HEALTH FAMILY TREE PROJECT
HEALTH FAMILY TREE PROJECT – 30 pts
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Part A (10 pts): Create a health family tree. Use 81/2 x 11 paper
The objective is to find an illness/disease in your family and research and learn about this illness/disease. If you do not have any illnesses or diseases in your family than I will assign an alternative assignment. Please let me know right away you need the alternate assignment. Note: If a family member does not have an illness, include them on your family tree and just write NONE for disease. If you do not know anything about a family member make a box and write UNKNOWN OR DO NOT MAKE A BOX FOR THAT FAMILY MEMBER,
Part B (10 pts): Research on the internet. A good website to use is
- Once you have learned one of your family members has or has had a disease then choose one illness and research it on the internet. Use the internet article to answer the questions from Part C.
- You must attach the printed internet article about the illness/disease to your family tree.
- The internet article must include the source (url address).
Part C(10 pts): Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper and attach it to your family tree. Please answer in complete sentences!
READ THE ARTICLE AND HIGHLIGHT IMPORTANT INFORMATION. USE THE ARTICLE TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS!
- What is the illness/disease? Is this illness/disease hereditary?
- What are the “Uncontrollable Risk Factors” for this illness/disease?
- What are the “Controllable Risk Factors”(in other words….how do you prevent the illness/disease) for this illness/disease?
- List FOUR LIFESTYLE CHANGES you can practice to help prevent this illness/disease. If this illness/disease cannot be prevented then EXPLAIN why! (Explanation must be at least 2 paragraphs!)