| A | B |
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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 and 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 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 with similar interests |
| culture | the collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group |
| media | the various methods of communicating information |
| risk behaviors | actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others |
| cumulative risk | related risks that increase in effect with each added risk |
| abstinence | avoiding harmful behaviors |
