Health Sciences 1001A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Sexual Orientation, Transtheoretical Model, Healthy Diet
19 Aug 2016
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Chapter 1 taking charge of your health. Health the overall condition of body or mind and the presence or absence of illness or injury. Wellness optimal health and vitality, encompassing all the dimensions of well-being. Determinants of health twelve factors that influence the health of individuals and groups. Risk factor- a condition that increases a person"s chances of disease or injury. Health promotion a process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health. Infectious disease a disease that can spread from person to person; caused by microorganisms (flu, common cold, hiv/aids, tuberculosis) Chronic disease a disease that develops and continues over a long period (cancer, heart disease, stroke) Lifestyle choice a conscious behavior that can increase or decrease a person"s risk of disease or injury (smoking, eating choices, exercise regimen) Sex the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women. Gender the roles, behaviours, and attributes that a given society considers appropriate for men and women.
