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 The
personalized individual health assessment includes the health
and safety risk assessment and profile. This is a health assessment
tool used to determine lifestyle, family history, basic demographics,
and personal history which is completed on-line. This report
summarizes medical and self care patterns, health risks, and
health behaviors. The health assessment tool, including the
health and safety risk assessment, is only as good as the
data that is entered into it. The individual entering the
information must be truly honest with the answers, and must
answer according to current activity, not what the employee
hopes to accomplish one day, or wishes they were doing currently.
The data focuses on health risks that are modifiable thus
allowing you to plan more cost effective employee health and
wellness programming in order to better manage the health
of your company. Results are provided in personalized reports
for each participant as well as a cohort report for the employer.
Subsequent yearly health risk assessment provides annual comparative
analysis. All information is completely confidential and complies
with HIPAA
(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).
The basic health assessment and collection of
data includes: height, weight, blood pressure, temperature,
cholesterol levels,
complete metabolic profile,
complete blood count,
thyroid levels,
total body composition, percent body fat, lean body mass and
hydration status. This will provide a comprehensive view of
the current employee health status, as well as a valuable
baseline to monitor changes and trends over time.
As part of the comprehensive
health assessment, the lab review is an employee health
resource used as a vital part of the corporate wellness program
benefit. Every physical health assessment and health history
assessment needs a basic
lab review. After blood is drawn and analyzed it will
be available in the online lab review section of the health
risk assessment tool.
The goal of the personalized individual health
assessment report is to provide one on one feedback to each
individual about what is important to them. With the report,
the employee can observe changes over time for areas that
need work or for those they have already worked on. It is
important for each to obtain the most current information
about their blood pressure, cholesterol level, body fat percentage,
etc. This will not be accurate if the information being entered
is from data received a month or even a couple of years ago.
If the employee does not have access to these numbers, then
they need to enter “unknown”. The printable version
of this report is also useful to take to the primary care
physician, so they can have the data and more accurately make
a plan of action for improving the health of the individual.
It is recommended that the online
health assessment and employee wellness and health screening
be performed annually, with an ongoing comparative analysis
of individual and group trends. It is also recommended that
online health assessment
and employee health screening be performed at approximately
the same time each year. The annual date for your corporate
health and wellness programming will be reserved for respective,
contracting businesses unless the date is released by the
contracting business.
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