Name that Disease
This chronic disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., often linked to hypertension.
What is heart disease?
This modifiable lifestyle factor is a leading cause of preventable chronic disease.
What is smoking?
The healthcare reform law that aimed to expand health insurance coverage, protect patients, and reduce healthcare costs.
What is the Affordable Care Act of 2010?
Characterized by the body’s inability to regulate blood sugar, this condition can be Type 1 or Type 2.
What is Diabetes?
This modifiable factor, often related to poor diet and inactivity, significantly increases the risk of type 2 diabetes.
What is obesity?
The federal health insurance that provides health coverage to low-income individuals aged 65+ and younger individuals with disabilities.
What is Medicare?
This chronic lung disease causes difficulty breathing due to airway obstruction and is often linked to smoking.
What is COPD?
Modifiable factors that cause a deficiency in essential nutrients, often causes type 2 Diabetes or cardiovascular diseases.
What is poor nutrition?
The federal health insurance that provides coverage to low-income individuals and families, all including children, pregnant women, seniors, and individuals with disabilities.
What is Medicaid?
Often called the “silent killer” because it has no symptoms, this disease puts strain on the heart and arteries.
What is high blood pressure?
Deficiency in this nutrient, commonly due to lack of sun exposure or poor diet, increases the risk of osteoporosis and weakened immunity.
What is vitamin D?
An approach to healthcare that would include vaccinations, risk reduction, routine check-ups, and early detection for chronic disease.
What is Preventative Care?
This neurodegenerative disease causes memory loss and is the most common cause of dementia.
What is Alzheimer's?
This modifiable factor increases the risk of liver disease, and cancer.
What is excessive alcohol use?
Healthcare costs that would include expenses for billing, insurances, and general business.
(What are administrative costs?)