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Group #7 Alexis Kiner, Abe Strader, and Henry Smith

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Group #7 Alexis Kiner, Abe Strader, and Henry Smith

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"Low-income adults have more chronic illnesses and a higher rate of death than those who are better off economically. African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans are more likely to have cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes than Whites."

- Our textbook explains that low-income or lower socioeconomic status can affect your health in middle adulthood.
- Also our textbook mentions that African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans are more likely to have cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes than a Whites.
- Ethnicity is linked to overall health, on page 405, it shows a figure of how African Americans have shorter life expectancies than White Americans.
- Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer are all more common in ethnic groups. It has been proven that typically African Americans have higher blood pressure which can lead to further health problems. Public health officials don't yet have an explanation for why ethnic groups have differences in diabetes rates. However, people hypothesize it is because they get diseases earlier in their life.

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Group (6) Names: Josh Onyekwere, Youngbo Haung, Elizabeth Gran

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Group (6) Names: Josh Onyekwere, Youngbo Haung, Elizabeth Gran

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-Women in middle adulthood get more diseases but tend to live longer than men. Men typically get more terminal illnesses.
" By old age, women are substantially more likely than men to be chronically ill" (pg 408)
"Women are more likely to describe their health as poor, to have chronic conditions such as arthritis, and to be limited in their daily activities. Such differences have been found in every country in which the pattern has been studied, including nonindustrialized countries" (pg 408)

" In the United States, 88 of every 100,000 men between the ages of 45 and 54 die of heart disease annually, compared with only 49 of every 100,000 women" (pg 408)

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Smoking, being overweight, inactivity, high-fat and high-fiber diets, heavy drinking, genetics, hpv, hepatitis B, std's, bacterial infections

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Group 4: Garrett long, Sam Bebela, Carmen Anderson

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Group 4: Garrett long, Sam Bebela, Carmen Anderson

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How does cardiovascular disease develop?

(What is it?) -  a group of disease processes in the heart and circulatory system

Sudden heart attacks which is a main symptom of cardiovascular disease is caused by the accumulation of plague in the arteries which supply's oxygen to the heart muscles suddenly ruptures.

Some Risk Factors:

Smoking
Blood Pressure
Diet/Alcohol

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the lens of the eye thickens. In a process that begins in childhood but produces noticeable effects only in middle adulthood, layer after layer of slightly pigmented material accumulates on the lens. Because light coming into the eye must pass through this thickened, slightly yellowed material, the total amount of light reaching the retina decreases, which reduces a person’s overall sensitivity to light waves, particularly short wavelengths that are perceived as blue, blue-

green, and violet (Schachar, 2010)

The auditory nerves and the structures of the inner ear gradually degenerate as

a result of basic wear and tear, resulting primarily in losses in the ability to hear sounds of high and very low frequencies.

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Osteoporosis-Group 2: Kennedy, Jayna, Griffin, Maddie

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Osteoporosis-Group 2: Kennedy, Jayna, Griffin, Maddie

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-Disease that thins and weakens bones
-Typically begins around the age of 30
-Risk factors include race, gender, weight, family history and diet
-More likely to occur with people who have low calcium intake
-More exercise daily can help prevent it like walking and strength training

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Group #1 Ashlyn Simon, Emma Hodapp, Claire Bruneau

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Group #1 Ashlyn Simon, Emma Hodapp, Claire Bruneau

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-The adult brain is capable of rewiring itself into the middle age,  including decades of experiences and behaviors.
-Better able to sort through social situations
-The mind is more calm and relaxed

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•Group 1: What do researchers know about brain function in middle age?

•Group 2: What is osteoporosis, and what factors are associated with it?

•Group 3: How do vision and hearing change in middle age?

•Group 4: How does cardiovascular disease develop?

•Group 5: What factors contribute to cancer?

•Group 6: What are some important differences in the health of middle aged men and women?

•Group 7: How are socioeconomic status and ethnicity related to health in Middle adulthood?