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How Healthy Is Your Lifestyle?

Product A simple, self-scoring wellness assessment for use in churches and other group settingswhere you need an inexpensive assessment tool to help people become aware of primaryhealth needs.

Content This assessment looks at 12 health practices research has shown to be significant predictorsof health and longevity. t is based primarily on the following large prospective studies!

1. "reslow and "elloc#s Good Health Practicesstudy of Alameda $o. $alifornia. Theyfound % basic health habits to be good predictors of longevity, plus social factors andindicators &n'()**+.

2.The Cancer Prevention Study II, the largest prospective study &*,*** people+ evercompleted, looking at health practices and eating habits and mortality rates.

3.The Adventist Health Studywhich looked at health practices and eating practicesassociated with mortality rates and longevity &n'2%,***+.

4.The Devout or!onstudy of health practices and mortality &n'1*,*** for 1 yr+.

Pur"ose The obective is to help people become aware of key health practices, how important theyare in determining their health and longevity. /elp people identify risk lifestyle practices theymay have. 0rovide motivation through awareness and education for prevention of diseaseand maintenance and enhancement of optimum health.

Settin#s This health assessment and awareness tool can be used in a variety of settings to promote ahealthy lifestyle.

1.ne-on-one in a variety of health promotion settings for uick health counseling.

2.n small groups, either in the home, church or other small group settings.

3.n a large audience for a uick lifestyle assessment. 3coring and evaluation can be completed using overheads or a slide presentation.

4.A self-help approach used through the mail or distributed by an organi4ation. Aphone follow-up for counseling would be recommended when possible.

n whatever setting it is used, it is best to have a planned follow-up of activities or educationalopportunities to pursue and experience lifestyle changes in those areas where interest hasdeveloped. 5ollow-up may be informal, one-on-one, small groups, or a format presentation,class or health events. The goal is to see changes made and healthy lifestyles adopted.

Included 0rogram comes packaged in a notebook with coordinator instructions and includes!1.The self-scoring 6ifestyle Assessment2.A set of visuals &00 presentations+ for using in helping score and evaluate risk3.A handout that can be reproduced and sent home with the participant for further information and guidance in developing a healthy lifestyle &disks included+.

Contact 5or information on using this program, call 6ife6ong /ealth *78((-%( x2*