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This chapter was a big variation from the norm of talking about individual health. The focus of this chapter was on the health of the earth as well as the impact that that earth and certain materials/substances may have on health. The first thing that caught my attention in this chapter was the Air QualityContinue reading “Ch. 14 – Environmental Health”

This chapter had a strong message informing us on violence. The first major thing that stuck out to me in the chapter was about excessive noise and the potential for hearing loss/injury. It surprised me to find that teens and young adults are at a heightened risk due to listening to music at high volumes.Continue reading “Ch. 13 – Violence and Unintentional Injuries”

Chapter 12 had a strong focus on infectious diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections. The first part of the chapter that stuck out to me was the differences between the common cold and influenza, as well as the particulars about the latter. The common cold and influenza are actually quite similar, with coexisting symptoms, but haveContinue reading “Ch. 12 – Infectious Conditions”

This chapter was extremely in depth and provided large amount of information that I did not know previously. The first of these things that stood out to me was the increasing severity of CVD, or Cardiovascular Disease. I had previously know that CVD was the leading cause of death in the United States. However, IContinue reading “Ch. 11 – Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and Diabetes”

This chapter was relatively a review of things I had already known. However, that did not stop me from learning some new and interesting information on top of that. This chapter was all about fitness, including the benefits and best ways of measuring/attaining it. This has an extremely large connection to the health aspects weContinue reading “Ch. 10 – Fitness”

Chapter 9 was a chapter that made a large impact on me. The information withing the reading was very informative and provided new information as well as putting a name to many things I may have experienced or witnessed in the past without knowing exactly what it was. the first thing that stuck out toContinue reading “Ch. 9 – Weight management and Body Image”

This chapter was a nice return to a directly applicable topic to my health aspect. I would generally say that this chapter was previously known information for me, however, that did not stop me from learning some new things and taking a great deal of important information out of it. The first major piece ofContinue reading “Ch. 8 – Nutrition”

This was another informative and interesting chapter. There were many things that I learned for the first time, and many others that were extremely interesting to hear again. It was a difficult chapter once again to connect to the health aspect outside of the obvious negatives that can come from the use of alcohol andContinue reading “Ch. 7 – Alcohol and Tobacco”

Chapter 6 was yet another tough one when it came to comparing it to my health aspect. However, I again gained some great new and increased knowledge on matters involving addiction and drug abuse. The first thing that I learned from the chapter was how wide the range is for the different causes of addictionContinue reading “Ch. 6 – Addiction and Drug Abuse”

This chapter was another that was difficult to interpret from the perspective of my health aspect. However, there were a few things that stood out to me throughout the chapter. The first of these things was the various contraceptive methods and the ways in which you can decide on one in specific. There are soContinue reading “Ch. 5 – Reproductive Choices”