Heart disease is the #1 killer of men and women in the US, but many cases are preventable. There are important steps you can take to lower your risk.
This interactive tool estimates your risk of coronary heart disease and provides personalized tips for prevention. Anyone can use it, but it’s most accurate for people who have never had any type of heart disease. If you have heart disease, be sure to talk to your doctor about your risk.
To estimate your risk of heart disease and learn about ways to lower that risk, take a few minutes to answer some questions about your health, background, and lifestyle. Your Disease Risk can’t tell if you’ll get heart disease or not, but it can tell you where to focus your prevention efforts—because the best way to fight heart disease is to stop it before it starts!
1. Take the assessment by clicking on the link below.
Personalized Health Risk Assessment
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2. When you are given “Your Result”, screenshot the page and submit as a PDF. (5 points)
3. On the top of the page with your result, select the drop-down for “Health Condition”, on the bottom of that list select “Prevention”. That page lists 5 ways to reduce your risk of heart disease and the percentage risk lowered by each activity. List the 5 ways under each percentage and submit as a PDF. (5 points)