1. Factors Influencing Health Aim: How do heredity, environment, and behavior influence health?

2. Genetic Influences Race Sex Genetically Transmitted Diseases

3. Behavioral Influences Tobacco use Unhealthy diet Inadequate activity Alcohol and drug use Risky sexual behaviors Behaviors leading to intentional/unintentional injury

4. Environmental Influences Indirect Health Risks Adequate housing Family composition Education level of parents Economic status of parents culture Direct Health Risks Infectious disease exposure Toxic substance exposure Radiation exposure Violence exposure

5. Top Ten Causes of Death Number of deaths for leading causes of death 1. Heart disease: 652,091 2. Cancer: 559,312 3. Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 143,579 4. Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 130,933 5. Accidents (unintentional injuries): 117,809 6. Diabetes: 75,119 7. Alzheimer's disease: 71,599 8. Influenza/Pneumonia: 63,001 9. Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis: 43,901 10. Septicemia: 34,136