Lesson 1.3 Flashcards
1
Q
What’s a risk factors
A
Anything that increases your chance of getting a specific disease
2
Q
Non-Controllable risk factors
A
Gender Age Heredity Race Environmental
3
Q
Heredity
A
Is all traits and characteristics that passed along biologically from both parents to child
4
Q
Heredity consists
A
Physical traits
Intellectual ability
Personality traits
Tendencies towards specific diseases
5
Q
List controllable list factors
A
Diet Physical activity Alcohol and tabaco use Weight management Participation in high risk behaviors
6
Q
Health habits
A
Personal behaviors that are related to the way a person lives and that help determine his or her level of health
