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This assignment fulfills KRDN 1.1: Demonstrate how to locate…

This assignment fulfills KRDN 1.1: Demonstrate how to locate, interpret, evaluate and use professional literature to make ethical, evidence-based practice decisions.  You are in the training of becoming a health care professional and you should be a better role model and “walk the walk.” Your quality of life and daily functioning are linked to your healthy habits and lifestyle. Answer the following questions. You must indicate your answer for each question, e.g., Q1. Completed. Q2. Completed. Q3. …, etc. to earn points. (5 pts each)   Read through the page at ( https://publichealthsciences.wustl.edu/community-focus/your-disease-risk-assessment-tool/) to understand a brief history of the development of the Disease Risk Assessment tool. (1). (5 points) Seriously evaluate your own disease risk by completing Your Disease Risk at  (https://siteman.wustl.edu/prevention/ydr/ ). (2) (5 points) What is the survey called?   (3) (5 points) What are the common risk factors for chronic diseases? (What are the risk factors the questionnaire asks you?)   (4) (5 points) After completion of the survey, are you at risk for any of the chronic diseases? If yes, what are they? (5) (5 points) Many studies have shown possible ways to lower the risk for chronic diseases or to better manage the disease such as heart disease, diabetes, or hypertension. Attach a scientific article (Not a link) that studied lowering the risk for chronic disease or management of the disease. Highlight the paragraphs or sentences that describe possible ways to lower the risk for chronic diseases or to better manage the disease.  (6) (10 points) Develop a handout for your patients/clients that list the possible strategies recommended by the article (which are the evidence-based strategies that you can recommend to your clients/patients during nutrition counseling).  (7) (5 points) Cite this scientific article in APA format. (See more examples in APA Style or visit the following websites) •Visit the Purdue Online Writing Lab ( (The formats for different reference sources are listed on the left pane. Click the one that fits your source.) https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_electronic_sources.html or  •https://libguides.wpi.edu/citingsources/apa_examples See example below: Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185