Health is influenced by many factors, which may generally be organized into five broad categories known as determinants of health: genetics, behavior, environmental and physical influences, medical care and social factors.

Common risk factors for heart disease include:

• being overweight.
• being inactive.
• smoking tobacco.
• eating a high-fat, high-sodium, and high-carbohydrate diet.
• having diabetes mellitus.
• having high blood pressure.
• having high cholesterol.
• having a family history of heart disease.

We included 5 lifestyle-related factors: diet, smoking, physi- cal activity, alcohol consumption, and BMI.

To a large extent, factors such as where we live, the state of our environment, genetics, our income and education level, and our relationships with friends and family all have considerable impacts on health, whereas the more commonly considered factors such as access and use of health care services often have less of …

Since you can’t do anything about these risk factors, it’s even more important that you manage your risk factors that can be changed.

• Increasing Age.
• Male gender.
• Heredity (including race)
• Tobacco smoke.
• High blood cholesterol.
• High blood pressure.
• Physical inactivity.
• Obesity and being overweight.

Most Common Forms

• Physical Abuse: This can include actions such as pushing, restraining, slapping/punching, kicking, scratching, etc.
• Emotional Abuse: Typically, emotional abuse begins verbally.
• Economic Abuse: This can happen when a partner doesn’t allow their spouse to have control over their own finances.

Physical violence occurs when someone uses a part of their body or an object to control a person’s actions. Sexual violence occurs when a person is forced to unwillingly take part in sexual activity. Emotional violence occurs when someone says or does something to make a person feel stupid or worthless.

Physical violence includes beating, burning, kicking, punching, biting, maiming or killing, or the use of objects or weapons. Physical violence is an act attempting to cause, or resulting in, pain and/or physical injury.

Preventing Physical Assault

1. If you think you are being followed, go to a lighted area where there are other people.
2. Never hitchhike or accept a car ride from a stranger.
3. If you are going anywhere at night, go with a friend or group.
4. Plan your outings.
5. Always be aware of your surroundings.
6. Walk confidently and with a steady pace.

Stress — from such factors as relationship difficulties, financial problems, work demands, drugs and alcohol, job insecurity, and physical threats — that can heighten the risk of conflict escalating.

Consequences include increased incidences of depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, and suicide; increased risk of cardiovascular disease; and premature mortality. The health consequences of violence vary with the age and sex of the victim as well as the form of violence.