SPRING 2022
Brooke Grigsby (BSPS student), Krista Ico (BSPS candidate), Jason Chen (BSPS candidate), Christopher Nguyen (BSPS candidate), Ruoling Zhu (BSPS candidate)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines chronic diseases broadly as conditions that last one year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both. Chronic diseases have become a global health issue due to the lack of education to avoid these issues. Some come from living a lazy lifestyle and not taking care of ourselves. Some come from old age, genetics, or pathogens in the environment and cannot be avoided. Regardless of the source for these chronic diseases, they have not been taken as seriously as they are taken today. In this monograph, we will cover the following chronic diseases: pain management, STDs/HIV, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, and chronic depression
GLOBAL COSTS In the United States, 84% of health care costs are related to chronic disease In the United Kingdom, 78% of primary health care consultations are related to chronic conditions
QUICK FACTS Six in 10 adults in the United States have a chronic disease Chronic diseases are the leading cause of death and disability in the United States 13
