Health Unit 1 Vocabulary

abstinence

• the combination of your physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being

• a deliberate decision to avoid high risk behaviors

• communication strategies that can help you say no

culture

• the collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group

• specific tools and strategies that help you maintain, protect, and improve all aspects of your health

• the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important, that helps guide the way you live

decision making skills

• steps that enable you to make a healthful decision

• the combination of your physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being

• an overall sense of well-being or total health

environment

• taking steps to keep something from happening or getting worse

• the combination of your physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being

• the sum of your surroundings

goals

• those things you aim for that take planning and work

• people of the same age that share similar interests

• the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands

health skills

• specific tools and strategies that help you maintain, protect, and improve all aspects of your health

• the collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group

• the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important, that helps guide the way you live

health

• a deliberate decision to avoid high risk behaviors

• the combination of your physical, mental/emotional, and social well-being

• actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others

peers

• people of the same age that share similar interests

• those things you aim for that take planning and work

• skills that help you reduce and manage your stress

prevention

• taking steps to keep something from happening or getting worse

• an overall sense of well-being or total health

• a deliberate decision to avoid high risk behaviors

refusal skills

• specific tools and strategies that help you maintain, protect, and improve all aspects of your health

• communication strategies that can help you say no

• skills that help you reduce and manage your stress