This document discusses different types of risk factors that can affect a person's health and physical activity participation. It defines risk factors as things that increase the chances of developing a condition or disease. The main types of risk factors covered are behavioral, physiological, demographic, environmental, and genetic. For each type of risk factor, examples are provided to illustrate how they relate to individual health. The document aims to help individuals understand their risk factors and find ways to reduce exposure to living a healthier lifestyle.

2. COMPETENCY:
SELF- ASSESS HEALTH RELATED FITNESS (HRF) STATUS,
BARRIERS TO PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT
PARTICIPATION AND ONE’S DIET (PEH12FH-LLG-I-6).

3. OBJECTIVES:
• 1. KNOW THE DIFFERENT RISK FACTORS THAT MIGHT AFFECT ONE’S
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PARTICIPATION.
•2. IDENTIFY THE RISK FACTORS AND EXAMINE HOW THIS AFFECT IN
DEALING WITH ONE’S HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
PARTICIPATION.
•3. REALIZE WAYS OF REDUCING EXPOSURE TO RISK FACTORS.

4. ACTIVITY 1: WORD POOL
•DO IT IN 5 MINUTES ONLY

5. HEALTH
•Is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

6. RISKS FACTORS
•Are things in your life that increase your chances of
developing a condition or disease. This includes family
history, exposures to things in the environment, being a
certain age or sex, being from a certain ethnic group, or
already having a health condition.

7. TYPES OF RISK FACTORS
• Behavioral
• Physiological
• Demographic
• Environmental
• Genetic

8. BEHAVIORAL
-Usually relates to ‘actions’ that the individual has chosen to take. They can therefore be
eliminated or reduced through lifestyle or behavioural choices. Examples include:
• Smoking tobacco
• Drinking too much alcohol
• Nutritional choices
• Physical inactivity
• Spending too much time in the sun without proper protection
• Not having certain vaccinations
• Unprotected sex.

9. PHYSIOLOGICAL RISK FACTORS
•ARE THOSE RELATING TO AN INDIVIDUAL’S BODY OR BIOLOGY. THEY MAY BE
INFLUENCED BY A COMBINATION OF GENETIC, LIFESTYLE AND OTHER BROAD
FACTORS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE:
•BEING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE
•HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
•HIGH BLOOD CHOLESTEROL
•HIGH BLOOD SUGAR (GLUCOSE).

10. DEMOGRAPHIC RISK FACTORS
-Demographic risk factors are those that relate to the overall
population. Examples include:
•Age
•Gender
•Population subgroups, such as occupation, religion, or income.

11. ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS
-Environmental risk factors cover a wide range of topics such as social,
economic, cultural and political factors as well as physical, chemical and
biological factors. Examples include:
•Access to clean water and sanitation
•Risks in the workplace
•Air pollution
•Social settings.

12. GENETIC RISK FACTORS
•Genetic risk factors are based on an individual’s genes. Some diseases, such as
cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy, come entirely from an individual’s
‘genetic make-up’. Many other diseases, such as asthma or diabetes, reflect the
interaction between the genes of the individual and environmental factors.
Other diseases, like sickle cell anaemia, are more prevalent in certain population
subgroups.

13. ACTIVITY 2: FILL AND DISCUSS
•DO IT IN 15 MINUTES

14. LET US REMEMBER
• 1. BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR – USUALLY RELATES TO ‘ACTIONS’ THAT THE INDIVIDUAL HAS CHOSEN TO TAKE
THEREFORE IT CAN BE ELIMINATED OR REDUCED THROUGH LIFESTYLE CHOICES.
• 2. GENETIC – ARE BASED ON AN INDIVIDUAL’S GENES AND MORE PREVALENT IN A CERTAIN POPULATION OR
SUBGROUPS.
• 3. DEMOGRAPHIC – ARE THOSE THAT RELATE TO THE OVERALL POPULATION.
• 4. ENVIRONMENTAL – COVER A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS SUCH AS SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, POLITICAL,
PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL FACTORS.
• 5. PHYSIOLOGICAL – ARE THOSE RELATING TO AN INDIVIDUAL’S BODY OR BIOLOGY. THEY MAY BE INFLUENCED BY
A COMBINATION OF GENETIC, LIFESTYLE AND OTHER BROAD FACTORS.

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