Summer Health Unit Three

A device that uses electricity to shock the heart back into beating in case of an emergency.

automated external defibrillator (AED)

the number of children born in a country

birth rate

The perception that someone has about their body.

body image

A method to restart the heart should it stop beating, and a way to keep an injured person alive until emergency medical professionals arrive on the scene.

cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)

The government agency that regulates food and drug production and use, among other things.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Places where residents don’t have easy access to fresh fruits and vegetables.

food deserts

A preventable difference in the opportunity for optimal health, which is experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.

health disparity

A policy designed to cover the cost of health care.

health insurance

All types of mass communication, including the internet, television, and radio.

media

Standards within our culture.

norms

A business that makes medicinal products.

pharmaceutical company

Messages designed to create positive change.

public service announcements (PSA)

A process that requires consumers to return a defective or dangerous product to the manufacturer.

recall

Strict enforcements that schools use to protect students from dangerous behaviors or actions such as fighting, having illegal drugs, or possessing a weapon on school grounds.

zero tolerance policies