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## Health Continuum **Optimal Health** * High Level of Health **Moderate Level of Health** **Low Level of Health** * Premature Death ### Factors that Increase Health * Quitting smoking, drinking, or using drugs * Eating more fruits and vegetables * Starting a physical activity program * Getting...

## Health Continuum **Optimal Health** * High Level of Health **Moderate Level of Health** **Low Level of Health** * Premature Death ### Factors that Increase Health * Quitting smoking, drinking, or using drugs * Eating more fruits and vegetables * Starting a physical activity program * Getting regular physical examinations * Getting a flu shot each year ### Factors that Reduce Health * Having an illness or injury * Getting inadequate sleep * Texting while driving * Lack of healthy relationships * Inability to manage stress **Figure 1.3** Your level of health can be plotted on a continuum. The choices you make largely determine where you are on the continuum. Where would you plot your health status on this continuum today? Explain.