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Health Risks - Coggle Diagram
Health Risks
the chance or likelihood that something will harm or otherwise affect your health
personal health risk factors include age, sex, family health history, lifestyle and more
some risks factors can't be changed, such as your genes or ethnicity
others are within your control, like your diet, physical activity, and whether you wear a seatbelt
“More than half of Americans over age 45 will develop heart disease at some point” is based on statistical averages across the entire U.S. population.
If you’re younger than 45, your heart disease risk will generally be much lower.
The more risk factors you have—such as smoking, high blood pressure, or diabetes—the greater your risk.
Exercise and healthy diet, on the other hand, can make your chance of developing heart disease lower than for most other people
understanding health risks
Keeps you from fretting over unlikely threats
Help you and your doctor make informed decisions
Help you find ways to avoid health problems
key to making your own health care decisions
It gives you perspective on potential harms and benefits
You can make smart choices based on facts and not fears
talking about health risks can seem intimidating
doctors sometimes have trouble with risk concepts.
improve how medical staff and others communicate health risks and prevention strategies to patients and the public.
focuses on helping people understand and work with numbers, so they can reduce their risks for diabetes and excess weight, including childhood obesity.
Studies show that the way we hear and understand health statistics can be influenced by how the numbers are described, or how they’re “framed".
Different descriptions can affect how clear the information is and also what emotions it stirs.
For example, the statement: “More than 20% of Americans will eventually die of cancer” might sound less scary from a different perspective: “Nearly 80% of Americans will not die of cancer.”
The same information might seem clearer described as a ratio: “More than 1 in 5 Americans will eventually die of cancer.”