You decide you are going to make more responsible have the decision period which of the following risk factors can you control?
1 there is a higher incidence of high blood pressure in your ethnic group.
2 unintentional accidents are the leading cause of death for teens
3 your friends have recently started smoking
4 there is a history of heart disease in your family
1 answer
The risk factor that you can control in this scenario is number 3: your friends have recently started smoking. You can choose to distance yourself from friends who smoke or talk to them about the dangers of smoking and how it may affect your health as well. The other risk factors, such as higher incidence of high blood pressure in your ethnic group and a history of heart disease in your family, may be influenced by genetics or other factors beyond your control. Unintentional accidents being the leading cause of death for teens is a broader societal issue that may require collective efforts to address.