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March 2009 This year's first newsletter is now available. Its focus is on family history of chronic kidney disease. Read on to find more! This newsletter focuses on the interaction between environment and genes. We all enjoy passing customs down to our kids, but few of us pass down something that may be important for our children's health or motivate them to choose a healthy lifestyle - the family health history. This newsletter help put the focus on pediatric family health histories. May is Osteoporosis Awareness Month! Like other chronic conditions it tends to run in families. Find out the role of family health history and genetics in osteoporosis and what you can do to prevent this condition in yourself and your family. In this edition readers will learn about Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young and Heart Health month. This issue highlights the third annual Family History initiative by the U.S. Surgeon General as well as the role family history and genetics plays in depression. This newsletter highlights the role family history and genetics plays in obesity. It also gives some creative ways to get more activity into your family's life. This newsletter highlights asthma and the role family history plays in this chronic disease that is affecting more and more people every year. Also highlighted is a new project - If you live in Ingham county and have a child with asthma you may qualify! Keep reading to find out about Healthy Homes! February 2006February is Heart Health month (not to mention Valentine's Day)! In this issue you will find information on factors that increase your risk for heart disease, including family history, some heart healthy gift ideas for your sweetie on Valentine's Day, and Go Red Day for women's health. This issue also touches on the subject of adoption and ways that people who were adopted can get information regarding their family health history. This issue highlights the
second annual Family Health History Initiative
from the United States Surgeon General. Also
find information regarding National Diabetes
Awareness month and the important role family
history plays in this chronic This issue highlights National
Cholesterol Awareness month and the family
connection. It also takes a look at the
2005 Dietary Guidelines to help you and your
family make healthy eating choices. This month gives an example of
a family health history in a pedigree and the
standard symbols used in creating a
pedigree. This issue also highlights
family health history and its role in lung
cancer. Resources to help a person quit smoking
are also included.
This issue highlights
Colorectal Cancer Awareness month with some
valuable resources in regards to family health
history. There is also an informative list
on what ages are considered "early
onset" for some of the major chronic
conditions. This first issue of Family
History and Your Health highlights the United
States Surgeon General's first Family Health
History 2004 Initiative. Read a message from
Michigan's Surgeon General, Dr. Kimberlydawn
Wisdom, and find valuable resources for
recording your family health history. |