Nutrition
Name a healthy, crunchy snack
What is apples, carrots, air-popped corn
What are the annual vaccines suggested for adults?
Flu, Covid-19, Pneumococcal, RSV
What organ does smoking negatively affect the most?
Lungs
Name one way to get extra steps in during the day
Parking further away in the parking lot
Taking the stairs instead of the elevator
Walking on your lunch break
True or False: When arriving to The Next Door, all residents have an STI screening done
True
How many cups of water should an adult drink each day?
When should you get your annual vaccines?
In the fall
What is secondhand smoke
When a non-smoking person inhales the smoke of a burning cigarette
True or False: It is necessary to follow a regimented exercise plan to be considered "healthy and active"
False
What are the different ways colon cancer screenings are done?
Visual tests: colonoscopy
Stool test: gFOBT, fecal immunochemical test (FIT), Cologuard, ColoSense
Blood based tests: Shield, ColoHealth (previously Epi proColon)
How many times a day should I eat to keep my blood sugar levels steady?
What is three times a day
Where can you get your vaccines?
PCP/Clinics/Nashville Public Health Centers
Walgreens/CVS, Grocery store pharmacies
During hospitalizations
What are some ways to help quit smoking
Nicotine patches, nicotine gum, lozenges, candy
What main organs in you body can exercise help strengthen and keep healthy?
Heart and Lungs
How often should you get a pap smear?
In your 20s - every 3yrs
After age 30 - every 5yrs
After age 65 - discuss with your provider
Protein helps you stay full, name a food with protein
Rice and beans, meat, yogurt, cottage cheese, eggs, tuna/packaged fish, lentils
True/False: If I get a flu shot or Covid-19 shot, I never have to get another shot.
False
What is the average cost of a pack of cigarettes in Nashville?
$8.44 per pack
True or False: Weight loss is achieved solely through exercise
False
What is an important screening people who smoke should get?
Lung cancer screening (low dose CT)
True or False: sugar can make your mood crash
True
Do vaccines cause you to get sick?
No
What is the addictive chemical in cigarettes?
Nicotine
What benefits do you get from recovery and stretching exercises such as yoga?
Better athletic performance
Loosens muscles
Flexibility
Increased circulation
Decreases stress
Prevents injuries
Improves sleep
When doing a self breast exam, what findings should you tell a doctor that are unusual
A lump or other change in how your breast tissue feels
Irregular or bloody discharge from you nipple
Dimpling, redness or swelling of your skin
Changes in the direction of your nipple such as turning inward