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          Tis the Season for Sharing                their health and to record test results.
                                                    The Men’s Body Maintenance Manual
     Your Health History                            also includes a family health history
                                                    section. Both publications are free and
     It's the holiday season. For most it is a      available on the Foundation's website
     time for planning special gatherings with      (click on catalog).
     family and friends and celebrating the
     spirit of giving. It is also a perfect time
     for individuals to share their health
     history with loved ones. According to the
     Centers for Disease Control and               When compiling a family health history, the
     Prevention (CDC), 96% of Americans            Mayo Clinic advises individuals to include
     believe that their family history is          the following information:
     important to their health. However, only
     30% have tried to collect and organize              Sex
     their family history.                               Date of birth
                                                         Ethnicity
                                                         Diseases or other medical conditions
If you're a healthcare professional                      Age when disease was diagnosed
encourage your clients to discuss and                    Diet, exercise habits, smoking habits
                                                         or history of weight problems
document their health history and any
                                                         For deceased relatives, age at the
disease and/or medical condition in their                time of death and cause of death
family.


     According to the U.S. National Library of
     Medicine, a complete family health
     history includes information from three       The CDC also recommends that individuals
     generations of relatives including:           take note of the following:
     children, brothers and sisters, parents,
     aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews,              Diseases that occur at an earlier age
     grandparents and cousins. The North                than expected (10 to 20 years before
     Carolina Healthy Start Foundation’s My             most people get the disease)
     Health Journal includes a section for              Disease that does not usually affect a
     documenting family health history. This            certain gender (for example, breast
     self-help, interactive booklet was                 cancer in a male)
     developed in response to RICHES                    Certain combinations of diseases
     Project participants (Resources In                 within a family (for example, breast and
     Communities Helps Encourage                        ovarian cancer or heart disease and
     Solutions) asking for a tool to help               diabetes)
     women document questions regarding
The RICHES Project is dedicated to educating and
training community-based organizations on ways to
address the health and health-related needs of
women within their communities. Through RICHES,
organizations are able to form partnerships, network
and share resources to better serve their clients. The
ultimate goal is to improve the health of women of
reproductive age, particularly those of low economic
status and/or who are ethnic or racial minorities, to
adopt healthier lifestyles and behaviors.



For more information on RICHES and how you can join, please visit
www.NCHealthyStart.org (on homepage or click on For Professionals, then
Partnerships) or email RICHES@NCHealthyStart.org.

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R I C H E S December Spotlight

  • 1. RICHES Tis the Season for Sharing their health and to record test results. The Men’s Body Maintenance Manual Your Health History also includes a family health history section. Both publications are free and It's the holiday season. For most it is a available on the Foundation's website time for planning special gatherings with (click on catalog). family and friends and celebrating the spirit of giving. It is also a perfect time for individuals to share their health history with loved ones. According to the Centers for Disease Control and When compiling a family health history, the Prevention (CDC), 96% of Americans Mayo Clinic advises individuals to include believe that their family history is the following information: important to their health. However, only 30% have tried to collect and organize Sex their family history. Date of birth Ethnicity Diseases or other medical conditions If you're a healthcare professional Age when disease was diagnosed encourage your clients to discuss and Diet, exercise habits, smoking habits or history of weight problems document their health history and any For deceased relatives, age at the disease and/or medical condition in their time of death and cause of death family. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, a complete family health history includes information from three The CDC also recommends that individuals generations of relatives including: take note of the following: children, brothers and sisters, parents, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, Diseases that occur at an earlier age grandparents and cousins. The North than expected (10 to 20 years before Carolina Healthy Start Foundation’s My most people get the disease) Health Journal includes a section for Disease that does not usually affect a documenting family health history. This certain gender (for example, breast self-help, interactive booklet was cancer in a male) developed in response to RICHES Certain combinations of diseases Project participants (Resources In within a family (for example, breast and Communities Helps Encourage ovarian cancer or heart disease and Solutions) asking for a tool to help diabetes) women document questions regarding
  • 2. The RICHES Project is dedicated to educating and training community-based organizations on ways to address the health and health-related needs of women within their communities. Through RICHES, organizations are able to form partnerships, network and share resources to better serve their clients. The ultimate goal is to improve the health of women of reproductive age, particularly those of low economic status and/or who are ethnic or racial minorities, to adopt healthier lifestyles and behaviors. For more information on RICHES and how you can join, please visit www.NCHealthyStart.org (on homepage or click on For Professionals, then Partnerships) or email RICHES@NCHealthyStart.org.