MBI 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fire Safety, Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, Socioeconomic Status
12 Sep 2016
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Dynamic state or condition of the human organism that is multidimensional (ie physical, emotional, social, intellectual, spiritual, and occupational) in nature, a resource for living, and results from a person"s interactions with adaptations to his or her environment . What factors influence your health status: genetic makeup. Poverty and level of wealth can impact availability of healthy foods: environmental conditions where you live and or work. Exposure to radioactivity or chemicals like asbestos: behavioral choices. High risk activities like sky diving, mountain biking. Greater risk of injury: access to quality medical care. If you don"t have insurance medical care can be expensive. Depending on where you live, quality health care may not be available. Resources that make it easy to have a healthy lifestyle. Access to healthy food at markets and grocery stores. Drinking and alcohol abuse, as well as drug abuse. Harmful to yourself and potentially others (drunk driving) Factors that affect community health: physical factors.
