What is health?Health: the overall well being of you body, mind, and relationships with other people Types of health Physical health: how well your body functions Mental health: the state of being comfortable with yourself, with others, and with your surroundings Emotional health: how you react to events in your life, your mind is alert, you can learn from your mistakes, and recognize your achievements Social health: how well you get along with others, have loving relationships, respect the rights of others, give and accept help Wellness: ideal level of health Common TermsLife expectancy: the number of years a person can expect to live Quality of life: the degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life Goals: a result that a person aims for and works hard to reach Risk factors: any action or condition that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or other negative outcome Habits and behavior: habits and behaviors are repeated so often that they become almost automatic Influences: anything that can affect your decisions, habits and behaviors What impacts our health related decisions?Culture: What we learn from people in our community Friends and people at school: What we hear from others Advocacy: using communication to influence and support others in making positive decisions, could be public speakers or public service announcements Advertising: any effort to sell you products or services We can set personal goals that improve healthTo make sure your goals are clear and reachable, each one should be SMART:
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