HOW LONG CAN YOU EXPECT TO LIVE BASED ON YOUR CURRENT LIFESTYLE?

 THE NUMBER OF YEARS AN INDIVIDUAL IS EXPECTED TO LIVE BASED ON STATISTICS.

 HEREDITY: ALL THE TRAITS THAT WERE BIOLOGICALLY PASSED ON TO YOU  ENVIRONMENTAL: 1) PHYSICAL * NEIGHBORHOOD & SCHOOL SAFETY *AIR & WATER QUALITY *ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE *AVAILABILITY OF PARKS, RECREATION AND LIBRARIES

2) SOCIAL FAMILY AND PEER RELATIONSHIPS AND INFLUENCES 3) CULTURE COLLECTIVE BELIEFS, CUSTOMS, & BEHAVIORS OF A GROUP 4) ATTITUDE THE WAY YOU VIEW SITUATIONS, VALUES

5) MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY METHODS OF COMMUNICATING INFORMATION (ACCURACY OF INFO) 6) BEHAVIOR HIGH-RISK AND LIFESTYLE FACTORS * TOBACCO USE * UNHEALTHY DIETARY BEHAVIORS * INADEQUATE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY * ALCOHOL & OTHER DRUG USE

* SEXUAL BEHAVIORS THAT MAY RESULT IN HIV INFECTION, UNPLANNED PREGNANCY, OR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS * BEHAVIORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES OR VIOLENCE *ACCORDING TO CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, THESE BEHAVIORS ACCOUNT FOR MOST DEATH AND DISABILITY OF INDIVIDUALS UNDER AGE 24

 MEN: 76WOMEN: 82 * WHY DO WOMEN TEND TO LIVE LONGER?

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