Minority Health Services
The six leading causes of death among Delaware residents are cancer, heart disease, HIV/AIDS, unintentional injuries, stroke and diabetes. Many of these killers - cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes - can be passed on from one generation to another. Mapping your family health history can help identify disease patterns and your health risks. Knowing the diseases on your family tree can help you take charge of your health and live a healthier, longer life.
Some of the diseases known as "family enemies" are:
- High blood pressure or Hypertension - Uncontrolled high blood pressure can cause heart disease, stroke, diabetes, blindness and death.
- Blood cholesterol - Uncontrolled high blood cholesterol puts you at risk for a heart attack and death.
- Blood sugar level or Glucose - Uncontrolled high blood sugar can cause heart attack, stroke, nerve damage, blindness, sexual problems, poor blood circulation, amputations and death.
The relationships shown on the chart provided below are intended to serve as a guide for the development of your family health tree. You may want to add family members to obtain a more complete family health profile. After you complete your family health tree, discuss it with your doctor. The good news is that advances in medical treatment and prevention are helping more Delaware residents live longer, healthier lives. Isn’t it time to take charge of your health with the knowledge from your family health tree?
Healthy Living Information Links:
- Health Links en Espanol can be found at: http://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=100
- National High Blood Pressure Education can be found at: http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhbpep_kit/
- Office of Minority Health can be found at: http://www.omhrc.gov
- CDC's office of Minority Health can be found at : http://www.cdc.gov/omh/
For more information, please contact Minority Health.
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