0012: Risk Assessment, Goal Setting

What is a systematic approach to identifying an individual’s or population’s health risks based on behaviors, medical history, and lifestyle factors called?

• Health Risk Assessment (HRA)

• Nutritional Screening Tool

• Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculation

• Patient Satisfaction Survey

Health Risk Assessments often involve questionnaires or screenings.

• True

• False

What is one purpose of a Health Risk Assessment (HRA)?

• To increase awareness of personal health risks.

• To diagnose diseases directly.

• To provide emergency medical treatment.

• To prescribe medication.

Which of the following is a purpose of a Health Risk Assessment (HRA)?

• To increase awareness of personal health risks

• To decrease awareness of personal health risks

• To ignore health promotion planning

• To avoid resource allocation

Health Risk Assessments can motivate _______ change toward healthier lifestyles.

• behavior

• financial

• technological

• geographical

Health Risk Assessments can inform health promotion planning and resource allocation.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a function of a Health Risk Assessment (HRA)?

• Identifies modifiable risk factors

• Increases risk factors

• Ignores interventions

• Reduces progress tracking

Health Risk Assessments help prioritize _______.

• interventions

• budgets

• vacations

• entertainment

Health Risk Assessments can track changes over time to evaluate progress.

• True

• False

What is a characteristic of goal-setting?

• A process of establishing clear, measurable, and achievable health-related objectives.

• Ignoring progress and outcomes.

• Setting vague and unrealistic targets.

• Focusing only on short-term desires.