Chronic Disease Activity
Use the websites listed below to research factors that cause or increase risk of the specified disease, add to the list the things that you
can do to prevent the disease. Risks may be genetic as well as factors that can be altered, such as environment and lifestyle. Be
specific in you answers as you will use the information in the follow up activity. Use the chart to guide you through your research.
When finished, complete the follow-up activity and submit it for a grade.
Website
HEART ATTACK
Disease
Definition:
Prevention or risk factors
Causes/risks
Symptoms/Effects
Prevention
Definition:
Causes/risks
Symptoms/Effects
Prevention
Definition:
Causes/risks
http://www.americanheart.org/
presenter.jhtml?identifier=305
3
ANGINA PECTORIS
http://www.americanheart.org/
presenter.jhtml?identifier=447
2
http://www.labtestsonline.org/
understanding/conditions/angi
na.html
STROKE
http://www.mayoclinic.com/he
alth/stroke/DS00150
HYPERTENSION
http://www.medicinenet.com
/high_blood_pressure/article.
htm
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
http://www.americanheart.or
g/presenter.jhtml?identifier=
4585
CANCER
http://www.who.int/cancer/e
n/
http://www.cancer.gov/preve
ntion/index.html
Symptoms/Effects
Prevention
Definition:
Causes/risks
Symptoms/Effects
Prevention
Definition:
Causes/risks
Symptoms/Effects
Prevention
Definition:
Causes/risks
Symptoms/Effects
Prevention
SKIN CANCER
http://www.skincancer.org/p
revention/index.php
Definition:
Causes/risks
Symptoms/Effects
Prevention
BASEL CELL CARCINOMA
Definition:
Causes/risks
http://www.skincancer.org/b
asal/index.php
http://www.skincancer.org/p
revention/index.php
Symptoms/Effects
Prevention
Definition:
Causes/risks
Symptoms/Effects
Prevention
Definition:
Causes/risks
SQUAMOUS CELL
CARCINOMA
http://www.skincancer.org/s
quamous/index.php
http://www.skincancer.org/p
revention/index.php
MELANOMA SKIN CANCER
http://www.skincancer.org/m
elanoma/index.php
http://www.skincancer.org/p
revention/index.php
Symptoms/Effects
Prevention
BREAST CANCER
http://www.breastca
ncer.org/
Definition:
Causes/risks
Symptoms/Effects
Prevention
Definition:
Causes/risks
Symptoms/Effects
Prevention
Definition:
Causes/risks
Symptoms/Effects
Prevention
DIABETES TYPE 1
http://www.diabetes.org/typ
e-1-diabetes.jsp
http://www.genetichealth.co
m/DBTS_Prevention_for_Typ
e_1_Diabetes.shtml
DIABETES TYPE
2http://www.diabetes.org/ty
pe-2-diabetes.jsp
http://www.diabetes.org/diab
etes-prevention.jsp
ASTHMA
http://www.lung.ca/diseasesmaladies/asthmaasthme/whatquoi/index_e.php
Definition:
Causes/risks
Symptoms/Effects
Prevention
Definition:
Causes/risks
Symptoms/Effects
Prevention
Definition:
Causes/risks
Symptoms/Effects
Prevention
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/air
borne/prevent/intro.html
LUPUS
http://www.lupus.org/educati
on/faq.html
ALZHEIMER'
http://www.alz.org/AboutAD/
WhatIsAD.asp
http://www.alz.org/maintain
yourbrain/overview.asp
Follow-up Activity: Now that you have looked at some common diseases, and your own risks, write an essay on the
following: Discuss lifestyle choices you can make to reduce your risks of developing chronic diseases. Be specific, and
explain what effect you expect each choice to have on your risk level and why. Discuss which ones you think that you or
others will adopt, and which ones might not be accepted and explain why.