lifestyle and environmental factors

lifestyle factors

behaviors that either positively or negatively affect ones overall health

wellness

state of ones health

longevity

how long a person might live based on their behaviors

dimensions of wellness 

• physical

• social emotional

• mental 

etiology

causation of disease

other causes of disease

• pollutants in the air, water, food, and soil

• common household items

carcinogens

exposures of enviornmntal toxins that are linked to cancer 

laws and policies

created in an attempt to minimize risk facors for noncommunicable diseases

• a lot focus on tobacco use

• ex: raising taxes, banning smoking indoors, illegal to smoke with child in car

socioeconomic impact

how ones social and financial status can be linked to diseases

• lower incomes/ socially disadvantaged people often have more illness, exposed to harmful products, limited access to health service