Health Correct Answer-presence or absence of illness or injury
Wellness Correct Answer-optimal health and vitality, encompassing all the dimensions of well-being
Nine Dimensions of Wellness Correct Answer--physical wellness
-emotional wellness
-intellectual wellness
-interpersonal wellness...
Morbidity rate Correct Answer-the frequency or proportion with which a
disease appears in a population
Mortality rate Correct Answer-number of deaths from a disease in
relation to the population in a given time (ratio)
,infectious Disease Correct Answer-a disease that can spread from
person, caused by microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses
Chronic Disease Correct Answer-a disease that develops and continues
over a long period
Life Expectancy Correct Answer-the period of time a member of a given
population is expected to live
Health Promotion Correct Answer-the process of enabling people to
increase control over their health and its determinants
-National Institutes of Health
-Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Correct Answer--regulations expand
coverage, limit cost, and guarantee care for certain services
-health exchanges facilitate the purchase of insurance
-signed into law 2010
Healthy People 2020 Correct Answer--Eliminate preventable disease,
disability, injury, and premature death
-Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of
all groups
-Create social and physical environments that promote good health for
all
, -promote healthy development and behaviors
Stressors Correct Answer-mental states or events that trigger physical
and psychological reactions
Rapid Chemical Reactions Correct Answer-prime the body to act
quickly and appropriately
Nervous System Correct Answer-the brain, spinal cord, and nerves
-handles very short-term stress
-under voluntary control
-part is not under conscious supervision
Autonomic Nervous System Correct Answer-A subdivision of the
peripheral nervous system. Controls involuntary activity of visceral
muscles and internal organs and glands.
Parasympathetic Nervous System Correct Answer-relaxed state
rest and digest
Sympathetic Nervous System Correct Answer-stimulated state
flight or fight
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