EXHS155 Altorfer Self, Family, Community Review

What does the World Health Organization define health as?

Wellness

A state of total physical, mental and social well-being

An active procedure of starting new patterns of behavior which may lead to an improve life satisfaction

The study of health outcomes between groups of people

What does wellness mean?

A state of total physical, mental and social well-being

Identifies the complex levels and interrelationships that affect your health

Actively participating in daily life

An active procedure of starting new patterns of behavior which may lead to an improve life satisfaction

What is a way that helps us understand how long we can expect a person to live?

Demographics

Population health

Individual life choices

Health equality

What does it mean when all people have equal opportunities to obtain their full health potential?

Health disparities

Wellness

Health equity

Life expectancy

What population is expected to have higher rates of chronic illnesses?

Younger populations

Teenagers

Older populations

Lower income communities

What is defined as public health?

Focuses on defensive actions to keep specific diseases away

A discipline that focuses on the health of populations of people

Disease prevention

Minimizing your risk of injury

What are public health agencies typically a part of?

Goverments

Environmental rights groups

Community health

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

What refers to activities meant to improve the health of people in a community?

Community groups

Public health

Research groups

Community health

What was created in the 1950s as a basis for figuring out why people make the health decisions that they do?

Perceived susceptibility

Health Belief Model

Wellness Model

Health-related behavior choices

What is included in the "leading health indicators" with the Healthy People Initiative?

Tobacco

Mental health

Oral health

All of the above

What type of research usually includes work in animals or on a cellular level?

Clinical studies

Epidemiological studies

Basic medical research

Plain medical research

About how many different types of cells are in human bodies?

260

300

100

1,100

What is DNA?

Genome

The body's instruction manual

Genetic information passed down from generation to generation

Both B and C

Another word(s) for a family health tree is...

Health information

Personal Health Portfolio

Genogram or genetic pedigree

DNA

What is a health risk?

Clinical studies

The probability that exposure to a hazard can create negative consequences

Poor health outcomes

Problems with understanding how health materials function

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