Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System & National College Health Assessment

Health monitoring allows you to discover and treat health problems early, before consequences. Many psychological disorders, cancers, metabolic disorders, cardiovascular diseases, pulmonary diseases, and musculoskeletal disorders can be prevented by monitoring health and incorporating physical activity and exercise; for example: depression, breast cancer, obesity, cardiomyopathy, emphysema, and osteoarthritis. There are primary benefits that can be received from engaging in exercise or physical activity. One of the main benefits is reducing the risk of premature death: “it is been estimated that people who were physically active for approximately 7 hours a week have a 30 to 40% lower risk of dying early than those who are active less than 30 minutes per week” (Kohl & Murray 2012). It's clear that research has found the importance of avoiding inactivity and that even a little physical activity is better than none at all; due to dose response relation between poor health and the amount of physical activity. “Epidemiology is the study of distributing in determinants of disease and disability and populations” (Mausner & Bahn 1974). It’s a basic science of the public’s health and is a measured scientific control that relies heavily on data and study design. Those who study epidemiology focus on specific population and how disabilities and disease affect them. Epidemiological methods have been applied to infectious disease outbreak investigations, but also to studies of longer-term chronic disease investigations. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System is the largest telephone survey in the world. It’s used to determine the commandments of many health risk behaviors among populations. Surveys were developed and conducted to mon... ... middle of paper ... ...ion, 19 Mar. 2013. Web. 17 Mar. 2014. Eyler, Amy A.. Environmental, policy, and cultural factors related to physical activity in a diverse sample of women: the Women's Cardiovascular Health Network project. New York: Haworth Medical Press, 2002. Print. "Gender Grouping." BRFFS Prevalence Data. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2014. . Hoban, Mary, and Valerie Hartman. "About ACHA-NCHA." About ACHA-NCHA. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Apr. 2014. . "Income Grouping." BRFSS Prevalence Data. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Mar. 2014. . Welter, Trisha . "Student Health | The University of Iowa." UI Health Data. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Apr. 2014. .