Intro To Health Vocabulary

feelings such as love, joy or fear

• emotions
• prevention
• heredity
• mental/emotional

Books, magazines, newspapers, television, radio and the internet are all forms of

• media
• social health
• health
• heredity

All the living and non-living things that surround you

• environment
• balanced
• social health
• heredity

The passing on of traits from biological parents to children

• health
• balanced
• heredity
• prevention

Involves taking care of your mind

• mental/emotional health
• emotions
• social health
• physical health

Involves taking care of your body

• physical health
• mental/emotional health
• environ

A combination of physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being

• prevention
• health
• social health
• heredity

An action or choice that may cause injury or harm to you or others

• prevention
• social health
• risk behavior
• heredity

Taking steps to make sure that something unhealthy does not happen

• emotions
• risk behavior
• prevention
• heredity

An overall state of well-being involving regular behaviors that have a positive result over time

• heredity
• wellness
• balanced
• health