respond to the following questions:
Ask a friend/colleague to complete the survey below either electronically or print it up and write on it in pen. Remember to keep a note of the responses. Please refer to the comments at the end of each question as this will assist you to decide upon a health issue that can be approached with a SMART goal, to address in the report. Use the responses and guiding information after each question to select a health issue to approach in Assignment 2.
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Elevated Blood Sugars
Have you ever been found to have high blood glucose (sugar) (for example, in a health examination, during an illness, during pregnancy)?
. Yes No
If you responded with ‘Yes’, you may be at an elevated risk of CVD, diabetes and a range of other chronic diseases. Discuss measures to reduce your Blood pressure with your GP, for example physical activity and dietary interventions can be explored.
Smoking
Do you currently smoke cigarettes or any other tobacco products on a daily basis?
Yes No
If you responded with yes, this increases your risk of a range of cancers. It is recommended that you seek support to reduce the number of cigarettes that you smoke or seek to quit completely.
Physical activity
Do you do muscle strengthening activities on at least 2 days each week.
Yes No
On average, would you say you do at least 2.5 hours of physical activity per week (for example, 30 minutes a day on 5 or more days a week)?
Yes No
Physical inactivity is linked to poor health, including many chronic conditions and injuries, excess body weight and low bone-mineral density. Of the modifiable health risk factors, physical inactivity is the second largest contributor—after tobacco smoking—to the burden of disease and injury in Australia. Physical activity has been shown to have a protective benefit for Chronic diseases such as Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke.
Nutrition
If you respond with a ‘No’ to any of the listed questions below, this may be highlighted as an area of nutrition that you can seek to develop to improve your overall health and therefore approach in your SMART goal:
Do you:
Eat vegetables or fruit most days of the week? Yes No
Eat atleast 5 serves of vegetables every day? (F or example a serve is ½ cup cooked vegetables).
or 1 cup of salad. Yes No
Have at least 2 serves of reduced fat milk, yoghurt, cheese or alternatives every day (for example, 1 slice of reduced fat cheese, a small tub of yoghurt etc
Yes No
Eat mostly wholegrain cereals (such as high fibre breakfast cereal and wholemeal bread).
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