risk factors
Across
- 3. — Unfair treatment or barriers based on race or ethnicity
- 4. — Condition where the body has difficulty regulating blood sugar
- 5. — Medical term for high blood pressure
- 6. — Natural process of growing older over time
- 9. — Deeply distressing experience that can affect health and well-being
- 10. — Sense related to sound; loss of this can affect communication
- 14. — Being separated from social connection or support
- 16. — Having excess body weight that can increase risk for health conditions
- 18. — Fat-like substance in blood; high levels can affect heart and brain health
- 19. — Sense related to sight and seeing clearly
- 20. — Physical or emotional pressure that can affect the body and mind
Down
- 1. — Access to travel options for appointments, services, and community supports
- 2. Schools — Historic institutions tied to colonial harm and intergenerational impacts
- 7. — Inherited traits passed down through families
- 8. — Use of tobacco products that increases health risks
- 11. — Substance that can affect judgment and long-term health when overused
- 12. — Harmful substances in the environment, including air or water
- 13. — Medical emergency caused by interrupted blood flow to the brain
- 15. — Low level of movement or physical activity
- 17. — Mood condition that can affect energy, interest, and daily functioning