Chapter 1 Health Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. radio, television, and the internet
  2. 3. the various methods for communicating info
  3. 5. a person's capacity to learn about and understand basic health info and services, and to use these resources to promote ones health and wellness
  4. 6. collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group
  5. 7. taking steps to keep something from happening or getting worse
  6. 9. differences in health outcomes among groups
  7. 12. related risks that increase in effect with each added risk
  8. 14. all the traits that were biologically passed on to you by your parents
  9. 15. a nationwide healthy promotion and disease prevention plan design to serve as a guide for improving the health of all people in the US
  10. 17. deep seated sense of meaning and purpose in life
  11. 19. getting along with others
Down
  1. 1. an ongoing condition or illness such as heart disease, obesity, and cancer
  2. 4. a deliberate decision to avoid high-risk behaviors, including sexual activity and the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs
  3. 5. includes providing accurate health information and teaching health skills to help people make healthy decisions
  4. 8. an overall state of well-being, or total health
  5. 10. the personal habits or behaviors related to the way a person lives
  6. 11. actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others
  7. 13. sum of your surroundings
  8. 16. combination of physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being
  9. 18. people of the same age who share similar interests