HLTH 101- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 58 pages long!)

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Worksheet one: introduction to health and consumer health. View the broadcasts (lectures) called introduction to health (18. 9 minutes) and consumer health (53. 48 minutes) and answer the questions below. Cancer is an abnormal and uncontrollable growth of cells. Heart disease is caused by clogged arteries, hypertension, heart attacks. What are the leading causes of death for those under age 85, over 85, and between ages. 1-34 years- driving- unintentional injuries. (e. g. automobile accidents caused by drugs. A stroke is a lack of oxygen going to the brain. I think that lifestyle contributes to the above diseases. Heart disease, strokes and cancer can all occur if a person is living an unhealthy lifestyle whether it be through eating, lack of physical activity, or consumption of unhealthy and harmful substances. Wellness is the active process of promoting the best possible state of being through: