Family Medical History

Describe the components of a family health history

• environment

• lifestyle choices

• genetics

• all of the above

How could your environment affect your health?

• If you are around people who smoke you could develop problems with your lungs

• If you choose to smoke you could develop problems with your lungs

• Your family has a history of lung cancer

• None of the above

How could your lifestyle choices affect your health?

• Your family has a history of lung cancer

• If you are around people who smoke you could develop problems with your lungs

• If you choose to smoke you could develop problems with your lungs

• None of the above

How could your heredity affect your health?

• If you are around people who smoke you could develop problems with your lungs

• If you choose to smoke you could develop problems with your lungs

• Your family has a history of lung cancer

• None of the above

Hereditary diseases could be passed down from _______.

• Great Grandparents

• Grandparents

• Parents

• All of the answer choices are correct

Why do we need to know our family health history?

• So we can be aware of diseases we are at a higher risk for in order to try to prevent them from developing

• Just so we can talk with our family about it

• Just because it is cool to know

• I don't need to know my family health history because it is not important

What should I do if my family health history says I am at risk for a certain disease?

• Ignore it, it won't happen to me

• Just hope for the best it is not a guarantee I will get it

• Tell my doctor and create a plan for prevention.

• Tell my friends. They always know what to do!

How can I collect my Family Health History?

• I should not collect one because it isn't important

• I can ask what my family's favorite foods are!

• Ask my immediate biological family members questions about our medical history.

• I can talk to my distant cousins who are only related to me by marriage about their medical history

The 3 types of risk factors that can affect your chances of getting a specific health problem include all of the following EXCEPT

• Environment

• Behavior and Lifestyle

• Heredity

• Mental

When collecting information for your family health history be sure to include

• •Basic Information – date of birth, place of birth, ethnicity, etc.

• •Health history – diseases and conditions, history of surgeries, immunizations, etc.

• •Lifestyle – exercise, eating habits, occupation, etc.

• All of the above