The document discusses health and wellness across cultures and defines key concepts. It introduces the five dimensions of health and defines wellness as a continuum rather than a category. Risk factors that increase the likelihood of illness or disease are defined. There are three categories of risk factors: hereditary, environmental, and behavioral. The document provides an example of each type of risk factor and introduces wellness continuums to model illness or disability across a spectrum from optimal health to death. The homework assignment is to draft a family health history.