Health Ch. 1 and 2 Lifetime Health Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 refusal skill | a strategy to avoid doing something you don't want to |
| health | the state of well-being in which all components of health - physical, emotional, social, mental, spiritual, and environmental - are in balance |
| value | a strong belief or ideal |
| peer pressure | a feeling that you should do something because that is what your friends want |
| life style disease | a disease caused partly by unhealthy behaviors and partly by other factors |
| coping | dealing with problems and troubles in an effective way |
| action plan | a set of directions that will help you reach your goal |
| health literacy | knowledge of health information needed to make good choices about your health |
| risk factor | anything that increases the likelihood of injury. disease, or other health problems |
| collaborate | to work together with one or more people |
| wellness | the achievement of a person's best in all six components of health |
| consequence | a result of one's actions and decisions |
| public health | the practice of protecting and improving the health of people in a community |
| advocate | to speak or argue in favor of something |
| goal | something that you work toward and hope to achieve |
| resource | something you can use to help achieve a goal |
| consumer | a person who buys products or services |
| media | all public forms of communication, such as tv, radio, newspaper, the internet, and advertisements |
| sedentary | not taking part in physical activity on a regular basis |
| life skill | a tool for building a healthy life |
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