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What is the greatest preventable risk factor for CVD?
The answer is divjot rai
What is the Greatest single source of risk from fire?
Smoke inhalation.
What is a major risk factor for at least 5 different diseases?
stress
How many fans do the risk have of x factor?
This is hard to determine. However, they were voted off early into the X Factor competition which suggests they weren't very popular.
How does a risk factor differ from a protective factor?
In today's world of prevention and treatment of social problems the term risk factor refers to "individual or environment hazards that increase an individual's vulnerability to negative developmental outcomes. A risk factor approach assumes that there are multiple, and often overlapping, risk factors in an individual's background that lead to adverse outcomes. Furthermore, it posits that it is the cumulation (sic) of risk in the life course that is most strongly related to adversity."In Into the Abyss we are dealing with risks related to becoming involved with a gang. Some of them are no different than the risks of getting involved in other socially inappropriate behavior. Examples of risk factors which may lead to gang involvement include non-attendance at school, school failure, substance abuse, being abused, unemployment, and living in a single-parent household or one which exhibits considerable dysfunctionality.Not all children exposed to risk factors become involved in youth violence or gangs due to the insulating effect of protective factors. Protective factors are conditions which shield a person from risk. What, in other words, are the factors which shield or protect a child from entering a gang? Reflecting on the risk factors identified above, they would include regular school attendance and academic success, remaining drug free, being gainfully or legally employed, and being raised in a loving, functional, non-abusive family setting.
