Health Unit 1 Section 2

Heredity

• Whether you are male or female

• All of the physical & social conditions that surround a person & can influence that person's health

• All the traits that are passed biologically from parent to child

• The beliefs & patterns of behavior that are shared by a group of people & passed from generation to generation

Gender

• Whether you are male or female

• All of the physical & social conditions that surround a person & can influence that person's health

• All the traits that are passed biologically from parent to child

• The beliefs & patterns of behavior that are shared by a group of people & passed from generation to generation

Environment

• Whether you are male or female

• All of the physical & social conditions that surround a person & can influence that person's health

• All the traits that are passed biologically from parent to child

• The beliefs & patterns of behavior that are shared by a group of people & passed from generation to generation

Culture

• Whether you are male or female

• All of the physical & social conditions that surround a person & can influence that person's health

• All the traits that are passed biologically from parent to child

• The beliefs & patterns of behavior that are shared by a group of people & passed from generation to generation

Media

• A behavior that is repeated so often that it becomes almost automatic

• All of the physical & social conditions that surround a person & can influence that person's health

• Forms of communication that provide news & entertainment

• The beliefs & patterns of behavior that are shared by a group of people & passed from generation to generation

Habit

• A behavior that is repeated so often that it becomes almost automatic

• All of the physical & social conditions that surround a person & can influence that person's health

• Forms of communication that provide news & entertainment

• The beliefs & patterns of behavior that are shared by a group of people & passed from generation to generation

Risk factor

• A behavior that is repeated so often that it becomes almost automatic

• All of the physical & social conditions that surround a person & can influence that person's health

• Forms of communication that provide news & entertainment

• Any action or condition that increased the likelihood of injury, disease or other negative outcome