Question

You are working as a travel health nurse in one of the clinics, a patient has approached you to have an
evaluation of his health before travel -health risk assessments.

- Discuss in your own words the importance of health risk assessment in general? (In a paragraph not in the form of points)

- Search on the internet about a health risk assessment tool that you will use and attach it to your
document and put your reference.

- Specify why you are going to use that tool.

Answer 1

Step1:- Health risk assessment is one of the most widely used screening tool in the field of health promotion.A health risk assessment is directly linked to medical problems Which is useful for the reducing the health problems .Also with the help of this health risk assessment can detect the problems before and prevent the problem before.It is important the problem early and acting before the issue become .Health risk assessment is important for employer there is ability to understand their population through health risk. The importance of this health risk assessment early dectect of problems can reduce the drug cost and minimize.

Step2:- Health risk assessment tool is also known as health risk appraisal .it is an instrument used to collect health information .it includes biometric testing to assess an individual health status,risk and habit.it is a questionnaire that evaluate lifestyle factors and health risk of an individual.

In this health risk assessment the question are asked related to topics such as nutrition,fitness and biometric information are blood pressure , cholesterol,stress ,sleep,mental health.

Step3:- specially I use this tool to detect early problems and prevent the problems in the individual.