Public Health Advocacy Crossword - College Health Period 6

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  1. 4. This is a very common mental health challenge that is treatable with therapy, medication, and sometimes, a combination of both.
  2. 5. This policy was designed to reduce the public health impact of alcoholism by making alcohol illegal.
  3. 7. This two-word term refers to any kind of abuse (emotional, physical, sexual, or financial) between two people that have a close relationship.
  4. 10. This is the abbreviation for the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration
  5. 13. This is a medication (usually given by a nasal spray) that can reverse an opioid overdose.
  6. 16. You can't catch a _____________ from a vaccine.
  7. 17. While some people might not understand how they work, ______________ are the most effective tools that we have to reduce serious illness and death from diseases like measles, polio, and now, COVID.
  8. 18. One of the most significant predictors of how much a young person will drink is how much the ________ in their communities drink.
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  1. 1. This public health issue affects more than 40 million Americans and costs us $600 billion per year.
  2. 2. This is an abbreviation for an organization that helps to connect people with resources and support for mental illness.
  3. 3. You can call 988 any time of day or night, 365 days a year if someone is having thoughts of _________.
  4. 4. This is the abbreviation for the support group that can help people in recovery from Alcoholism.
  5. 6. This is another word used to describe the sense of "shame" often prevents people from getting help with mental health challenges, addiction, and domestic violence.
  6. 8. Sexual contact between partner is only legal when the partners give their _____________.
  7. 9. The COVID vaccine is unable to change the genetic codes of your cells, also known as ______, even though there are people that have spread false rumors about this possibility.
  8. 11. This two-word term refers to any kind of unwanted touching, sexual contact, showing or taking of sexual images/videos.
  9. 12. Using your voice to promote a cause that is important to you.
  10. 14. In December of 2021, The US Surgeon General Declared a "Youth Mental Health _________."
  11. 15. One of the laws that is designed to help protect survivors of domestic violence allows them to break the _______ on their home or apartment if they need to leave for safety reasons.