Health Literacy 101
Across
- 1. Type of cholesterol known as "good" cholesterol
- 4. Cancer, Most prevalent cancer in the United States
- 6. Type of cholesterol known as "bad" cholesterol
- 8. blood thinner known as "rat poison" and can be used to prevent clots
- 9. More common in females than males because females have a shorter urethra
- 12. Type of diabetes where the pancreas produces little insulin or no insulin
- 13. Most common cause of COPD in the United States
- 15. Blood test done that provides information about blood sugar over a 3 month period
Down
- 2. another recommended first approach to weight loss
- 3. regulatory agent that regulates all medications before they are approved to be sold to the general public
- 5. One of the first approaches recommended to lose weight
- 6. Cancer, Type of cancer that causes the most death in the United States
- 7. The best way to prevent getting the flu virus
- 10. Type of diabetes where the pancreas makes insulin but the insulin does not work as it should?
- 11. Whats the strength/dose of "baby aspirin"- a medication used to reduce risk of heart attack?
- 14. How often in a year should people with diabetes be screened for kidney disease and disease of the retina (retinopathy)?