Health Risk (Assessment|Appraisal}s, are an assessment tool or questionnaire scientifically designed to identify health risks and outline information to assist individuals in making healthful changes that impact their health and prevent chronic disease.
Health Risk (Assessment|Appraisal}s have four standard elements in worksite settings –
• A Questionnaire
• A Computerized Program to Evaluate Health Risk
• Confidential Individual Reports
• Group Summary Report
Person complete a lifestyle questionnaire that includes for example nutrition practices, height and weight, exercise habits, family history, stress perceptions, tobacco use history, and work satisfaction.
Another important feature to consider is readiness to change questions to determine participation interest. Including medical screenings like cholesterol and blood pressure results increases the benefits of an Health Risk (Assessment|Appraisal} by providing a more precise health assessment and accordingly bettering lifestyle choice decisions and program choices.
Nevertheless, it’s important to determine when the Health Risk (Assessment|Appraisal} may be used without including this information.
The questionnaire information is entered into a computer program and a personal confidential report is generated that summarizes health risks in addition to information on how to lower risk factors.
Individual reports are completely confidential. Depending on the reason for implementing the Health Risk (Assessment|Appraisal}, it’s important to consider the type of report the company will receive as well.
A group report summarizing major risk factors and recommendations for programs to implement for reduce worker and corporation risks provides valuable information for your health promotion program.
The Health Risk (Assessment|Appraisal}s / Health Risk (Assessment|Appraisal}s could be used to –
• Bring awareness to individual worker’s health status
• Motivate workers to make healthier lifestyle changes
• Coach high-risk employees
• Plan health promotion programs based on the identified needs
• Assess program success by comparing Health Risk (Assessment|Appraisal}s / Health Risk (Assessment|Appraisal}s completed at set intervals like yearly.
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