INTERCONNECTIONS CHART

Directions: Find 2 connections between the Center for Disease Controls health priority areas and your health fair topic.
Describe how your health fair topic relates to all the health priority areas (two facts for each category).
YOU MUST CITE YOUR SOURCEBE SPECIFIC (Author, web site address, journal, magazine, etc)
Use the bullets underneath each priority area as subtopics - if you are having difficulty connecting to the
Main Priority Area.
CDC Health Priority Area How is the listed health priority area
connected to your topic? Cite your source
Tobacco use -Cigarette smokers have a higher risk of
Nicotine developing several chronic disorders. These
Smoking include fatty buildups in arteries, several types
Chew, snuff of cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary
Cigarette disease (lung problems).
- Atherosclerosis (buildup of fatty substances in
the arteries) is a chief contributor to the high
number of deaths from smoking.
- Many studies detail the evidence that cigarette
smoking is a major cause of coronary heart
disease, which leads to heart attack.
Source:
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/HealthyLiv
ing/QuitSmoking/QuittingResources/Smoking
-Cardiovascular-Disease_UCM_305187_Articl
e.jsp#

Alcohol and other drug use -Drinking too much alcohol can raise the levels
Drinking of some fats in the blood (triglycerides).It can
Alcoholism also lead to high blood pressure, heart failure
Drug addiction and an increased calorie intake. (Consuming too
All illegal drugs many calories can lead to obesity and a higher
All medication risk of developing diabetes.)

-Excessive drinking and binge drinking can

lead to stroke. Other serious problems include
fetal alcohol syndrome, cardiomyopathy,
cardiac arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death.

-Even so-called recreational cocaine users may

have higher blood pressure, stiffer arteries and
thicker heart muscle walls than non-users all
of which can cause a heart attack. An
Australian study presented at the American
Heart Associations Scientific Sessions in 2012
was the first to document these cardiovascular
abnormalities in seemingly healthy regular
cocaine users long after the immediate effects
of cocaine have worn off. Researchers who
called cocaine the perfect heart attack drug
showed how users had higher rates of multiple

Behaviors that contribute to unintentional
injuries and violence
Car accidents
Reckless behavior
Homicide/murder
Self-harm behaviors
Gang violence/bullying
Unhealthy dietary behaviors
High fat/cholesterol diets
High sodium
Eating disorders
Over eating/Binge eating
factors associated with higher risks of heart
attack and stroke:
Source:
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/HealthyLiv
ing/HealthyEating/Nutrition/Alcohol-and-Hea
rt-Health_UCM_305173_Article.jsp#.WE7ed6
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http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions
/Cocaine_UCM_428537_Article.jsp#.WE7gnq
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-A heart attack can impact much more than a
persons heart. It can affect many other aspects
of a persons life, including:
Attitude and mood
Sense of certainty about the future
Confidence about ones ability to fulfill the
roles of a productive employee, mother, father,
daughter, or son
Feelings of guilt about previous habits that
might have increased the persons heart attack
risk
Embarrassment and self-doubt over diminished
physical capabilities
-People who are depressed are more likely to
develop heart disease, and You are more likely
to feel sad or depressed after a heart attack or
heart surgery, or when symptoms of heart
disease change your life.
Source:
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructio
ns/000790.htm
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions
/Cocaine_UCM_428537_Article.jsp#.WE7hGa
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-Diets high in saturated fats, trans fat, and
cholesterol have been linked to heart disease
and related conditions, such as atherosclerosis.
-too much salt (sodium) in the diet can raise
blood pressure levels, which can lead to heart
disease
Source:
http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/behavior.htm
Inadequate physical activity -Not getting enough physical activity can lead
Sedentary to heart disease. It also can increase the chances
Inactive of having other medical conditions that are risk
Lack of exercise (exercise) factors, including obesity, high blood pressure,
Physical activity high cholesterol, and diabetes.
- Regular physical activity can lower your risk
for heart disease.
Source:
http://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/behavior.htm

Sexual behaviors that may result in HIV -Without treatment, however, late-stage syphilis
infection, other sexually transmitted diseases, will develop. This can take up to 20 years, but it
and unintended pregnancies
can involve such extensive damage to vital
HIV/AIDS
organs like the brain, heart, blood vessels,
STIs/STDs
nerves, liver, bones, and joints that a person
Premature birth
can't survive.
Birth defects
-Syphilis is a bacterial infection that is very
harmful to infants and unborn babies. It can
cause a mother to miscarry or the baby to be
stillborn. Syphilis can easily be transmitted to a
fetus and can cause serious or even fatal
infections. This bacterium can be transmitted to
the baby in the birth canal or can transfer to the
fetus from the placenta. Infants with congenital
syphilis are often born prematurely and if left
untreated, syphilitic babies will likely develop
serious issues in internal organs like the heart,
brain, skin, eyes, ears, bones and teeth.
Source:
https://www.stdcheck.com/blog/stds-that-can-a
ffect-unborn-babies-pregnancy/
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-
health/sexual-and-reproductive-health/articles
/2008/10/31/dont-ignore-the-symptoms-sexual-
problems-stds-affect-millions