Helpful trivia for the Do-It-Yourself health planner

1. Helpful trivia for the Do-It-Yourself health planner Increase your knowledge and plan a healthy life with healthy savings!

2. DIY Health Plan: Introduction

3. DIY Health Plan: Introduction • Armed with a little knowledge that is anything but trivial, YOU can design your own “Health Plan” to: • Decrease your risk of developing a costly chronic disease. • Increase your chance for a long, comfortable, healthy life. • Save money, which is especially important in uncertain economic times.

4. DIY Health Plan: Introduction • Select a category from the DIY trivia machine on the next screen. • Check your health IQ and gain new knowledge to help you lower your medical expenses • To jump back to the main questions page in each category, simply click the category screen button at the bottom left of every page • You can navigate back to the trivia machine to change categories at any time by clicking the home button at the bottom left of each page

5. Dollars and sense keep Moving FOOD AND HEALTH TRIVIA MACHINE Food and health fighting Obesity

6. Dollars and Sense categories: U.S. healthcare spending You can save more than $6000 per year by… Do prescription drug expenses increase as we age? How much does the U.S. spend on healthcare per year? Businesses can save $800 per employee yearly by… If 10% of us began a regular walking program, how much would be saved yearly in terms of healthcare dollars? Treatment for chronic diseases accounts for what % of spending? How much does diabetes cost in the US in “indirect” expenses like disability, annually? How much more per year do drugs cost for obese Medicare patients? How much does the US spend on these diseases? How much does heart disease and stroke cost the US in “indirect” expenses, like disability, annually? How much is spent on prescription drugs for these diseases? YOU can cut your healthcare expenses by almost $2000 per year by… Who spends more on prescription medications? Planning Tips

7. $ Question 1: • How much does the U.S. spend on healthcare per year? • $10 Million • $500 Million • $850 Million • More than $1 Trillion A B C D

8. $ Answer 1 • D. More than $1 Trillion is spent on healthcare each year. In 2007, the total was $1.13 Trillion. • Take matters into your own hands! It is time to make your own health plan! Next Question Back to “$” categories

9. $ Question 2: • Treatment for chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, high blood pressure, and diabetes accounts for ____% of our healthcare spending? • 25% • 50% • 65% • 75% A B C D

10. $ Answer 2 • D. Answer: Treatment for chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, stroke, high blood pressure, and diabetes accounts for 75% of healthcare expenditures. Next Question Back to “$” categories

11. $ Question 3: • How much does the U.S. spend annually on these chronic diseases? Cancer: Almost ___ billion Heart Disease: More than ___ billion Diabetes: More than ___ billion Hypertension: Almost ___ billion Hyperlipidemia: Almost ___ billion

12. $ Answer 3 • Cancer: Almost $98 billion • Heart Disease: More than $82 billion • Diabetes: More than $41 billion • Hypertension: Almost $41 billion • Hyperlipidemia: Almost $31.5 billion Next Question Back to “$” categories

13. Question 4: • YOU can cut your healthcare expenses by almost $2,000/year by… • A. Maintaining a normal body weight • B. Drinking 4 ounces of red wine every night • C. Eating one ounce of dark chocolate daily • D. Running 35 miles per week A B C D

14. Answer 4 • YOU can cut your healthcare expenses by almost $2,000/year by… • A. Maintaining a normal body weight Next Question Back to “$” categories

15. Question 5: • YOU can save more than $6,000 per year by… • A. NOT developing diabetes • B. Eating out only once per week • C. Walking to work • D. Drinking 8 ounces of water daily A B C D

16. Answer 5 • YOU can save more than $6,000 per year by… • A. NOT developing diabetes Next Question Back to “$” categories

17. Question 6: • Businesses can save $800 per employee yearly by… A. Offering discounts for local health clubs and gyms B. Providing incentives for employees to lose weight C. Improving the nutritional value of foods sold in the workplace D. Encouraging physical activity throughout the work day A B C D

18. Answer 6 • A,B, C, D: Businesses can save $800 per employee yearly by doing all of those things and more to help fight obesity. They lose an average of $800/year in missed work days for every worker that is obese. Next Question Back to “$” categories

19. Question 7: • How much does diabetes cost the U.S. in “indirect” expenses, like disability, annually? • A. Less than $100 million • B. $500 million • C. $25 billion • D. $58 billion A B C D

20. Answer 7 • D. In 2007, the U.S. spent $58 billion in diabetes-related “indirect” expenses…costs from disability, work loss, and premature death. Next Question Back to “$” categories

21. Question 8: • How much does heart disease and stroke cost the U.S. in “indirect” expenses, like disability, annually? • A. Less than $100 million • B. $500 million • C. $100 billion • D. $More than $160 billion A B C D

22. Answer 8 • D. The American Heart Association estimates that the U.S. spends $161.5 billion in heart disease- and stroke-related “indirect” expenses…costs from disability, work loss, and premature death. Next Question Back to “$” categories

23. Question 9: • Who spends more on prescription medications? • People with diabetes • People with heart disease • People with cancer • People with high blood pressure A B C D

24. Answer 9 • C. People with cancer spend the most on prescription medications, $2,077/year. • Heart Disease meds average $554/year • Diabetes meds average $1,049/year • High blood pressure meds average $422/year • High blood cholesterol meds average $663/year • Stroke-related medications average $722/year

25. Question 10: • Do prescription drug expenses increase as we age? • Yes or no?

26. Answer 10 • Yes! Those dollar amounts for prescription drug expenses rise considerably as we age. Medicare recipients spend an average of more than $2,000/year on medications for chronic diseases. Click to see extended answer Back to “$” categories

27. Extended Answer • For medicare recipients 65 years and older: • Heart Disease meds are $2,480/year • Diabetes meds are $2,768/year • High blood pressure meds are $2,263/year • Cancer meds are $2,292/year • Stroke-related medications are $2,592/year Next Question Back to “$” categories

28. Question 11: • If 10% of us began a regular walking program, how much would be saved yearly in terms of healthcare dollars? • more than $5 billion • $3-$5 billion • $3-$5 million • less than $5 million A B C D

29. Answer 11 • A. $5.6 BILLION in health costs could be saved if just 10% of us began a regular walking program! Next Question Back to “$” categories

30. Question 12: • Prescription drug costs account for one-fifth of our country’s healthcare spending. It’s been shown that Medicare prescription drug payments are more for people who are obese. How much more per year? • $250 • $500 • $600 • $1,000 A B C D

31. Answer 12 • C. Medicare prescription drug payments are $600 more per year for people who are obese. Next Question Back to “$” categories

32. More Questions • How much is spent annually on prescription drugs to treat… • High blood pressure? • Diabetes? • Heart disease? • Hyperlipidemia? A B C D

33. Answers • Annual prescription drug costs for the U.S.... • High blood pressure: More than $20 billion • Diabetes: More than $19 billion • Heart disease: More than $8 billion • Hyperlipidemia: More than $22 billion Check our planning tips Back to “$” categories

34. Planning Tips • It’s common sense (or “cents”)…do what you can to prevent costly chronic diseases and save your money! • The good news is that many chronic diseases can be prevented by proper diet and lifestyle changes. NEXT: Movement Back to “$” categories

35. Movement & exercise categories: Diabetes & exercise Movement statistics

36. Movement Question 1: • You have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, but your registered dietitian says that you can decrease your risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes by 58% by doing which of these things? • A. Lose at least 7% of your body weight. • B. Jog 5 miles a day. • C. Be physically active for 2.5 hours/week. • D. A&C A B C D

37. Answer • D. If you have been diagnosed with pre-diabetes, you can reduce your chances of developing Type 2 Diabetes (AND save big on health expenses) over the next three years by losing weight and exercising! Next Question Back to Movement categories

38. Question 2 • Physical activity is key in staying healthy and preventing chronic disease, but how many of us “move” enough to get the health benefits of regular exercise? • A. 75% of adults • B. 60% of adults • C. less than 50% of adults A B C

39. Answer • C: Less than half of adults in the U.S. “move” enough to get the proven health benefits of regular exercise Next: Food categories Back to Movement categories

40. Food and health categories: Nutrition & medical costs Diet and diabetes Nutrition and Cancer

41. Question 1: • How much of the medical costs for chronic diseases is attributed to poor nutrition? Take A Guess

42. Answer 1 • The American Heart Association estimates that each year, more than $33 billion in medical costs (and $9 billion in lost productivity) resulting from heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes are attributed to poor diet. Next Question Back to Food categories

43. Question 2: • According to the American Diabetes Association, how many cases of Type 2 Diabetes can be prevented by adopting a healthy diet and increasing physical activity? • A. 10% • B. 25% • C. 50% A B C

44. Answer 2 • C. According to the American Diabetes Association, UP TO 50% of Type 2 Diabetes cases can be prevented by adopting a healthy diet and increasing physical activity! Next Question Back to Food categories

45. Question 3: • According to the American Cancer Society, how many cancer cases could be prevented by proper diet and nutrition? • A. 5% • B. 10% • C. 30% • D. 50% A B C D

46. Answer • C. According to the American Cancer Society, 30% of cancer cases could be prevented by proper diet and nutrition. Next: Obesity Category Back to Food categories

47. Obesity categories: Weight loss &medical costs Diseases associated with Obesity Obesity and chronic health statistics Obesity Costs

48. Question 1: • If you are obese, how much weight do you need to lose in order to make a dent in your medical costs? • A. Enough to get down to your “Ideal Body Weight” • B. At least 50 pounds • C. none of the above A B C

49. Answer 1 • C. None of the above. Actually, a sustained 10% weight loss will reduce an overweight person’s lifetime medical costs by $2,200-$5,300. Next Question Back to Obesity categories

50. Question 2: • What chronic diseases are associated with obesity?