6.PCH.1.1

"Why Don't We Do It in Our Sleeves?"

Early 1900's vs. Today

Early 1900's:

Pneumonia

Tuberculosis

Diarrhea

Today:

Heart Disease*

Cancer*

Stroke*

*Account for more than 50% of all American deaths each year. Chronic and Preventable!

What are Chronic Diseases?

Chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in the U.S.

Chronic diseases are not contagious, but are very costly and highly preventable.

Adopting healthy behaviors such as healthy eating, exercising regularly, and avoiding tobacco can prevent or control many chronic diseases.

Four chronic diseases that are not preventable and can affect young people are asthma, allergies, diabetes, and epilepsy.

What are Communicable Diseases?

Communicable diseases are infectious diseases caused by various types of microscopic organisms, including viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi.

These organisms cause illnesses ranging from colds and flu to deadly diseases such as HIV/AIDS.

Some diseases are INCREASING in incidence and some are DECREASING.

i.e....some cancers & Alzheimer's are INCREASING.....people are living longer & dying of diseases that happen later in life! High Blood Pressure are better controlled then they were in the past via medication.

CHRONIC diseases are increasing and COMMUNICABLE diseases are decreasing.

Various Influences that dictate the prevalence and increase/decline of diseases:

living conditions and sanitation;

preventative measures such as immunization, accessibility to medical treatment, and heredity.

Many communicable diseases can be decreased simply by......washing hands properly an by sneezing into one's sleeve!!!

Notes: Vocabulary

Morbidity - the prevalence of disease within a population.

Disease Incidence - number of new cases within a given time.

Disease Prevalence - number of cases at any point in time.

Mortality - number of deaths within a population.

Often reported as age-specific (infant mortality) or cause specific (such as deaths from AIDS).

Over the last decades, fewer Americans are dying of infectious diseases and more die from chronic illness!!

How to reduce the risks for illness and premature death:

avoid alcohol and other drugs, tobacco, violent situations;

eat nutritiously and manage a healthy weight;

participate in regular fitness activities;

wear seatbelts and appropriate gear such as helmets;

get help for depression and other mental disorders.

Partner Work

Go to:

http://www.fodey.com

and work on a newspaper article.

The article should include reasons why there is an increase of incidence of disease and mortality and explain preventive steps that could help in decreasing disease and mortality.

Independent Practice:

Possible websites for this activity:

www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/index.htm

www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/index.htm

www.nih.gov

Choose a personal health behavior that could be linked to a chronic disease that is preventable. Use the Decision-Making Tree to see how you might arrive at a decision that would protect you.

Today we learned that the incidence of death for communicable disease has decreased over the last decades and the number of deaths from the chronic diseases of heart disease, cancer, and stroke is not at an all-time high in our country.

You learned that making good decisions on a daily basis is a key factor in reducing the incidence of mortality and morbidity from chronic and communicable diseases.

6.PCH.1.1

Leading Causes of Death in America?

Explain the increase of incidence

of disease and mortality over

the last decades.

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