Family Health History Tree Project

Project #1Due 2/28Ms. Davis

What is your family information? - Yourself/your parents/your grandparents on both sides- Next to each family members name: check off

everything you know about their health and medical history. (* Make sure you are respectful when discussing as these topics can be difficult to talk about)

- Use the “Family Tree Information Box” to keep track of each member of your family

- Create a Template/ Poster with each family member in proper order. Add pictures and personalize it using your creativity. Create Tree!

- Describe what family means to you “QUOTE”

Family History Project Part 1

Example of pictures for template

Age or date of birth Date of death for family members who have

passed away Height and weight For those with medical problems: note if

obese, smoked, exercise habits, etc… How old were they when they were

diagnosed with condition Where each side of family comes from

originally Ex. England, Germany, etc…

Information to Include

Medical conditions such as: Cancer Heart disease Diabetes Asthma Mental illness High Blood pressure Stroke Kidney disease Birth defects (cleft lip, heart defect) Learning problems or mental retardation Vision or hearing loss at a young age Known genetic conditions like cystic fibrosis or sickle cell disease

Information to include cont

Write a 1 page full paper, about your family history and what you learned during your interview while asking the specific questions on the next slide.

• If less then 1 full page you will have 25 points deducted

• Conclusion to paper: create some goals you can set for yourself to help in aiding and possibly preventing some of these diseases for yourself. Please make the realistic and attainable, as you will be setting them to actually do them. (Ex. My family eats white rice everyday, we are going to try to start eating brown whole grain rice)

• Paper MUST be typed• Font times New Roman/ Font size 12

Written Part 2

What traits seem to run in our family? Did my family members have any health problems? How old were my family members when their health

problems started or were diagnosed? How old were my family members when they passed ? What were the reasons they passed? Where were my family members born? Did any of my family members smoke? If yes, how

much and for how long? What other lifestyle habits did my family members

have? What types of allergies did my family members have?

9 questions to ask your family