Health and Diseases
Chapter 1
Assessment
Answer the following questions:
1. How can we prevent indirect transmission of communicable diseases?
2. What steps are required at the individual and society level to prevent communicable diseases?
3. List major risk factors for non-communicable diseases.
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4. Why are young people suffering from heart diseases now-a-days? Give reasons. Can you suggest some ways to prevent these?
5. The obesity among children and adolescents is becoming a major cause of concern for the parents and health personnel. What can be done to prevent overweight and obesity?
6. Why are adolescents more vulnerable to HIV infection? Give reasons.
7. List some ways in which you can manage your anxiety and stress.
8. Why do you need to make exercises an integral part of your life style? How can you do it?
9. Prepare a table as shown below showing communicable diseases, ways of it is transmission and its prevention and control.
10. Prepare two slogans each for generating awareness about prevention of HIV among your peer group and community.
Questions Type By : Himashree Bora.
