| A | B |
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| health | overall will-being of your body, your mind, and your relationships with other people |
| life expectancy | number of years a person can expect to live |
| quality of life | degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life |
| goal | result that a person aims for and works hard to reach |
| physical health | how well your body functions |
| mental health | state of being comfortable with yourself, with others, and with your surroundings |
| emotional health | how your react to events in your life |
| social health | how well you get along with others |
| continuum | gradual progression through many stages between one extreme and another |
| wellness | state of high level health |
| heredity | traits passed biologically from parent to child |
| gender | male or female |
| environment | all of physical and social conditions that surround a person and that influences a person's health |
| culture | beliefs and patterns of behavior that are shared by a group of people and passed from generation to generation |
| media | froms of communication that provide news and entertainment |
| habit | behavior that is repeated so often that it becomes automatic |
| risk factor | any action or condition that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other negative outcome |
| prevention | taking action to avoid disease, injury, and other negative health outcomes |
| values | standards and beliefs that are most important to you |
| action plan | a series of specific steps you can take to achieve a goal |
| advocacy | using communication to influence and support others making positive health descisions |
| health literacy | ability to gather, understand, and use health information to improve health |
| consumer | buys products or services for personal use |
| warranty | offer to repair or replace a product if there is a problem |
| advertising | public promotion of a product or service |
| fraud | person tells lies to obtain money or property |
| quackery | selling of useless medical treatment or products or is involved in health fraud |
