Week 31
Health care professionals have known for a long time that common diseases like
- heart disease, cancer, and diabetes -
and rare diseases
- hemophilia, cystic fibrosis, and sickle cell anemia -
can run in families.
If one generation of a family has high blood pressure, it is not unusual for the next generation to have similarly high blood pressure. Tracing the illnesses suffered by your parents, grandparents, and other blood relatives can help your doctor predict the disorders to which you may be at risk and take action to keep you and your family healthy.
- heart disease, cancer, and diabetes -
and rare diseases
- hemophilia, cystic fibrosis, and sickle cell anemia -
can run in families.
If one generation of a family has high blood pressure, it is not unusual for the next generation to have similarly high blood pressure. Tracing the illnesses suffered by your parents, grandparents, and other blood relatives can help your doctor predict the disorders to which you may be at risk and take action to keep you and your family healthy.
To Do List
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O - Print off and complete “Her Health History”. Place it in your Organizer.
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Extra Credit
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O - Wouldn't it be nice to have one place where all your doctor's, dentist's, hospital's, and drug store's information is stored? If Yes, Print off and complete "Docs, Dentists, Hospital, and Drug Stores". Place it in your Organizer.
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