The combination of physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being

An overall state of well-being, or total health

Practicing health and safety habits to remain free from disease and injury

Planned learning experiences that help people make healthy choices

A nationwide health promotion and disease prevention plan designed to serve as a guide for improving the health of all people in the United States

A person's capacity to learn about and understand basic health information and services and use these resources to promote his or her health and wellness.

All the traits that were biologically passed on to you from your parents

The sum of your surroundings

People of the same age who share similar interests

The collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group

All forms of mass communication

Actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others

Related risks that increase in effect with each added risk

Avoiding harmful behaviors such as the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs and sexual activity before marriage.

Specific tools and strategies that help you maintain, protect, and improve all aspects of your health

The exchange of thoughts, feelings, and beliefs between two or more people

Communication strategies that can help you say no when you are urged to take part in behaviors that are unsafe or unhealthful, or that go against your values.

The process of ending a conflict through cooperation and problem solving.

Ways to deal with or overcome the negative effects of stress

Taking action to influence others to address a health-related concern or to support a health-related belief

Steps that enable you to make a healthful decision

The ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that help guide the way you live

Something you aim for that takes planning and work

A goal that you can reach in a short period of time

A goal that you plan to reach over an extended period of time

A multistep strategy to identify and achieve your goals

Those distinctive qualities that describe how a person thinks, feels, and behaves

Someone whose success or behavior serves as an example for others.

Anyone who purchases or uses health products or services

The various methods of communicating information.

A written or spoken media message designed to interest consumers in purchasing a product or service.

A method of judging the benefits of different products by comparing several factors, such as quality, features, and cost.

A company's or a store's written agreement to repair a product or refund your money should the product not function properly.

Using the Internet to buy products or services.

All the medical care available to a nation's people, the way they receive care, and the method of payment.

Medical doctors who provide physical checkups and general care.

Medical doctors trained to handle particular kinds of patients or medical conditions.

Actions that prevent the onset of disease or injury.

A plan in which private companies or government programs pay for part or all of a person's medical costs.

Complete and comprehensive information about your immunizations and any health problems you have had to date.

A deliberate deceit or trickery.

The sale of worthless products or services that claim to prevent disease or cure other health problems; also known as quackery.

Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards.

People or groups whose sole purpose is to take on regional, national, and even international consumer issues.

A community-wide effort to monitor and promote the welfare of the population.

The scientific study of patterns of disease in a population.

Any form of movement that causes your body to use energy.

The ability to carry out daily tasks easily and have enough reserve energy to respond to unexpected demands.

A way of life that involves little physical activity.

A serious disorder that prevents the body from converting food into energy.

A condition characterized by a decrease in bone density, producing porous and fragile bones.

The process by which your body gets energy from food.

The ability of the heart, lungs, and blood vessels to utilize and send fuel and oxygen to the body's tissues during long periods of moderate-to-vigorous activity.

The amount of force a muscle can exert.

The ability of the muscles to perform physical tasks over a period of time without becoming fatigued.

The ability to move a body part through a full range of motion.

The ratio of body fat to lean body tissue, including muscle, bone, water, and connective tissue such as ligaments, cartilage, and tendons.

Purposeful physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive and that improves or maintains personal fitness.

Any activity that uses large muscle groups, is rhythmic in nature, and can be maintained continuously for at least 10 minutes three times a day or for 20 to 30 minutes at one time.

Intense short bursts of activity in which the muscles work so hard that they product energy without using oxygen.

Working the body harder than it is normally worked.

The gradual increase in overload necessary to achieve higher levels of fitness.

Particular exercises and activities improve particular areas of health-related fitness.

An activity that prepares the muscles for work.

The part of an exercise program when the activity is performed at its highest peak.

The formula: frequency, intensity, time/duration, and type of activity.

An activity that prepares the muscles to return to a resting state.

The number of times your heart beats in one minute when you are not active.

A program of formalized physical preparation for involvement in a sport or another physical activity.

Taking in fluids so that the body functions properly.

Synthetic substances that are similar to the male hormone testosterone.

A search or check for diseases or disorders that an individual would otherwise not have knowledge of or seek help for.

Overworking the body

Muscle spasms that result from a loss of large amounts of salt and water through perspiration.

A condition in which the body loses the ability to rid itself of excessive heat through perspiration.

A condition that results when body tissues become frozen.

A condition in which body temperature becomes dangerously low.

A spasm or sudden tightening of a muscle.

A condition resulting from damaging a muscle or tendon.

An injury to the ligament surrounding a joint.

A response strategy for minor injuries: rest, ice, compression, elevation.

The process by which the body takes in and uses food.

Units of heat that measure the energy used by the body and the energy that foods supply to the body.

Substances in food that your body needs to grow, to repair itself, and to supply you with energy.

A natural physical drive that protects you from starvation.

A desire, rather than a need, to eat.

The starches and sugars present in foods.

An indigestible complex carbohydrate.

Nutrients that help build and maintain body cells and tissues.

A fatty substance that does not dissolve in water.

Compounds that help regulate many vital body processes, including the digestion, absorption, and metabolism of other nutrients.

Substances that the body cannot manufacture but that are needed for forming healthy bones and teeth and for regulating many vital body processes.

A set of recommendations for healthful eating and active living.

A guide for making healthful daily food choices.

Substances intentionally added to food to produce a desired effect.

A condition in which the body's immune system reacts to substances in some foods.

A negative reaction to a food or part of food caused by a metabolic problem, such as the inability to digest parts of certain foods or food components.

Food poisoning from eating food contaminated with pathogens, poisons they produce, or poisonous chemicals.

The process of treating a substance with heat to destroy or slow the growth of pathogens.

The spreading of bacteria or other pathogens from one food to another.

A bond or connection you have with other people.

A significant relationship between two people that is based on caring, trust, and consideration.

The way you conduct yourself as a member of the community.

A part you play in a relationship.

Your ways of sending and receiving messages.

Working together for the good of all.

A problem-solving method that involves each participant's giving up something to reach a solution that satisfies everyone.

A statement in which a person describes how he or she feels by using the pronoun "I."

Paying close attention to what someone is saying and communicating.

Nonverbal communication through gestures, facial expressions, behaviors, and posture.

An unfair opinion or judgment of a particular group of people.

The ability to accept others' differences and allow them to be who they are without your expressing disapproval.

Non-hostile comments that point out problems for the purpose of helping a person improve.

Any disagreement, struggle, or fight.

Disagreements between groups of any size, from two people to entire nations

The process of solving a disagreement in a manner that satisfies everyone involved.

The use of communication and often compromise to settle a disagreement.

A process in which specially trained people help others resolve their conflicts peacefully.

Respecting the privacy of both parties and keeping details secret.

Students trained to help other students find fair resolutions to conflicts and disagreements.

The basic unit of society

Your immediate family and other relatives such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

A brother or sister

Positive feedback that helps other feel appreciated and supported.

A decision between married individuals to live apart from each other.

A legal end to a marriage contract.

A legal decision about who has the right to make decisions affecting the children in a family and who has the responsibility of physically caring for them.

The sorrow caused by the loss of a loved one.

The ability to adapt effectively and recover from disappointment, difficulty, or crisis.

Any act of violence involving family members.

A pattern of behavior that attacks the emotional development and sense of worth of an individual.

The intentional infliction of bodily harm or injury on another person.

Any sexual contact that is forced upon a person against his or her will.

Domestic violence directed at a spouse.

Domestic abuse directed at a child.

Failure to provide for a child's physical or emotional needs.

Pattern of repeating violent or abusive behaviors from one generation to the next.

Facility that handles emergencies and provides referrals to an individual needing help.

A temporary arrangement in which a child is placed under the guidance and supervision of a family or an adult who is not related to the child by birth.

Therapy to restore healthy relationships in a family.

A person who helps others resolve issues to the satisfaction of both parties.

a substance that causes physiological or psychological dependence

the addictive drug found in tobacco leaves

a drug that increases the action of the central nervous system, the heart, and other organs

a cancer-causing substance

a thick, sticky, dark fluid produced when tobacco burns

a colorless, odorless, and poisonous gas

tobacco that is sniffed through the nose, held in the mouth, or chewed

thickened, white, leathery-looking spots on the inside of the mouth that can develop into oral cancer

the process that occurs in the body when nicotine, an addictive drug, is no longer used

a product that delivers small amounts of nicotine into the user's system while he or she is trying to give up the tobacco habit

air that has been contaminated by tobacco smoke

the smoke exhaled from the lungs of a smoker

the smoke from the burning end of a cigarette, pipe, or cigar

the type of alcohol in alcoholic beverages

the chemical action of yeast on sugar that creates alcohol

a drug that slows the central nervous system

the state in which the body is poisoned by alcohol or another substance and the person's physical and mental control is significantly reduced.

the excessive use of alcohol

the process by which the body breaks down substances

the amount of alcohol in a person's blood, expressed as a percentage

drinking five or more alcoholic drinks at one setting

a severe and potentially fatal physical reaction to an alcohol overdose

a group of alcohol-related birth defects that include physical and mental problems

a disease in which a person has a physical or psychological dependence on drinks that contain alcohol

an addict who is dependent on alcohol

the process of learning to live an alcohol-free life

a process in which the body adjusts to functioning without alcohol

living without alcohol

Drugs that are used to treat or prevent disease or other conditions.

Substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind.

A preparation introduced into the body to stimulate an immune response.

Pain relievers.

Reactions to medicine other than the one intended.

Medicines work together in a positive way.

Interaction of two or more medicines that results in a greater effect than when the medicines are taken alone.

The effect of one medicine is canceled or reduced when taken with another medicine.

Any unnecessary or improper use of chemical substances for nonmedical purposes.

Chemical substances that people of any age may not lawfully manufacture, possess, buy, or sell.

The use or sale of any substance that is illegal or otherwise not permitted.

A strong, sometimes fatal reaction to taking a large amount of a drug.

A condition in which a person believes that a drug is needed in order to feel good or to function normally.

A condition in which the user has a chemical need for the drug.

A physiological or psychological dependence on a drug.

A plant whose leaves, buds, and flowers are usually smoked for their intoxicating effects.

An irrational suspiciousness or distrust of others.

Substances whose fumes are sniffed and inhaled to achieve a mind-altering effect.

Synthetic substances that are similar to the male sex hormone testosterone.

Chemicals that affect the central nervous system and alter activity in the brain.

Drugs that speed up the central nervous system.

A feeling of intense well-being or elation.

Drugs that tend to slow down the central nervous system.

Specific drugs that are obtainable only by prescription and are used to relieve pain.

Drugs that alter moods, thoughts, and sense perceptions including vision, hearing, smell, and touch.

Synthetic substances meant to imitate the effects of hallucinogens and other dangerous drugs.

Areas within 1,000 feet of schools and designated by signs, within which people caught selling drugs receive especially severe penalties.

Organized community efforts by neighborhood residents to patrol, monitor, report, and otherwise try to stop drug deals and drug abuse.