Health - Chapter 1

The overall wellbeing of your body, mind, and relationships with other people.

The number of years a person is expected to or can expect to live based on their overall health.

The degree of overall satisfaction that someone feels with their life.

A result that a person anticipates and works towards to achieve it. A common health goal is a high quality of life.

How well your body functions when carrying out daily tasks without becoming fatigued. A healthy diet, proper exercise, sleep, and medical/dental care are aspects of good physical health.

The state of being comfortable with yourself, with others, and your surroundings. With mental health, your mind is alert, you can learn from your mistakes, and can recognize your achievements.

How you react to certain events in your life. To achieve emotional health, relax and share your feelings with others.

How well you get along with others. With social health, you are able to have lasting relationships, respect the rights of others, and give and accept help. Get involved with others and communicate your needs with them.

A gradual progression with many stages between one extreme and another. The health continuum represents where you stand between illness and wellness.

A state of high-level health.

All of the traits inherited biologically by a child from its parents. Your traits can affect your health.

Whether you are male or female. Certain risk factors vary between men and women.

The physical and social conditions that surround a person and can influence their health. Air and water quality and exposure to the sun's radiation are examples of environmental health risks. Your family and friends' concern for their own health can influence your own health.

The beliefs and patterns of behavior that are shared by a group of people and passed from generation to generation. A culture's culinary diet and way of showing emotions can influence your health.

Forms of communication that provide news and entertainment. Media can inform you on certain health concerns, but can take away your time from your social life, physical activity, and can influence you to make bad choices.

A behavior that is repeated so often that it becomes almost automatic. Seeking support from friends and family can help you change or get rid of a bad habit.

Any decision or condition that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other negative outcomes. Before making a decision, consider both the short- and long-term consequences, decide whether you can control the possible risks, and analyze the benefits and risks.

Taking action to avoid disease, injury, and other negative health outcomes. Surround yourself around environments that promote good health and a healthy lifestyle to others.

Using communication to influence and support others in making positive, healthy decisions.

The standards and beliefs that are most important to you. Your health goal should match your values.

A series of specific steps you can take to help you achieve a certain goal. The goals you set help you to translate your knowledge into your actions and behavior and put health habits into fruition.

A person who has the ability to gather, understand, and use health information to better improve their health.

Someone who buys products or services for personal use. Check to see if the person performing a service is qualified or trustworthy to do so. Consumers have the right to information on a product, consumer protection by government agencies, and the right to complain about product or service if they are unhappy with its results.

An offer to repair or replace a product if there is a problem with it. Usually lasts for a specific amount of time and only covers specific issues.

The public promotion of a product or service. They let people know what products and services are available, but don't provide the necessary information to make wise choices when buying a product.

When a person or advertisement tells a lie to obtain money or property.

Health fraud; people who sell useless medical treatments or products. Quacks rely on people who are willing to try anything for a cure, or are ignorant about a health issue. People can avoid quacks by carefully evaluating the claims made about a treatment or product.

Define the problem, Explore the alternatives, Consider the consequences of the alternatives, Identify your values to choose an alternative that coordinates with your wants and abilities, Decide an alternative and act upon it, and Evaluate your results to recognize the effect it has made.

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) - prevents misleading/false advertising. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - protects public from unsafe products. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) - establishes safety standards for products.

Better healthcare, better nutrition, better sanitation, and better working conditions.

Having a low energy level, frequent aches and pains, prolonged illness, a negative outlook on life, and isolation from others.

Having a high energy level, enthusiasm for life, strong sense of purpose, feeling of wellbeing, and supportive relationships.

When analyzing health risks, list the benefits, the risks, and compare and contrast and determine which side has more.

Increase the quality of years of healthy life, eliminate the differences in health based on race, ethnic group, or income, create social and physical environments that promote good health, and promote healthy behaviors, health development, and quality of life across all stages of life.

The three steps to meeting your health goal are gaining awareness and recognizing your own health problems, gaining knowledge about the effects, treatments, causes, warning signs, possible outcomes, and risk factors of your health problems, and building skills to apply your knowledge into your actions.

Analyze your influences, access information by finding and evaluating health information from credible sources, communicate your thoughts and resolve conflicts with friends to become closer with them, make wise decisions for your health, set goals to translate your knowledge into your behavior, practice healthful behaviors and reduce risky behaviors, and advocate by influencing your friends and community to make healthy decisions.

Safety - read product labels to determine the contents and possible safety issues. Cost - check for products of the same treatment and result for a cheaper price. Warranty - check to see if there is an offer to repair or replace the product if there is an issue with it. Consumer testing - review the results of the product when tested to see if the claims about it are true.

Scientific studies - tests prove their product is effective. Bandwagon approach - everyone else is using it, you should, too. Testimonial - it is recommended by trustworthy people. Comparison to other products - the product is supposedly more effective than others. Emotional appeal - the product is safest for you and your family. Price appeal - the product gives you more for your money.

The product is the only cure/treatment for a health problem, the promised results seem too good to be true, the product/treatment is said to cure many different health problems, and the product is said to contain "special" or "secret" ingredients.

Identify the problem, decide on your goal, collect documents, identify the person in charge, put your complaint in writing.