Chapter 2 Vocabulary

1. Healthcare professionals who have additional training in treating certain types of diseases and disorders.
6. Anyone who purchases goods and services.
12. Federal organization that regulates and ensures the safety of food, health products, and medications.
13. Endpoint that is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and timely.
15. Medical care that seeks to prevent and treat health conditions.
17. Process of advocating for the health of families and communities by sharing health information.
18. Act of allowing your organs to be donated and transplanted into another person, typically upon your death.
19. Body of knowledge based on observation and experimentation; answers questions about the natural world.

2. To take actions that show support.
3. Health of human populations around the world.
4. Overall health of a group of people who live in the same area and interact with one another.
5. Area without nearby full-service grocery stores.
7. Theories and health claims that are described as science-based when they are not.
8. Ability to locate, evaluate, apply, and communicate information pertaining to health.
9. Illegal activity related to health products and services; for example, deceptive labeling or advertising.
10. Qualities or priorities one considers important.
11. Science-based approach to protecting and improving the health of populations as a whole.
14. Specific endpoint that signifies a condition one hopes to reach.
16. People under the age of 18.