Health II Review - Taking Responsibility for Your Health

Vocabulary flashcards covering adolescent health concerns, global protective initiatives, and the stages of personal health behavior change from the Health II First Trimester review.

Main causes of death

Injuries (road traffic injuries and drowning), interpersonal violence, self-harm, and maternal conditions.

Age-related shift in causes of death

A shift away from infectious disease and towards accidents and injury, self-harm, and interpersonal violence as individuals age.

Adolescent alcohol use (ages 15–19)

Currently includes 155 million adolescents who drink alcohol.

HPV vaccine

A vaccination for girls that could save more than 40 million lives.

Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

The body by which children's and adolescents' rights are recognized and protected worldwide.

Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents (AA-HA!) Guide

A guide that assists governments in deciding what they plan to do and how they will respond to the health needs of adolescents.

Four steps in making changes for health

A four-part process consisting of: 1. Awareness, 2. Knowledge, 3. Decision-making, and 4. Applying skills.

Awareness (Step 1)

The initial step in making health changes, involving noticing that one's current lifestyle is not healthy.

Knowledge (Step 2)

The second step in making health changes, centered on learning about the issue and trying to fix the problem.

Decision-making (Step 3)

The third step in making health changes, involving choosing to make and apply a healthy decision.

Applying skills (Step 4)

The fourth step in making health changes, which entails putting healthy behaviors into practice to create real change.