KNOW YOUR NUMBER – DISEASE RISK ASSESSMENT
WOW! wants you to know your number and achieve better health today
The key to staying healthy is early identification of disease risk and effective intervention to reduce that risk. Bringing new meaning to “an ounce of prevention,” the Know Your Number program provides the ability to forecast chronic and potentially devastating illnesses through early disease risk identification. Implementation of proactive changes–in diet, exercise and medical treatment–can delay or avert the onset of these diseases altogether.
Know Your Number patented technology uses biomarkers (risk factors) to calculate your risk for coronary heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. The biomarkers that are included are test values from your blood, your weight, height and age, plus specific other characteristics that reflect your health history and the state of your current physical health.
Know Your Number is designed to help you understand why your numbers are
so important to your health and what you can do to improve them. The program
is not a substitute for the medical care that your doctor provides. It is
intended to be an “early warning system” to alert you and your
Faculty-Staff Wellness Coordinator of potential health problems so that
appropriate intervention strategies can be put in place to help you reduce
your risk of disease onset.
Know Your Number disease risk profiles provide a comprehensive analysis
of your risk based on your unique biochemistry and medical history.
Each profile includes:
- Specific risk factor measurements
- Acceptable ranges for each risk factor
- Details on risk factors considered
- Calculation of absolute risk
- Calculation of relative risk as compared to your peer group
- Illustrations comparing current risk status and achievable risk status
Phone: (919) 760-8846 - Fax: (919) 760-2341 - wow@meredith.edu
3800 Hillsborough Street Raleigh, NC 27607-5298
