{"id":35,"date":"2016-03-14T22:07:58","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T22:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/contemporaryhealthissuesxpierce\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=35"},"modified":"2016-07-01T19:29:53","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T19:29:53","slug":"five-dimensions-of-health","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-contemporaryhealthissues\/chapter\/five-dimensions-of-health\/","title":{"raw":"Risk Factors","rendered":"Risk Factors"},"content":{"raw":"<div style=\"text-align: left\" align=\"center\"><\/div>\r\n<strong>What is a risk factor?<\/strong>\r\n\r\nRisk factors are things in one\u2019s life that increase the chances of developing a condition or disease. They can include things like family history, exposures to things in the environment, being a certain age or sex, being from a certain ethnic group, or already having a health condition.\r\n\r\n<strong>Understanding Risk Factors<\/strong>\r\n\r\nPart of learning how to take charge of one\u2019s health requires understanding the risk factors for different diseases. Risk fac\u00adtors increase the chances of getting a certain disease. Some risk factors are beyond control such as being born with them or exposed to them.\r\n\r\n<strong>Some risk factors that one has little or no control over include<\/strong>:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Family history of a disease<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sex\/gender \u2014 male or female<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ancestry<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Some risk factors that can be controlled include:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Diet<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Physical activity<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Tobacco use<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Alcohol use<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Drug use<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Safety in an automobile<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nIn fact, it has been estimated that almost 35 percent of all U.S. early deaths in 2000 could have been avoided by changing just three behaviors:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Stopping smoking<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Eating a healthy diet (for example, eating more fruits and vegetables and less red meat)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Getting more physical activity<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\r\n<h3>Personal Assessment<\/h3>\r\nFind out about your own health risks by completing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.keepmewell.org\/cgi-bin\/q\" target=\"_blank\">the questionnaire<\/a>\u00a0at Keep Me Well. Email\u00a0yourself the results of the assessment.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\"><strong>FYI:<\/strong>\r\nYou can have one risk factor for a disease or you can have many. The more risk factors you have, the more likely you are to get the disease. For example, if you eat healthy, exercise on a regular basis, and control your blood pressure, your chances of getting heart disease are less than if you are diabetic, a smoker, and inactive. To lower your risks, take small steps toward engaging in a healthy lifestyle, and you\u2019ll see big rewards.\r\nRarely, you can inherit a mutated gene that alone causes you to get a disease. Genes control chemical reactions in our bodies. If you inherit a faulty gene, your body may not be able to carry out an important chemical reaction. For instance, a faulty gene may make your blood unable to clot. This problem is at the root of a rare bleeding disorder. More often, you can inherit genes from one or both of your parents that put you at higher risk of certain diseases. But having a gene for a certain disease does not always mean you will get it. There are many unknown factors that may raise or lower your chances of getting the disease. People with a family health history of chronic dis\u00adease may have the most to gain from making lifestyle changes. You can\u2019t change your genes, but you can change behaviors that affect your health such as smoking, inactivity, and poor eating habits. In many cases, making these changes can reduce your risk of disease even if the disease runs in your family. Another change you can make is to have screening tests such as mammograms and colorectal cancer screening. These screening tests help detect disease early.<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: left; margin: auto;\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>What is a risk factor?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Risk factors are things in one\u2019s life that increase the chances of developing a condition or disease. They can include things like family history, exposures to things in the environment, being a certain age or sex, being from a certain ethnic group, or already having a health condition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Understanding Risk Factors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Part of learning how to take charge of one\u2019s health requires understanding the risk factors for different diseases. Risk fac\u00adtors increase the chances of getting a certain disease. Some risk factors are beyond control such as being born with them or exposed to them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some risk factors that one has little or no control over include<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Family history of a disease<\/li>\n<li>Sex\/gender \u2014 male or female<\/li>\n<li>Ancestry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Some risk factors that can be controlled include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diet<\/li>\n<li>Physical activity<\/li>\n<li>Tobacco use<\/li>\n<li>Alcohol use<\/li>\n<li>Drug use<\/li>\n<li>Safety in an automobile<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In fact, it has been estimated that almost 35 percent of all U.S. early deaths in 2000 could have been avoided by changing just three behaviors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stopping smoking<\/li>\n<li>Eating a healthy diet (for example, eating more fruits and vegetables and less red meat)<\/li>\n<li>Getting more physical activity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"margin: auto;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>Personal Assessment<\/h3>\n<p>Find out about your own health risks by completing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.keepmewell.org\/cgi-bin\/q\" target=\"_blank\">the questionnaire<\/a>\u00a0at Keep Me Well. Email\u00a0yourself the results of the assessment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\"><strong>FYI:<\/strong><br \/>\nYou can have one risk factor for a disease or you can have many. The more risk factors you have, the more likely you are to get the disease. For example, if you eat healthy, exercise on a regular basis, and control your blood pressure, your chances of getting heart disease are less than if you are diabetic, a smoker, and inactive. To lower your risks, take small steps toward engaging in a healthy lifestyle, and you\u2019ll see big rewards.<br \/>\nRarely, you can inherit a mutated gene that alone causes you to get a disease. Genes control chemical reactions in our bodies. If you inherit a faulty gene, your body may not be able to carry out an important chemical reaction. For instance, a faulty gene may make your blood unable to clot. This problem is at the root of a rare bleeding disorder. More often, you can inherit genes from one or both of your parents that put you at higher risk of certain diseases. But having a gene for a certain disease does not always mean you will get it. There are many unknown factors that may raise or lower your chances of getting the disease. People with a family health history of chronic dis\u00adease may have the most to gain from making lifestyle changes. You can\u2019t change your genes, but you can change behaviors that affect your health such as smoking, inactivity, and poor eating habits. In many cases, making these changes can reduce your risk of disease even if the disease runs in your family. Another change you can make is to have screening tests such as mammograms and colorectal cancer screening. These screening tests help detect disease early.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-35\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">Public domain content<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Risk Factors. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: womenshealth.gov. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: US Department of Health and Human Services. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.womenshealth.gov\/publications\/our-publications\/lifetime-good-health\/LifetimeGoodHealth-English.pdf\">http:\/\/www.womenshealth.gov\/publications\/our-publications\/lifetime-good-health\/LifetimeGoodHealth-English.pdf<\/a>. <strong>Project<\/strong>: A Lifetime of Good Health. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/about\/pdm\">Public Domain: No Known Copyright<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":41,"menu_order":4,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"pd\",\"description\":\"Risk Factors\",\"author\":\"womenshealth.gov\",\"organization\":\"US Department of Health and Human Services\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.womenshealth.gov\/publications\/our-publications\/lifetime-good-health\/LifetimeGoodHealth-English.pdf\",\"project\":\"A Lifetime of Good Health\",\"license\":\"pd\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-35","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":3,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-contemporaryhealthissues\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-contemporaryhealthissues\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-contemporaryhealthissues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-contemporaryhealthissues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-contemporaryhealthissues\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":393,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-contemporaryhealthissues\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/35\/revisions\/393"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-contemporaryhealthissues\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/3"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-contemporaryhealthissues\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/35\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-contemporaryhealthissues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-contemporaryhealthissues\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=35"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-contemporaryhealthissues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=35"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-contemporaryhealthissues\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}