Concept 2: Determinants of Lifelong Health and Wellness Flashcards
Regular exercise, eating well, and managing stress are considered as _________ healthy lifestyles.
Priority
T or F: We have control over environmental factors
T
What kind of lifestyles:
affect lives of few people
influenced primarily by factors outside of your control
cannot be changed
changes in minimal improvements in individual and public health
priority lifestyles
What is expected to happen to the initially high death rate associated with COVID-19?
It will drop out of the top ten causes of death, as HIV did.
Approximately _________ percent of unnecessary deaths occur as a result of disparities in the health-care system.
10 percent
T or F: Heredity we have the least control over in our life determinants
T
T or F: Inactivity is within your control in following determinants of health, fitness, and wellness.
T
The CDC uses the term ________ to describe the wellness benefits of healthy lifestyles.
“health-related quality of life”
T or F: More than half of early deaths are the result of chronic diseases caused by unhealthy lifestyles.
T
Which of the following is the best way to prevent illness and early death in our society?
practicing safe sex
understanding the health-care system
learning first aid
genetic testing
lifestyle change
Lifestyle change
What is the Medical Model
Medical Model
The focus of the health-care system on treating illness with medicine, with little emphasis on prevention or wellness promotion
Generally considered to be a broad term used to describe all forms of large muscle movements, including sports, dance, games, work, lifestyle activities, and exercise for fitness
Physical activity
Physical activity done for the purpose of getting physically fit
Exercise
A determinant is
a factor that significantly affects your health, wellness, and fitness is referred to as a determinant
human biology, or heredity, accounts for ___ percent of all health problems including early death.
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