Family Health and Togetherness

The first step to leading a healthy life is education. Learning more and getting a better understanding of prevalence, symptoms, treatment and prevention techniques can help you take a more active approach for your health and the health of your family. That’s why we’ve provided the following interactive tools to increase your knowledge.

Free Personal Health Assessment

My Rush Health Advisor can be your partner in health. Doctors at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, have developed this tool using guidelines published by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention. Physicians at Rush have used these recommendations — along with their own experience caring for patients — to help you determine your health risks and guide you to lifestyle changes, diagnostic tests and immunizations that may help you lead a healthier life.

My Rush Health Advisor includes sections on the following areas:

• Women’s and men’s specific health concerns
• Cancer prevention
• Diet and nutrition
• Heart health
• Depression
• Hearing and vision
• Home safety

You do not have to take the assessment in one session — you can come back to it at any time. Nor do you have to complete every section. You can jump to those that concern you most using the selection menu on the left-hand side of the screen.

Check out FAQs for My Rush Health Advisor. 

Health Quizzes

Test your knowledge using the following quizzes:

• Asthma
• Breast Cancer
• Child’s Healthy Lifestyle
• Cholesterol
• Child’s First Year
• Obesity
• Osteoporosis
• Skin Cancer
• Stroke
• Women and Heart Disease

Health Calculators

These helpful calculators can help you estimate your:

• Baby’s Due Date
• BMI
• Healthy Body Weight
• Target Heart Rate for Exercise
• Waist-to-Hip Ratio

Colon Cancer Risk Screening

A free online screening survey can help you determine if you are at risk for colorectal cancer. It was developed by Rush Health Associates and Rush University Gastroenterologists.

Interactive Conversation for Sleep Problems

• Sleep (an interactive conversation)

Are you having trouble with your sleep? Then you’ve come to the right place. Click here to participate in an online conversation to help you focus on the specific sleeping problems you may be experiencing. During the conversation, you’ll receive information about sleep disorders and suggestions on where you can go for assistance.