HSS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Health Canada, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Psychological Dependence
31 Jan 2018
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Hss2102: psycho-behavioural determinants of health lecture 6. Construct - a clear picture of what must be decided upon. Compile - a list of requirements that must be met. Collect information on alternatives that meet the requirements. Consider - the what might go wrong factor with each alternative. Commit - to a decision and follow through with it. Almost half of canadian population is considered physically inactive. Only 21% of teens are sufficiently active for optimal growth and development. Males are more likely to be active than females at all ages. Canadian children are more active than adolescents, who are more active than adults. Exercise: planned, structured, and repetitive bodily movements done to improve or maintain physical fitness. Physical fitness: a set of attributes that are either health- or performance-related. Requires particular exercises for a particular length of time at a specific intensity and for a certain number of times each week. Prevention of hypertension -systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
