You decide you are going to make more responsible health decisions. Which of the following risk factors can you control?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

There is a history of heart disease in your family.
There is a history of heart disease in your family.

Your friends have recently started smoking.
Your friends have recently started smoking.

There is a higher incidence of high blood pressure in your ethnic group.
There is a higher incidence of high blood pressure in your ethnic group.

Unintentional accidents are the leading cause of death for teens.

Answer 1

Among the options provided, the risk factor that you can control is related to the behavior of your friends.

• Your friends have recently started smoking. While you cannot control your friends' choices directly, you can decide how much influence they have on you and whether or not you choose to engage in similar behaviors.

The other options relate to familial history, ethnic predispositions, and broader societal issues, which are not within your control.