Question

Make an infographic that depicts the three major areas of chronic disease prevention, infectious disease prevention, and immunization education that you could use to help decide on a health education focus. If you have an additional area of interest such as food safety, environmental health, or other, add this to your infogramphic.

Answer 1

## prevention of chronic disease -- Many chronic diseases are caused by key risk behaviors. By making healthy choices, you can reduce your likelihood of getting a chronic disease and improve your quality of life.

Eat Healthy

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Eating healthy helps prevent, delay, and manage heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and other chronic diseases. A balanced diet of fruits, veggies, whole grains, lean meats, and low-fat dairy products is important at any age. If you are overweight, losing even 5% to 7% of your body weight can help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes.

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Healthy Eating for a Healthy Weight

Plan Healthy Meals

Get Regular Physical Activity

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Regular physical activity can help you prevent, delay, or manage chronic diseases. Aim for moderate physical activity (like brisk walking or gardening) for at least 150 minutes a week.

Physical Activity and Health

Adding Physical Activity to Your Life

Physical Activity for a Healthy Weight  

Avoid Drinking Too Much Alcohol

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Over time, excessive drinking can lead to high blood pressure, various cancers, heart disease, stroke, and liver disease. By not drinking too much, you can reduce these health risks.

Alcohol Use and Your Health

Get Screened

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To prevent chronic diseases or catch them early, visit your doctor regularly for preventive services.

Cancer Screening Tests

Prediabetes and Diabetes Testing

Get Enough Sleep

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Insufficient sleep has been linked to the development and poor management of diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and depression. Adults should get at least 7 hours of sleep daily.

Basics About Sleep

We should Know Your Family History

If you have a family history of a chronic disease, like cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or osteoporosis, you may be more likely to develop that disease yourself. Share your family health history with your doctor, who can help you take steps to prevent these conditions or catch them early.

## infection prevention -- we can also reduce your risk of contracting an infectious disease by:

Washing your hands with soap and water, thoroughly and frequently

Covering your nose and mouth when you sneeze or cough

Disinfecting frequently touched surfaces in your home and workplace

Avoiding contact with sick people or sharing personal items with them

Not drinking or swimming in contaminated water supplies

Not eating or drinking food and beverages prepared by people who are sick

## immunization education-- Immunization is the process whereby a person is made immune or resistant to an infectious disease, typically by the administration of a vaccine. Vaccines stimulate the own immune system to protect the person against subsequent infection or disease.

Immunization is a proven tool for controlling and eliminating life-threatening infectious diseases and is estimated to avert between 2 and 3 million deaths each year. It is one of the most cost-effective health investments, with proven strategies that make it accessible to even the most hard-to-reach and vulnerable populations. It has clearly defined target groups; it can be delivered effectively through outreach activities; and vaccination does not require any major lifestyle change.

## Protexted Togther, #VaccinesWork

World Immunization Week, 24-30 April 2018

World Immunization Week aims to highlight the collective action needed to ensure that every person is protected from vaccine-preventable diseases. This year’s theme: "Protected Together, #VaccinesWork", encourages people at every level – from donors to the general public – to go further in their efforts to increase immunization coverage

## Food safety is used as a scientific discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness.occurrence of two or more cases of a similar illnesses resulting from the ingestion of a common food is known as a food-borne disease outbreak.