Uncontrollable Risk Factors

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Media

Various forms of mass communication

Attitude

A person's way of thinking

Examples of Uncontrollable Risk Factors

Age ,race ,gender ,heredity

Uncontrollable Risk Factors

Risk factors that cannot be changed

Technology

The use of science to invent useful things or solve problems; a method or machine for doing something that is created by technology

Culture

The values, beliefs, and practices shared by a group of people

Social influence

Your relationship with others; family , peers , teammates , friends

Environment

Your surroundings; the area where you live, and all the things you have contact with

examples of controllable risk factors

attitude, social influences, culture, environment , media, and technology

controllable risk factors

risk factors that you can do something about; can be changed by changing your behaviors

public health

the health of the population as a whole

risk factor

the increase of an injury, disease, or other health problems

advocate

to speak out/argue in favor of something


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