 | Term | Definition |
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goal |
a desired achievement towards which you work |
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plan |
a detailed description of the steps you will take to reach your goal |
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lifestyle |
the way in which you live |
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health |
a quality of life that includes your social, physical, and mental well being |
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physical |
condition of the body |
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mental |
condition of the mind |
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social |
way you relate to others |
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wellness |
another way to describe the quality of life |
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healthful behavior |
an action that helps prevent illnedd and accidents, helps promote health for you and others, or improves the quality of the environment |
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risk behavior |
an action that helps increase the likelihood of illness and accidents, threatens your health and the health of others and helps destroy the environment |
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health promotion |
the informing and motivating of people to maintain or adopt healthful behaviors |
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optimum health |
the best possible health for you |
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holistic effect |
a healthful or risk behavior in any one of the 10 components that may affect one or more other components |
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health awareness |
knowledge you gain about your own health behaviors |
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health status |
combination of healthful and risk behaviors that you select |
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priority |
something important for you to do |
