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Chapter 1
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Health Care
9th Grade
01/15/2009

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What is health?
Definition
A condition that enables people to live fully, realizing their full potential. It involves the individual's total being: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social.
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striving to live your life to the fullest potential and acting in healthy ways to prevent or decrease the chance of unnecessary illness.
Definition
wellness
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physical wellness
Definition
refers to the health of your body, achieved through excersize, proper nutrition, and avoidance of abusive substances
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encourages you to gather knowledge through stimulating learning experiences. as you challenge your mind, you improve your mental potential and ability.
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intellectual health
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awareness and acceptance of your feelings and self image. You are able to demonstrate self expression, self control, self evaluation and enthusiasm for life.
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emotional wellness
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refers to relationships with others. involves your ability to make friends and to be a productive member of a community and society.
Definition
social wellness
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the measure of how the average number of years that a group of people may expect to live
Definition
life expectancy
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what are the 4 major factors that determine health?
Definition
health behaviors

physical environment

heredity

health care services
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the degree of danger that goes along with a situation. all have possible negative outcomes, but also have positive outcomes.
Definition
risk
Term
based on what has happened to a number of people in the recent past
Definition
health risk
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common issues for teens
Definition
smoking, drinking, relationships, and dating
Term
how you feel about yourself, the confidence, pride, and respect that you have for yourself. you recognize your weaknesses but choose to build on your strengths instead
Definition
self esteem
Term
steps for improving your self esteem
Definition
1) learn to accept yourself for who you are
2) don't be too harsh on yourself
3) be open to new experiences
4) encourage yourself to learn something new
5) do something positive for someone else
6) focus on being positive
7) be rational and realistic with yourself
8) remind yourself of your personal strength
Term
your view of yourself and your role in life; you have a realistic picture of your strengths and weaknesses
Definition
self-concept
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what influences your decisions?
Definition
need, price, convenience, quality, desire
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most important influence; your want for something influenced by advertising
Definition
desire
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consumer rights
Definition
right to choose
right to be heard
right to safety, FDA EPA
right to be informed
Term
promotion or selling of health related products or treatments that have little or no healing power
Definition
health fraud
Term
most vulnerable to quackeryt
Definition
teenagers, elderly, people living with life-threatening illnesses, poor
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the study of the factors that cause illness to determine their chance of occurring
Definition
epidemiology
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the ability to make responsible responsible decisions about products and services that can affect one's health
Definition
consumer health
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