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Understanding Teen Health: Risk Behaviors and Genetic Links

This lesson addresses the critical health behaviors that adversely impact teenagers and explores the genetic factors influencing health. Students will identify six key risk behaviors that they have control over, while also discussing one external health factor beyond their control. Additionally, they will learn about genetic diseases and how to use standardized pedigree symbols to map family health histories, allowing them to create a personal health tree using the provided resources. Engaging with family members will help enrich their understanding of hereditary health issues.

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Understanding Teen Health: Risk Behaviors and Genetic Links

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  1. Unit 6 Lesson 1 History Matters

  2. Opening Work • What are the 6 behaviors that cause the most adverse health and social outcomes for teenagers? Hint: We have control over all of them. • What in one factor that contributes to our health that we have no control over? • What diseases or health conditions have you heard of that have a genetic link?

  3. Six Categories of Risk Behaviors Six Categories of Risk Behaviors Behaviors that contribute most to adverse health and social outcomes…

  4. Standardized Pedigree Symbols and Relationships Male Adopted in Female Adopted out Sex unspecified Deceased Monozygotic twins Divorced Dizygotic twins Couple (horizontal line connects mates) ? Offspring (vertical line connects parents with offspring) Zygosity unknown Source: Adapted from The Genetics Resource Center, Michigan Department of Community Health, Genomics and Genetic Disorders Section, www.migeneticsconnection.org

  5. Sample Pedigree Source: Taken from The Genetics Resource Center, Michigan Department of Community Health, Genomics and Genetic Disorders Section, www.migeneticsconnection.org

  6. Creating your pedigree • US Department of Health and Human Services has a good website that makes it simple to create a pedigree • https: //familyhistory.hhs.gov or - Handout “Creating My Family Health Tree”

  7. Homework • Using the worksheet: “Info Exchange: My Family Health History” talk to your family members and other trusted adults about the medical and health information they have about themselves and others in the family • What do you think you should do with your family health tree when finished??

  8. Survey • Complete the Survey provided.

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