Health Assignment

Although we all recognize the importance of being healthy, sorting out which behaviors are most likely to cause problems or pose great risk can be a challenge. Before you decide where to start, it is important to evaluate your current health status.

Completing the following assessment will give you a clearer picture of health areas in which you excel, as well as those that could use some work. Answer each question, then total your score for each section and fill it in on the Personal Checklist at the end of the assessment. Think about the behaviors that influenced your score in each category. Would you like to change any of them? Choose the area in which you’d like to improve, and then complete the Behavior Change Contract at the back of your book. Use the contract to think through and implement a behavior change over the course of this class.

Each of the categories in this questionnaire is an important aspect of the total dimensions of health, but this is not a substitute for the advice of a qualified health care provider. Consider scheduling a thorough physical examination by a licensed physician or setting up an appointment with a mental health counselor at your school if you need help making a behavior change.

For each of the following, indicate how often you think the statements describe you.

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