Your Behavior and Reducing Health Risks

Draw and Label a Health Triangle For each side, identify 2 decisions you have made during the past few days that could affect your health Social Physical Mental/Emotional

Risk Behaviors Actions that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others What are ways to reduce health risks when engaging in physical activity?

Cumulative Risks Related risks that increase in effect with each added risk Smoking High fat diet Not wearing sunscreen The more risks you participate in, the more likely you are to experience negative consequences at some point

Abstinence The only way to avoid the consequences of some of the most serious risks behaviors is to practice abstinence!! (not engaging in risky behaviors) Avoiding high-risk behaviors and choosing friends who do so is one of the best ways to achieve and maintain wellness

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