HLTH101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Sickle-Cell Disease
5 Feb 2017
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Health: the overall condition of a person;s body or mind, and the absence of illness or injury: can be determined by factory beyond your control, ie. Risk factors: factors that can influence one"s health: non modifiable include, age and family history, modifiable include, smoking and exercising. Health related differences: gender, women have a longer life expectancy than men, women are more vulnerable to the toxins in cigarette smoke, men are less likely to visit their physician when feeling ill. Hlth 101: ethnicity, some diseases are concentrated in specific gene pools (cid:8213)(cid:1)ie. Sickle cell anemia: ethnic groups may vary in traditional diets and lifestyles. Violent city: access to health care, access to vaccinations. Self efficacy: your belief in you ability to successfully take action to perform a specific task: strategies to improve self efficacy include, using visualizations, getting encouragement from supportive people.
