Chapter 1 Sect 3- Taking Responsibility for your Health

A specific goal of Healthy People 2010 is to increase seat belt use

• True

• False

The leading causes of death for young people are related to behaviors

• True

• False

Knowing how to locate a doctor is an example of making decisions

• True

• False

One of the steps in analyzing influences is to make an action plan

• True

• False

Health literacy is the ability to gather, understand, and use health knowledge

• True

• False

What does the term prevention mean?

• increasing years of healthy life

• eliminating differences in health

• being proactive at school and work

• acting to avoid negative health outcomes

What is an example of gaining awareness about a health problem?

• having your blood pressure measured during a medical checkup

• reading about the effects of high blood pressure

• taking medication to lower blood pressure

• communicating the dangers of high blood pressure to others

Figuring out why you choose to eat certain foods is an example of

• accessing information

• analyzing influences

• making decisions

• communicating

In the DECIDE process, the letter I stands for Identify your

• values

• results

• actions

• decisions

How is communicating generally used in advocacy?

• to gather and understand health information

• to make a plan for breaking an unhealthy habit

• to practice new behaviors until they become habits

• to influence others in making positive health decisions