Personal Care Unit Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. the capacity to obtain, interpret, an understand basic health information and services, and to use these to promote personal health and wellness
  2. 4. risks that increase gradually and may add up to a total that is greater than expected
  3. 5. the confidence and worth that you feel about yourself
  4. 8. an overall state of well-being or total health
  5. 11. practicing healthy habits to keep a person well and free from disease and other ailments
  6. 12. specific tools and strategies that lead to better and more informed health choices
  7. 13. something you aim for that takes planning and work
  8. 15. the collective belief, customs, and behaviors if a group
  9. 16. the decision to avoid harmful behaviors; can increase your chances of a long, happy and healthy life
Down
  1. 1. the combination of your physical, mental/emotional and social well-being
  2. 2. a factor that shows that your health is on a sliding scale with many degrees of health and wellness
  3. 6. personal behaviors and habits related to the way a person lives, that helps determines his or her level of health
  4. 7. techniques that can help you refuse when you are urges to take part in unsafe or unhealthful behaviors
  5. 9. your priorities; the ideas, beliefs or things you cherish above everything else that help guide the way you live
  6. 10. actions of behaviors that represents a potential health threat
  7. 14. the body and mind's reaction to everyday demands
  8. 15. a process through which you send and receive messages and information to and from others