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Health Risk Assessments / Health Risk Appraisals, are an assessment tool or questionnaire scientifically designed to identify health risks and outline information to assist  individuals in making healthy changes that effect their health and prevent chronic disease.

Health Risk Assessments / Health Risk Appraisals have four standard components in workplace settings:
• A Questionnaire
• A Computerized Program to Review Health Risk Factors
• Confidential Individual Reports
• Group Summary Report

Workers complete a lifestyle questionnaire that includes for example nourishment practices, height and weight, exercise habits, family history, stress perceptions, smoking history, and work satisfaction. Another significant feature to consider is readiness to change questions to determine participation interest. Including health screenings such as cholesterol and Blood Pressure results increases the benefits of an Health Risk Appraisal / Health Risk Assessment by offering a more accurate health assessment and therefore improving lifestyle choice decisions and program options. Nevertheless, it is significant to determine if the Health Risk Appraisal / Health Risk Assessment can be used without including this information.

The health risk questionnaire information is entered into a computer program and an individual confidential report is generated that summarizes health risks as well as information on how to cut risk factors. Individual reports are completely confidential. Depending on the reason for launching the Health Risk Appraisal / Health Risk Assessment, it’s significant to consider the type of report the corporation will receive as well. A group report summarizing major risk factors and recommendations for programs to start in order to cut employee and corporation risks supports significant information for your wellness program.

The Health Risk Assessments / Health Risk Appraisals have the potential to be used to:
• Raise awareness to individual employee’s health status
• Encourage staff members to make healthier lifestyle changes
• Coach high-risk staff members
• Plan Corporate Health Promotion Programs based on the identified needs
• Assess program performance by comparing Health Risk Assessments / Health Risk Appraisals completed at set intervals such as yearly.