Chapter 1 Living a Healthy Life

a nationwide health promotion and disease prevention plan designed to serve as guide for improving the health of all people in the United States.

• prevention

• Healthy People 2010

• wellness

• health literacy

the providing of accurate health information to help people make healthy choices.

• prevention

• health education

• health literacy

• wellness

An overall state of well-being, or total health

• health

• prevention

• healthy

• wellness

the combination of physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being.

• health

• wellness

• health literacy

• prevention

a person's capacity to learn about and understand basic health information and services and use these resources to promote his/her health and wellness

• health education

• prevention

• health literacy

• wellness

practicing health and safety habits to remain free of disease and injury

• healthy literacy

• prevention

• wellness

• health education

a person who has developed evaluation criteria for health information.

• a responsible, productive citizen

• an effective communicator

• a critical thinker ad problem solver

• a self-directed learner

a person who can evaluate health information before making a decision and who knows how to make responsible, healthy choices.

• a critical thinker and problem solver.

• a responsible, productive citizen

• a self-directed learner

• an effective communicator

someone is able to express his or her health knowledge in a variety of ways.

• a self-directed learner

• a responsible, productive citizen

• an effective communicator

• a critical thinker and problem solver

someone who acts in a way that promotes the health of the community and who chooses safe, healthful, and legal behaviors that are consitent with family guidelines and that show respect for the individual and others.

• an effective communicator

• a responsible, productive citizen

• a self-directed learner

• a ctitical thinker and problem solver