Lifestyle Disease: So what?

As you start your research be sure you can answer the following questions after your research.  Remember, in order to educate young people, you need to know what you are talking about so take time to read through the sites. 

TAKE NOTES USING THE WEBSITES TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE GETTING YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED!  

Note sheet is attached on the bottom of this page so you can take notes online!

1.  What is the definition of the disease?  

2.  What exactly is going wrong in the body? What organs are affected?

3.  What are the lifestyle factors/behaviors that put people at risk for getting this disease? (be complete, there are a number or risk factors)

4.  What is recommended for all of us to prevent the likelihood of getting this disease. (again, be complete, there are lots of       recommendations).

5.  What is daily life like living with this disease? 

6.  After diagnosis (finding out one has the disease) what is the treatment?

****REMEMBER, YOU ONLY NEED TO RESEARCH ONE DISEASE****

Type II Diabetes:  (Type I Diabetes is usually hereditary and is present at birth)

Here are a few websites you can use in your research.  Be sure to read about the personal stories in the teen health sites about teens living with these diseases.

http://www.diabetes.org/

http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/diabetes_center.html#cat20153

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/type-2-diabetes/DS00585/DSECTION=prevention

Cancer;  (Remember, not all cancer is preventable, but by making better lifestyle choices, the likelihood decreases.)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/how-cancer-grows.html

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/dietandphysicalactivity/diet-and-physical-activity

http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/cancer_center.html#cat20153 

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerbasics/index

Heart Disease/Cardiovascular Disease (same thing)

http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/#cat20878

http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/body_basics/heart.html#cat20155

http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/guide/heart-disease-living-managing

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/heart-disease.html

Feel free to search other sites if you want more information.  Use this information to produce your educational resource for the kids at the YMCA.