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
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Chronic Disease Rick Assessment When I did the assessment for chronic diseases I chose to do one for Diabetes because I am considered obese with a BMI of 39.9 so with this certain risk factor of obesity I run the risk of developing diabetes‚ the assessment states “Compared to a typical woman my age‚ my risk of developing diabetes is ABOVE AVERAGE” that is very scary because I know that diabetes can be dangerous and cause many other health problems‚ also it runs in my family‚ my father developed
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Chronic Disease Risk Assessment Diabetes is a lifelong disease in which they are high levels of sugar in the blood. The body does not produce enough insulin and a person with diabetes has high blood sugar. Type one diabetes requires a person to inject insulin. Some symptoms of diabetes are blurred vision excess thirst fatigue frequent urination. There are two types of diabetes type one and type two. It is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke‚ and the second leading cause of blindness
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A special report on ageing populations June 27th 2009 The Economist June 27th 2009 A special report on ageing populations 1 A slow-burning fuse Also in this section Su er the little children Most of the rich world is short of babies. Page 3 A world of Methuselahs The bene ts‚ and the costs‚ of living longer. Page 4 The silver dollar There is money to be made in the grey market‚ but it takes thought. Page 6 Scrimp and save Pensions will have to become far less generous
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Trisha Bonner Alexia Clutter English Comp. 1 25 March 2012 Telehealth and America’s Aging Population America is facing a crisis. Federal spending on health care is at an all-time high‚ and is projected to continue growing. Two large contributors to this growth are the ever-expanding proportion of senior citizens‚ and the enormous costs of long-term care. A well-received solution‚ seemingly taken right out of the pages of someone’s favorite
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Aging Population Effects on Health Care Health care is a fast evolving field with advancements of technology and treatment options growing every day. The delivery of care has grown and often shifts direction over the years to accommodate changing population demographics and needs of patients. Many factors play a part in the role of health care and medical treatment‚ one of those factors being population demographic changes. When the demographics of a population change it can cause adverse effects
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In the case of chronic diseases‚ it is hypothesized that the abundance of food and our relative access to it has greatly contributed to the prevalence of many of the diseases we see today. Stated differently‚ our social transition from a hunter-gatherer based lifestyle to a more sedentary and consumer approach has removed certain biological pressures
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Chronic Disease Risk Assessment Diabetes is a chronic lifelong disease where there are high traces of sugar in the blood. A diabetic individuals pancreas secrets an insufficient amount of insulin or does not use the insulin efficiently. Insulin is a hormone made in the pancreas that enables the body to use glucose for energy. Diabetes is caused by too little insulin‚ resistance to insulin or both. Diabetes is the most common disorder of the human hormone system; there are three forms of diabetes
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Chronic Disease Risk Uterine Cancer Mindy Hatt SCI 162 January 3‚ 2013 Julie Mathews Chronic Disease Risk Uterine cancer is of the lining of the uterus or womb. This lining is known as the endometrium. Endometrial cancer is the most common cancer of the female reproductive tract. Risk factors are bleeding after menopause is usually the first sign. If that happens‚ the chances are one in three that you have this cancer. For women who haven’t gone through menopause‚ bleeding
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Chronic Diseases: Cervical Cancer Every year about 12‚000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer‚ that’s 33 women a day. Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that forms in the tissues of the cervix. This type of cancer is a slow growing cancer and can be hard to diagnose because sometimes women do not have any symptoms. Even though women sometimes do not show or have symptoms of cervical cancer it can be found with a regular Pap test; women should
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