Chronic Disease Risk Assessment
Associate Level Material
Chronic Disease Risk Assessment
The Life Resource Center (LRC) is a valuable free tool available to University of Phoenix students. Taking some time to explore its website to discover some of the many topics, resources, and tools available is a great way to find information to enhance and support health and wellness.
Complete the following assignment:
Take one of the health risk assessments located on the LRC website. After completing the assessment, write a 500- to 750-word summary that includes the following:
• Description of the disease • Risk factors for the disease • Lifestyle choices you can make in your life to decrease your modifiable risk factors for this disease
To locate the health risk assessments follow these instructions:
• Login to the student website. • Click on the Programs tab at the top of the page, and then on Life Resource Center under Services. • From the LRC home page, click on Thriving. • Click on Health Tools. • Click on Assess Your Health. • Click on the Health Risks tab.
Note. Do not submit or divulge your assessment results. Results should remain private.
There are 2 types of diabetes, with the not very original names of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. They have in common that the level of sugar (or glucose) in the blood is abnormally high. Type 1 diabetes accounts for only 5% of all cases of diabetes and is characterized by a deficiency of the hormone insulin that regulates blood sugar levels. In the far more common type 2 diabetes, the level of insulin can be low, normal or high. The problem here is that the body does not respond properly to insulin; it becomes partially resistant to the effects of insulin. Some of the risk factors are anything that affects your chances of getting a particular disease. You can control some of them, but not all of them. Those you can't control include genetics or family history, and environmental exposures
Chronic Disease Risk Assessment
The Life Resource Center (LRC) is a valuable free tool available to University of Phoenix students. Taking some time to explore its website to discover some of the many topics, resources, and tools available is a great way to find information to enhance and support health and wellness.
Complete the following assignment:
Take one of the health risk assessments located on the LRC website. After completing the assessment, write a 500- to 750-word summary that includes the following:
• Description of the disease • Risk factors for the disease • Lifestyle choices you can make in your life to decrease your modifiable risk factors for this disease
To locate the health risk assessments follow these instructions:
• Login to the student website. • Click on the Programs tab at the top of the page, and then on Life Resource Center under Services. • From the LRC home page, click on Thriving. • Click on Health Tools. • Click on Assess Your Health. • Click on the Health Risks tab.
Note. Do not submit or divulge your assessment results. Results should remain private.
There are 2 types of diabetes, with the not very original names of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. They have in common that the level of sugar (or glucose) in the blood is abnormally high. Type 1 diabetes accounts for only 5% of all cases of diabetes and is characterized by a deficiency of the hormone insulin that regulates blood sugar levels. In the far more common type 2 diabetes, the level of insulin can be low, normal or high. The problem here is that the body does not respond properly to insulin; it becomes partially resistant to the effects of insulin. Some of the risk factors are anything that affects your chances of getting a particular disease. You can control some of them, but not all of them. Those you can't control include genetics or family history, and environmental exposures