Across
- 4. a federal government agency that protects the health and safety of Americans
- 6. make a choice not to participate in high-risk behaviors
- 8. collected beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group
- 9. patterns of behavior that you follow almost without thinking
- 12. the chance that something harmful may happen to your health
- 15. a type of care aimed at revealing health problems while they are minor
- 18. passing of traits from parents to their children
- 19. personal feeling or belief
- 21. something you hope to accomplish
- 22. is it right?
- 23. a health insurance plan that allows it's members to select a doctor who partcipates in the plan
- 26. threadlike structures that carry genes
- 28. exchange of info through use of words or actions
- 29. department of the federal government that regulates food, drugs,etc.
Down
- 1. keeping others informed
- 2. widespread shortage of food
- 3. a care provider who provides check-ups and general care
- 4. a type of risk that occurs when one risk factor adds to another
- 5. various methods of communication
- 7. health care professional trained to treat a special category of patients
- 10. taking steps to avoid something
- 11. the type of health which is the ability to get along with others
- 13. basic units of heredity
- 14. way you act in the many different situations and events in your life
- 16. combination of physical, mental, and social well-being
- 17. trustworthy and dependable
- 20. choices for yourself
- 24. care provided for the terminally ill that focuses on comfort
- 25. a lifestyle that involves little physical activity
- 27. beliefs that guide the way a person lives
- 28. standards on which to base decisions