Chapter 1 Health Flashcards
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.
Risk Factor
A condition that increases your chances of disease or injury.
Life expectancy
The period of time a member of a given population is expected to live.
Morbidity Rate
The relative incidence of disease among a population.
Mortality Rate
The number of deaths in a population in a given period; usually expressed as a ratio, such as 75 deaths per 1000 members of the population
Infectious Disease
A disease that can spread from person to person, caused by microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses.
Health Span
How long we stay healthy and free from chronic or disabling disease
Chronic Disease
A disease that develops and continues over a long period, such as heart disease, cancer, or diabetes.
Lifestyle choice
A conscious behavior that can increase or decrease a person’s risk of disease or injury; such behaviors include smoking, exercising, and eating a healthful diet.
Health promotion
The process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve their health.
Health disparity
A health difference linked to social, economic, or environmental disadvantage that adversely affects a group of people.
Genome
The complete set of genetic material in an individual’s cells.
Gene
The basic unit of heredity, containing chemical instructions for producing a specific protein.
Behavior Change
A lifestyle management process that involves cultivating healthy behaviors
and working to overcome unhealthy ones.
