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built environment
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Man-made physical environments where people live, work, and play.
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Global Health Initiatives
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Programs targeted at specific diseases that bring additional resources to health efforts through multiple government and private organization partnerships.
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Health
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much more than the absence of disease. Reflects sound, well functioning physical, emotional, and social states.
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Health Disparities
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When members of certain groups within a population (nationality, race/ethnicity, income level, gender, etc...) do not benefit from the same health status as other groups. Disparities, in general, refer to inequalities or lack of fairness.
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Healthy People 2020
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National objectives for promoting health and wellness and preventing disease. The goal of which is to create "a society in which all people live long, healthy lives."
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Nutrition
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the substances that you take into your body as food and the way that they influence your health
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obesity
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Weight that is higher than what is considered as a healthy weight for a given height is described as overweight or obese. Body Mass Index, or BMI, is used as a screening tool for overweight or obesity. An adult BMI of 30.0 or higher is considered to be in the obese range. Obesity is defined as a BMI at or above the 95th percentile for children and teens of the same age and sex.
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Physical activity
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includes actions that, when performed on a regular basis, help to improve overall health and fitness
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Population Health
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the health outcomes of a group of individuals, including the distribution of such outcomes within the group
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Wellness
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A state of being where one's physical, emotional, intellectual, social, environmental, and spiritual health are in balance and are supportive of an optimal and productive lifestyle.
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Health inequities are avoidable inequalities in health between groups of people within countries and between countries.
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True
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If you have started to make healthy changes, which stage of change are you in?
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Action
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Which of the following is a model that shows the many layers of influence on a person's choices and health?
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Social-ecological model
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True or False: When setting a goal for a new health behavior, it is important to start with one or two small steps.
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True
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Based on the social-ecological model, what is an example of Individual Choice?
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Smoking
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Population health is defined as the number of sick children in a community.
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False
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Health is
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absence of disease, healthy emotional (mental) state, healthy/supportive relationships
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What is the main purpose of the Healthy People Initiative?
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Use statistics to guide national health promotion and disease prevention efforts in the United States.
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What are social determinants of health?
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Conditions in the environment that affect health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks.
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What is an example of a 'lifestyle' condition that is a Global Health Concern?
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Diabetes
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What do the letters in SMART goal stand for?
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Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, time-bound
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Which of the statements below indicates a person is in the preparation stage of behavior change?
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I've started collecting recipes and stopped making plans on Sunday afternoon, so I can make healthy meals for the whole week.
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Which are examples of social determinants of health?
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Economic stability, social cohesion, education
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Which one of the topics below does NOT have a Healthy People 2020 target?
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Rates of chronic disease
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Which of the goal listed below is a SMART goal?
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Starting tomorrow, I will run 20 minutes after work, 5 times a week for the next month.