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Health
The combination of physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being.
Wellness
An overall state of well-being or total health.
Prevention
Practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease or injury.
Health Education
The providing of accurate health information to help people make healthy choices.
Healthy People 2010
A nationwide health promotion and disease prevention plan designed to serve as a guide for improving the health of all people in the United States.
Health Literacy
A person’s capacity to learn about and understand basic health information and services and use these resources to promote his or her health and wellness.
Heredity
All the traits that were biologically passed on to you from your parents.
Environment
The sum of your surroundings.
Peers
People of the same age who share similar interests.
Culture
The collective beliefs, customs, and behavior of a group.
Media
The various methods of communicating information.
Risk Behaviors
Actions that threaten your health or the health of others.
Cumulative Risks
Risks that increase in effect with each added risk.
Abstinence
Avoiding harmful behaviors.
Health Skills
Strategies to help you maintain all aspects of your health.
Interpersonal Communication
Exchange of thoughts or feelings between two or more people.
Refusal Skills
Communication strategies that will help you say no when you are in a bad situation.
Conflict Resolution
Ending conflict.
Stress Management
Ways to overcome the negative effects of stress.
Advocacy
Supporting others' health beliefs.
Decision Making
Steps to help you make a good decision.
Values
Ideas about what is important in your life.
Goals
Something you aim to achieve.
Short Term Goal
A goal to reach in a short amount of time.
Long Term Goal
A goal planned to be reached in an extended amount of time.
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