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Leading a Health Life- Chapter 1
Section 1:Health and Teens
1. Prior to the twentieth century what is the leading cause of illness/deaths in the
past? Name two types of infectious diseases.
2. What is the leading cause of illness/deaths today?
3. What are the differences between lifestyle diseases and infectious disease?
4. Many of the leading causes of deaths can be best prevented through or by?
Lifestyle changes/behaviors or choices.
5. Focusing on
risk factors, which you can change
through your behavior, you can protect your health.
6. Wearing a seatbelt is an example of controllable risk factor or uncontrollable
risk factor?
7. Give examples for controllable risk factors for heart disease. (Look at Table 1)
8. Define uncontrollable risk factors.
9. Give examples for uncontrollable risk factors.
10.Name the “Six Health Risk Behaviors” that cause the most serious health
problems.
11.Single leading preventable cause of death in the United States? (One of the “Six
health Risk Behaviors”)
12. Define sedentary (One of the “Six Health Risk Behaviors”)
13. Major cause of death for teens? Look at graph on p. 9
14. Describe in detail consequences of sexual activity from the “Six Health Risk
Behaviors”.
Section 2: Health and Wellness
15. Briefly describe physical health, emotional health, social health, mental health,
spiritual health, environmental health. (Note: Really study emotional, mental,
and environmental health! - Look at Figure 2 on p.12)
16. What is the difference between health and wellness?
17. Define and Describe the “Wellness Continuum?”
18.
is striving for optimal health. (Look at Figure 3 on
p.13)
19. Name and briefly describe “4 Influences on your Wellness”
20. Review: Healthy Knowledge > Health Behavior > Consequences on p.15
Section 3:Health in Your Community
21. Name the “4 ways to address health concerns/problems.”
22. What is public health?
23.What is a public service announcement?
24. What is an advocate?
25.Does your attitude affect your health? Why yes or why no? Describe!
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