chapter 1 vocabulary

8 cards·by Kimbeerlaa

health

is a condition of your physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being.

wellness

is the state of good health achieved by balancing your physical, mental, emotional, and social health.

health assessment

is a set of questions that allows you to evaluate each of the four parts of your health.

heredity

is the passing down of traits from a parent to a child.

environment

is everything around you, including the things you cannot see.

lifestyle

is a set of behaviors by which you live.

attitude

is the way you act, think, or feel that causes you to make one choice over another.

preventive healthcare

is taking the steps necessary to prevent illness or accidents