This is an unhealthy habit because it reduces the number of hours available for sleep

What is a warranty? What are three other factors to consider when buying a product?

A warranty is an offer to repair or replace the product of there is a problem. Three other factors to consider when buying a product are its safety,cost, and consumer testing.

What is advertising? What can you learn from advertising? What can't you learn.

Advertising is the public promotion of a product or service. You can learn what products or services are available from advertising. You can't learn the information you need yo make wise choices from advertising.

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

An action plan is a series of specific steps you can take to achieve the goal. My health skill is setting goals.

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

Continuum is a gradual progression through many stages between one extreme and another. The extremes of the health continuum are the white and black and the stages are the many shades of gray in between.

List five factors other than heredity that can influence your health.

Five factors other than heredity that can influence your health are Environment, Media, Technology, Healthcare, and Behavior.

What does the term heredity mean?

Heredity are all the traits that are passed biologically from parent to child.

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

Life expectancy and Quality of life are used to evaluate overall health because Life expectancy and quality of life talks about the number of a human can be expected to live or is a degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life.

How are the choices people make related to their positions on the health continuum.

Many of the choices we do affect our position on the health continuum because the health continuum is telling you how well you are.

What does the term prevention mean in relation to health?

Prevention means taking action to avoid disease, injury, and other negative health outcomes.

In relation to health, how is a risk factor defined?

Risk factor defined is any action or condition that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other negative outcome.

What are the three aspects of overall health?

The three aspects of overall health is physical, mental and emotional health, and social health.

List the two broad goals of Healthy People 2010.

The two broad goals of Healthy People 2010 are to increase the years of healthy life for each American and to Eliminate differences in health based on race, ethnic group, or income.

What are three rights do consumers have?

Three rights consumers have is the right to information, consumer protection by government agencies, and the right to complain.

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

Three steps that can help people meet their personal health goals are gaining awareness, knowledge, and building skills.

List three ways to evaluate a risk factor?

Three ways to evaluates a risk factor is considering both short- and Long-Term Consequences, Whether you can control the risk factor, and analyze the possible benefits and risks of a decision.

In general what do you need to do when you evaluate a service or information?

When you evaluate a service or information you need to find out whether the person who will perform the service is qualified.

How can you avoid health fraud?

You can avoid health fraud by carefully evaluating the claims made about a treatment or product.