Unit 10
Chronic Disease |
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Objectives
- Define cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and osteoporosis
and describe their prevalence.
- Identify risk factors for cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes,
and osteoporosis.
- Discuss ways to reduce your risk for each.
- Describe different treatments for each.
Focus Questions
- Are women at risk for CAD? Do women who have CAD experience the same
signs and symptoms as men?
- Should all postmenopausal women be encouraged to go on hormone replacement
therapy to protect against osteoporosis as well as CAD? What are the
risks involved?
- The long-term health care costs for treatment of diabetes and related
health care problems are extremely high. How can we better encourage
prevention of the disease and early recognition of signs and symptoms?
- What current behaviors will affect our likelihood of having chronic
disease later in life?
- Chronic diseases are still the main causes of death in the United
States. Can you make any links between our way of life and our leading
causes of death here in the U.S.?
Concepts
- Chronic disease
- Any disease that develops over time
- Examples of chronic disease
- Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Osteoporosis
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cancer
- Diabetes
- Osteoporosis
- Risk factors, treatment and prevention
Readings
- Chapter 13
- Wellness: Choices for Health and Fitness
- Study Guide
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Introduction
Introduction Since the early 1900's, our society has made tremendous
strides in conquering childhood diseases. People are living longer and
life expectancy has nearly doubled over the last century. Now that we
have significantly improved the quantity of life, quality of life has
become a focus. Research has consistently shown that lifestyle choices
have significant influence on the prevalence of many common chronic diseases.
Many of the factors that contribute to chronic diseases are physical in
nature, however, a variety of psychological, social and environmental
factors also come into play. In this chapter, you will learn about the
major chronic diseases affecting us today. In addition, we will also learn
how to reduce our risk my making appropriate lifestyle choices.
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