Issues in Health Assessment

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Issues in Health Assessment

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1ISSUES IN HEALTH Table of ContentsPart 1 (refer to spreadsheet attached).....................................................................................2Part 2......................................................................................................................................21. Introduction............................................................................................................................22. Discussion of the results of the assessment............................................................................2Influence of certain events on present health status...................................................................43. Conclusion..............................................................................................................................5Part 3......................................................................................................................................5Action plan.................................................................................................................................5Responses to questions:..............................................................................................................7Other comments:........................................................................................................................7References..............................................................................................................................8

2ISSUES IN HEALTH Part 1 (refer to spreadsheet attached)Part 21. IntroductionWellness is an intricate term and is much wider in its approach or implications. However, wellness is not just a mere state of physical well being but covers much broader aspects of health such as – social wellness, emotional, physical, spiritual, environmental, intellectual, personal health and disease prevention. In this paper we have conducted a comprehensive health assessment based upon lifestyle approaches and health habits of an individual. The assessment helps in finding out individual areas of weaknesses or loopholes associated with overall maintenance of health. Thus, undertaking the assessment may help indeciding upon the long term and short term goals, which may contribute towards the improvement in health of an individual. Further an action plan has been provided where SMART goals for coping up with the health shortcomings have been provided. The motto forundertaking a personal health assessment is to assess current health status and find out future precautions needed to fulfill all dimensions of wellness2. Discussion of the results of the assessmentThe assessment tool divides wellness into seven dimensions of health which are –physical, social, emotional, environmental, spiritual, intellectual, personal health promotion. The summary of the test results has been provided below. The scores have been arrived at out of a total score of 20.Aspects of wellnessScore (out of 20)Physical health16 (improvementrequired)

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