Chapter 1 Review

What is one of the broad goals of Healthy People 2010?

• Increase the population of Americans.

• Eliminate differences in health based on gender and age.

• Increase the years of healthy life for each American.

• Eliminate death in the United States.

A series of specific steps you can take to achieve a goal is known as a(n)

• action plan

• .

  health habit riskr.

• value

• risk factor

Trying to influence someone to make healthy decisions , describes the health skill of _____.

• Goal Setting

• Prevention

• Advocacy

• Health literacy

The ability to gather, understand, and use health information is called

• advocacy.

• health literacy

• prevention.

• goal setting.

One risk factor you CANNOT control is your

• intake of fat, sugar, or salt.

• skin color.

• choice of friends.

• level of physical activity

All the traits that are passed biologically from parent to child are considered

• gender.

• d. environment.

• heredity.

• culture.

You are most likely to move toward the wellness end of the health continuum if you decide to

• smoke cigarettes.

• isolate yourself from others.

• wear a helmet while bicycling.

• get little sleep.

Which of these is a sign of wellness?

• low energy level

• enthusiasm for life

• isolation from others

• frequent aches and pains

How well you get along with others is called

• Social Health

• Emotional Health

• Mental Health

• Physical Health

Having enough energy to go to school and being able to carry out everyday tasks without becoming overly tired are signs of good

• emotional health.

• physical health.

• mental health.

• social health.