1. Chapter 1 Lesson 2 Influences on your Health
Heredity – All the traits and properties that are passed along biologically from both parents to child
Color of eyes, hair, shape of nose, ears, body type and size
Tendencies toward specific diseases can also be inherited

2. Influences on your Health
Environment – sum total of your surroundings- your family, where you grew up, where you live now and all of our experience
Includes the places you go in a given day and the physical conditions in which you live

3. Physical Environment Is environment clean and streets safe
Are there parks, walking paths and recreational facilities
Living in a healthy environment may be more likely to enjoy good mental and physical health
Air quality as well as access to medical facilities all influence your health

4. Social Environment
Includes your family and others you come into daily contact with
A healthful, supportive social environment can help you overcome poor physical conditions such as poverty
Peer pressure is a critical component of the social environment

5. Cultural environment
Culture – The collective beliefs, customs, and behaviors of a group
May be an ethnic group, a community, a Nation, or an entire section of the globe
The language, food, tradition, and religion you practice are al part of your cultural environment

6. Behavior This is the one factor you have complete control over
You can reduce chances of family history of diseases by the health choices you make

7. Your Behavior, Your Health
You can control your habits which in turn will influence your overall health and wellness