Your Health

The best way to describe the Health Triangle is

• When two sides of the triangle are strong, the third will take care of itself
• It is best to focus on improving one side of the triangle at a time
• To be truly healthy, all three sides need to be in balance
• The triangle has two sides that are more important to overall health than the other

Which is incorrect IF you are in good physical health?

• You are able to resist diseases
• You can cope with everyday stresses and challenges
• You are able to protect yourself from injury
• You do not have the energy to perform daily tasks

Which is NOT a lifestyle factor?

• Smoking cigarettes
• Having friends
• Having weak eyesight
• Walking to school

The three elements of your Health Triangle are

• Relationships, Physical exercise, and Stress management
• Heredity, Lifestyle factors, and Nutrition
• Physical, Mental/Emotional, Social health
• Risk behavior, Prevention, and Environment

Which influence on Health cannot be changed?

• The environment
• Technology
• Your values
• Heredity/DNA

Your personal behavior 

• is not influenced by the environment
• can affect your friends and family
• is dictated by heredity
• has consequences for only you

Which of the following is a cumulative risk?

• Not wearing a seatbelt
• Riding a bike without a helmet
• Eating a high-fat diet
• Abstaining from the use of alcohol

Your environment is 

• the sum of your surroundings
• people of the same age who share similar interests
• an overall state of well-being
• practicing health and safety habits 

Your Health can be affected by all of the following EXCEPT

• Environment
• Heredity
• Language
• Media

What are behaviors, such as using tobacco and watching too much television, that are harmful to your health?

• dangers
• risk behaviors
• health problems
• health advisories