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Models and Interventions: Individual and Family Health Behaviors Name: Institution of Affiliation: Date: Models and Interventions: Individual and Family Health Behaviors Article 1 The National Academy of Sciences (2001) undertook a study with the aim of finding behavioral risk factors that influence health and mortality. They focused on alcohol consumption, tobacco use, sexual practices and obesity. The smoking of cigarette endangers one to having heart disease, lung cancer and also poor pregnancy outcomes. Furthermore, it is therefore speculated that 15-30% of the pregnant women in the United States smoke. Not only is Obesity in itself an epidemic but also a major health risk for diabetes. In addition, Sexual practices also cause mortality at a higher rate. Research approximates that most Americans have acquired incurable sexually transmitted diseases which have been caused by unhealthy behaviors and also contributed by smoking. Lastly, Alcoholism has been identified as a top contributor to death in the United States after the use of tobacco, diet and activity patterns. "Approximately 100,000 deaths are related to alcohol consumption in the United States each year, which translates into 15% of potential years of life lost before the age of 65" CITATION Nat07 \l 1033 (National Academy of Sciences, 2001).These behaviors have affected health dominantly and measures have been advised accordingly to inhibit the maladies caused by the above mentioned prevalent risky behaviors. Article 2 Katarzyna et al. (2014) carried out a study with the "aim of assessing the relationship of sleep duration and all-cause mortality among 2449 Polish community dwelling citizens of Krakow observed during 22 years of follow up CITATION Kat14 \l 1033 (Katarzyna, Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Galas, & Brzyska, 2014)". A face to face interview approach was used to collect the data. The researchers utilized a Cox regression model to lay scrutiny on how sleep duration influences mortality among people and the adaptors of potential effects in tandem with connection of the condition. They found out that sleep duration had a significant effect and relationship with the all-cause mortality. Weariness with life associated with old age was highly related with mortality among elderly people. The chronic illnesses greatly are greatly influenced by the amount of sleep of an individual. Therefore sleep is one of the health behaviors that greatly influences a healthy lifestyle CITATION Kat14 \l 1033 (Katarzyna, Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Galas, & Brzyska, 2014). The findings of the study confirmed other earlier published research articles which recommended the need to monitor sleeping habits for a healthier lifeCITATION Kat14 \l 1033 (Katarzyna, Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Galas, & Brzyska, 2014). Article 3 A research by Kawachi...