Lesson 3-4

Preventing Chronic Disease

TSW describe the relationship between poor personal health and wellness habits and common chronic diseases.

TSW analyze the behavioral and environmental risk factors that contribute to the major chronic diseases.

Objectives

Allergens Allergy Alzheimer’s disease Angina Antibodies Antihistamine Anti-inflammatory Anaphylactic shock Arrhythmia Asthma Bronchodilators Cancer Cardiovascular

disease

Cerebrovascular disease

Cholesterol Chronic disease Congenital heart

defect Convulsions COPD (chronic

obstructive pulmonary disease)

Diabetes Emphysema Epilepsy Gestational diabetes

Heart disease Heredity Histamines Homicide Insulin Kidney disease Modifiable Nonmodifiable Prediabetes Respiratory Risk factor Seizure Stroke Wheezing

Health Terms

The choices you make today can affect your long-term health and quality of life.

On a piece of paper, write whether you agree or disagree with this sentence and explain why. Be sure to give an example that supports your opinion.

Intro

IntroWhat do you think

are the top 5 leading causes of death in the US for adults?

What do you think are the top 5 leading causes of death in the US for teens?

Ask and DiscussWhat do you notice based on the pie charts?SummarizeHeart disease and Cancer – more common as

you get olderTop 3 for under the age of 24 – 1)

unintentional injuries, 2) homicide, 3) suicideTop 3 for 25-44 – 1) unintentional injuries, 2)

cancer, 3) heart disease

Teaching Steps

SurveyWere your earlier guesses about the leading

causes of death for adults and teens correct?SummarizeWhen you look at all age groups combined, 7

out of 10 of the leading causes of death are noninfectious, chronic diseases.

Teaching Steps

ExplainNoninfectious diseases – develop inside a person’s

body and can’t be “caught” or passed onTwo ways to develop – heredity and lifestyle choicesChronic diseases – disease is ongoing or lasts a long

time, develops slowly, can be mild to life threateningMost are not curable but manageableExamples

Tuberculosis – infectious bacterial diseaseHIV – life threatening disease that leads to AIDSHepatitis – infectious disease that damages the liver

Teaching Steps

SurveyWhat do you know about the chronic diseases

that are some of the leading causes of death for adults in the US?

SummarizeHeart Disease (cardiovascular disease) – describe

a range of diseases that affect the heart, narrowing/blocked blood vessels, causes chest pain (angina), heart attacks, heart beating rhythm (arrhythmias), heart problem born with (congenital heart defects)

Cancer – a number of diseases caused by the development of abnormal cells, cells rapidly divide and destroy body tissues, affects many organs and systems, can spread throughout the body, 2nd leading cause of death, survival rates are improving

Teaching Steps

Chronic lung disease – emphysema, chronic bronchitis, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), airway or air sacs become inflamed or damaged which makes it difficult to breathe

Alzheimer’s disease – damages and kills damages brain cells, leads to progressive loss of memory, caused by fewer cells and fewer connections among cells

Stroke – the blood flow to part of the brain is stopped or greatly reduced, within minutes with no oxygen – brain begins to die, caused by Cerebrovascular disease – arteries in brain become narrow or blocked

Teaching Steps

Diabetes – disease that affects how the body uses blood glucose (blood sugar), insulin helps cells absorb glucose, there is too much glucose and not enough insulin, 1) Type 1 – pancreas can not make enough insulin, born with it, 2) Type 2 – linked to being overweight, cells became resistant to insulin, 3) Gestational diabetes – occurs in some women during pregnancy

Kidney disease – loss of kidney function, caused by dangerous levels of fluids and waste in body, requires daily dialysis or artificial filtering of the blood

Teaching Steps

Ask and DiscussDo you think a person has any control whether he or

she develops a chronic disease? Why or why not?SummarizeRemember – heredity and lifestyle choicesExplainRisk factors – increases the chance that a person will

develop a particular diseaseMore risk factors – more likely to develop diseaseRemember – decrease your chances of getting a

chronic disease by decreasing risk factors you control

Teaching Steps

Complete and ShareWhich of these risk factors could be changed?These are sometimes called modifiable risk

factorsWhich of these factors can’t not be changed?These are sometimes called nonmodifiable

risk factors

Teaching Steps

Complete and ShareLogon to your MyBigCampus and fill in you

Risk Factor chartAsk and DiscussWhat would you say are the most common

modifiable risk factors for the chronic diseases we’ve looked at?

Teaching Steps

SummarizeMost common modifiable risk factors:

Tobacco useExcessive alcohol useUnhealthy eating habitsPhysical activity

Responsible for illness, suffering and deathGood news – people can changeBad news – usually happens when its too late

Ask and DiscussDo you think most people your age worry about

chronic disease? Why or why not?Why might it be difficult for someone who isn’t

suffering from a chronic disease yet to modify his or her risk factors?

Teaching Steps

SummarizeChronic diseases don’t start till your olderMany are unaware of risk factors until its too

lateReviewThese are some health habits related to

preventing common chronic diseases. How are you doing in this area? Could you improve any of these habits? Are there other actions you could add to lower your risk for chronic disease?

Teaching Steps

CloseWhat’s one behavior you currently engage in

that can help prevent one of the chronic diseases we discussed today?

Assessment and Closure