1. How to remember the health concerns Breast cancer Big Osteoporosis Olga Heart disease Hates Hypertension Housework/herpes Anaemia And Dental Caries Doesn’t Colo rectal cancer Clean Diabetes type 2 Down Skin cancer Stairs

2. Remembering the Determinants of Health B – biomedical factors A – attitudes, knowledge and beliefs G - genetics E – environmental and social factors L – lifestyle and behaviours 2

3. Biomedical factors how do they affect health? Biomedical factors High blood Glucose levels overweight High blood pressure High cholesterol levels 3

4. Biomedical factors High blood pressure High blood sugar levels Obesity High cholesterol levels

5. Biomedical factors lead to High blood pressure – stroke /Heart disease High blood glucose levels - Diabetes type 2 Overweight and Obesity – heart disease – strokes, heart attack High cholesterol levels – strokes and heart attacks.

6. Attitudes, lack of knowledge and beliefs lead to: Heart disease Hypertension Diabetes Skin cancer Anaemia Oesteoporosis For example attitudes towards smoking and drinking,physical exercise and diet lead to heart disease, hypertension and diabetes. The belief that a bronze tan is healthy leads to skin cancer A lack of knowledge about iron in the diet leads to anaemia A lack of knowledge about calcium in the diet leads to oesteoporosis Parental attitudes about letting their children drink soft drinks leads to dental caries

7. Genetics influence: Osteoporosis – women’s oestrogen levels drop during menopause – causes calcium uptake to be reduced Heart disease - high cholesterol levels can be genetic Hypertension - men have higher levels of blood pressure due to testosterone Breast cancer – women have higher rates due to hormone levels

8. Environment influences: Skin cancer – sun Type 2 diabetes – fast food outlets Heart disease – lack of areas for physical exercise Hypertension – cars – less walking or lack of areas to exercise Dental caries – no fluoride in the water Obesity – lack of areas to exercise safely will reduce people’s opportunities to reduce weight

9. Lifestyle leads to: Breast cancer and colorectal cancer – diet high in saturated fats due to high amounts of fast food increase risk and high amounts of alcohol also increase the risk Hypertension, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis- lack of physical activity Hypertension, heart disease – high stress levels, take away foods Skin cancer – outdoors lifestyle

10. Protective factors for these diseases Exercise, fruit, vegetables, iron, calcium,flouride