{"id":1293,"date":"2011-11-11T22:08:51","date_gmt":"2011-11-11T22:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterpatedds.com\/?p=1293"},"modified":"2011-11-11T22:08:51","modified_gmt":"2011-11-11T22:08:51","slug":"your-family-health-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/your-family-health-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Family Health History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/family.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1294 alignleft\" style=\"margin-left:3px;margin-right:3px;border:3px solid black;\" title=\"happy family\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/family.jpg?w=200\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/programs\/prevention-and-wellness\/family-health-history\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">National Family History Day<\/a> is observed on Thanksgiving Day. This event, organized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Surgeon General\u2019s office, is a time to focus on the importance of collecting your family health history.<\/p>\n<p>About 96 percent of people admit that knowing family history is important, but only one-third of Americans have actually tried to collect information on their families. Some medical conditions and diseases, like heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, and diabetes, are passed along through family genes and behaviors. Knowing what illnesses run in your family will make you and your dentist aware of your risk for certain problems.<\/p>\n<p>Thanksgiving is a common holiday for all family members to get together. While getting together to eat your delicious feast and share memories, try collecting and recording information to determine your family\u2019s struggle with health problems. Consider asking these questions\u00a0with your relatives to get the information you need:<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you have any chronic diseases or health conditions like heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes?<\/li>\n<li>Have you had any serious health problems, like cancer or stroke?<\/li>\n<li>Have you experienced any dental problems, like cavities or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/periodontal-treatment.html\" target=\"_blank\">gum disease<\/a>?<\/li>\n<li>How old were you when you developed these illnesses?<\/li>\n<li>What treatments helped control your condition?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have any unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, like alcoholism, tobacco use, poor diet, or\u00a0no exercise?<\/li>\n<li>For deceased relatives, note their ages and causes of death.<\/li>\n<li>Did you or your partner have any difficulties or complications with pregnancy, like miscarriages or premature births?<\/li>\n<li>When was the last time you visited the doctor or dentist?<\/li>\n<li>What medications are you currently taking and what are they for?<\/li>\n<li>What illnesses or disabilities did other ancestors and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/services.html\" target=\"_blank\">family members<\/a> have?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After compiling your answers, organize them into a chart or family tree. The Office of the Surgeon General has a web tool that can help you manage your family\u2019s health history. Once you know your risks of family disease, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/meet-the-dentist.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Pate<\/a> can take appropriate care to prevent\u00a0or treat dental complications for your whole family. Contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/contact.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dentistry in Buckhead<\/a> at 404-266-9424 to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collecting your family health history is important to know your risk of developing problems. Visit Dr. Pate to learn about how family history affects your dental health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,16],"tags":[135,152,322,327,527,531,591,594,600,601,602,604,605],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1293"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1293\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.patedds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}