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Know Your Risk and Prevent Disease

Are you worried about your risk for heart disease? Are you wondering about how to prevent cancer? The diseases listed below are the leading causes of death in the U.S. Prevention is the best cure for many diseases. This page contains information on the following topics:

• Heart and Stroke
• Cancer - Breast, Cervical, Colon, Prostate, Skin
• Depression
• Diabetes
• Infectious Diseases
• Osteoperosis
• Respiratory - Asthma, Air Pollution

Please take a look at the tools provided below to learn about the best methods for prevention.

Heart & Stroke

• Cholesterol Quiz
• Estimate Your Heart Attack Risk
• For Your Heart
• Heart Check up for Women
• Women's Heart Disease Risk Quiz
• Your Disease Risk: Heart Disease Questionnaire
• Your Disease Risk: Stroke Questionnaire

Cancer

• Cancer Risk Assessment Survey (for Women)
• Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle
• Great American Health Check
• Symptom Alert Checklist - Lymphoma Coalition
• Your Cancer Risk

Breast Cancer

• Breast Cancer Early Detection
• Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool
• Lower Your Risk
• Self-Care Flow Charts: Breast Problems in Women

Cervical Cancer

• Cervical Cancer Screening Fact Sheet

Colon Cancer

• Risk Factors for Colon Cancer
• Top 10 Colon Cancer Prevention Tips

Prostate Cancer

• Prostate Calculator

Skin Cancer

• Skin Cancer Prevention
• Sunscreens and Sun-Protective Clothing
• SunWise - Find Today's UV Index for Your City/Town

Depression

• Children's Depression Checklist
• Depression-Screening Test
• Online Depression Screening Test

Diabetes

• Diabetes PHD: Health Risk Calculator
• Diabetes Prevention
• Diabetes Risk Test
• Diabetic Eye Disease: How Much Do You Know?
• Your Disease Risk: Diabetes Questionnaire

Infectious Disease

• Flu Prevention Toolkit: Real People. Real Solutions
• Infectious Diseases: How They Spread, How To Stop Them
• Pneumococcal Disease: Are You Protected?

Osteoporosis

• Five Steps To Bone Health & Osteoporosis Prevention
• One-Minute Osteoporosis Risk Test
• Recommended Calcium Intakes
• Your Disease Risk: Osteoporosis Questionnaire

Respiratory

• Kids' Asthma Check: For Ages 1-8
• Kids' Asthma Check: For Ages 8-14
• Test Your Air Pollution I.Q.

More Wellness Tools

• Get Check-ups and Screenings
• Create a Healthy Lifestyle
• Get Personal - Information by Age, Ethnicity and Gender
• Learn More About Your Health
• Back to the Wellness Center Overview

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This article is a NetWellness exclusive.

Last Reviewed: Sep 23, 2009

Phyllis L. Pirie, PhD Chair and Professor Division of Health Behavior and Health Promotion College of Public Health The Ohio State University

Timothy J. Buckley, PhD, CIH Associate Professor and Chair Division of Environmental Health Sciences College of Public Health The Ohio State University

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