Many diseases can be prevented by assessing your risk factors and consulting a medical professional early on. Visit the Washington University School of Medicine Siteman Cancer Center website to assess your risk for the following diseases:

Cancer, Diabetes

Heart Disease, Osteoporosis, Stroke

Take at least one of the disease risk assessments.

I have selected heart disease

Write at least 300 words describing the results and what you learned.

Submit your assignment using the My Disease Risk Factors link above.

This assignment is due by midnight Sunday night.

DOWNLOAD: Wk4 Model Disease Risk Document.docx Wk4 Model Disease Risk Document.docx – Alternative Formats

Grading Grid (Journal/Assignment):

Writing displays adequate content and at least 300 words, word count

The assignments is worth 17 points

Submit assignment by Sunday.

Click the link above titled “Week 8 Assignment” to submit your work and receive a grade. You have 3 opportunities to upload your assignment, recheck your SafeAssign score, make corrections if necessary, and press START NEW for the next upload. When you are satisfied with the last upload, stop submitting. The last submission will be graded. By selecting START NEW, you will lose access to previous versions and your SafeAssign scores. Therefore, copy them if you need them while making corrections.