in ergonomics, a word used in risk communications (e.g., on a warning sign) to indicate the level of risk associated with a hazardous situation. Examples of signal words include danger, warning, caution, and notice.
any questionnaire designed to measure an individual’s current repertoire of health-related behaviors. In health care there is an increased emphasis on prevention, and many inventories exist to measure an individual’s compliance with physical activity, dietary control, preventive inoculations, and screening for potential health problems, such as mammography and prostate or colon cancer testing.