RUNNING Head: Self-Assessment, Lesson 2

Self-Assessment Assignment: Individual Health Domains

By Aminah Haque
Dr. Hesse
PPE 310
Arizona State University

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Assessment
Physical
Health

1. Do you get regular

3 times a week)?
2. Do you eat five
vegetables daily?
3. Do you ensure you
in a day?
4. Do you avoid excess
sugary foods?
5. Do you have a

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Emotional
Health
Do you manage your
does not harm others?
Are you able to learn
and rebound easily?
Are you able to absorb
Are you able to use
in a positive manner?
Are you able to
understand the

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exercise (30 minutes,

servings of fruits and
eat enough calories
amounts of fatty and
positive body image?

anger in a way that

from your mistakes
constructive criticism?
emotions and actions
interpret and
emotions of others?

Environmental
Health

2.
3.
4.
5.

1. I recognize the
on the
I recycle and pay
and the use of
I think it is important
sustainability science
I think the
impacts my physical
The distance
health facilities
Intellectual
Health

1. I am curious to learn
of school.
2. I enjoy
interesting topics in

impact of my actions
environment
attention to waste
products
to learn about
environment
health
between home and
impacts health

new things outside

understanding
depth.

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3. I enjoy discussions with others and value their ideas/input.

4. Presented with stronger evidence, I change my opinion.
5. I manage time well.
Vocational Health

1. I feel enriched
2. I feel my
are meaningful
3. I actively seek to
and knowledge base.
4. I balance my work
5. My work load is
overwhelming.
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Youve got a great start; how can you make it even better?
You may want to see how you can improve this health category.

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Introduction
Health and wellness encompass several aspects, including physical health, social
interconnectedness, emotional fortitude, and these aspects all interplay within an environment
that affects these facets of healthfulness as well (Jamner & Stokols, 2001). In order to develop
strategies to improve health, an assessment is necessary to determine the current state of health
strengths to build on and areas of improvement to make more profound changes (ODonnell,
2002). Beginning any health improvement strategy is more effective and safer when it begins
with an assessment. The assessment allows for achievable goal-setting, realistic analysis of
current health, and can provide a motivator to implement change by focusing on strengths and
areas for needed improvement. Below you will find strategies for change, strengths, leadership
characteristics to motivate others and rationale for the design of the above assessment. The
assessment is the first step to implementing meaningful and sustainable change.
Strategies for Change Reflection
Looking through the assessment, the area which needs the most improvement include
physical health. One of the best methods to implementing lasting change in habits is to begin
with baby steps. Choosing simple, small changes to enact immediately can snowball into
effective, wider-scale change as those small changes become habit and new small changes are
begun (Overbek, 2015). Therefore, looking at the two areas that need improvement, physical
health, by far, has the most room for positive growth. Simple changes that will be implemented
to cause positive change are setting achievable goals such as eating vegetables with every meal,
eating fruit as snacks and adding light exercise three times a week. Another way to enact lasting
change is to have bigger goals that are intended to be enacted when ready. In this case, the goal
is to increase exercise to more rigorous workouts when fitness level allows for that transition.

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Strengths
Fortunately, strengths can often be used to aid in the improvement of weaknesses, and in
fact theory states that individuals are in fact capable of doing anything well if they utilize
strengths in the areas that improvement is sought (Boyes, 2015). The areas of strength according
to the survey are emotional and environmental health categories, and utilizing these strengths to
improve weaker areas will allow for targeted development. For example, emotional health
includes utilizing emotions to affect positive change, and motivation oneself through emotional
health can be utilized when implementing exercise regimens and conscientious selection of
healthy food choices. Environmental health emphasizes the interest in ecologically friendly
living, and a way to use this strength to improve physical health would be to register for a walka-thon or half marathon that provided proceeds to environmental causes. Approaching weaker
areas through strengths utilizes a tool that can help motivate, maintain positivity and impact
lasting change.
Leadership towards Healthier Living
Leading by example is a great way to motivate others to make healthier life choices as
well. To begin motivating others, offering an assessment allows colleagues to see personal
strengths and areas that need improvement. Focusing on individual strengths to approach areas
with needed improvement and asking for small, easily-implemented baby-step changes can
improve the chances for successful, lasting changes. Finally, using oneself as an example can
sometimes be a powerful motivational tool. If one is not in perfect health, but through hard work
and continuity, positive changes can be noticed, others may feel more motivated to enact positive
change in their own lives.
Assessment Design and Rationale

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The assessment on page two was laid out in a manner that displays the multi-faceted
nature of health (Jamner & Stokols, 2001) and allows assessment-takers to realize that there is
more to health than physical exercise and healthful eating. While these are major components,
environment or surroundings can positively or negatively impact societal cohesion and optimism
(Jamner & Stokols, 2001). Allowing an assessment-taker to realize there are controllable factors
to health, and those which are less controlled, can allow for a sense of hope that change can be
achieved and maintained. Changing attitude, after all, is much more effective than forcing a
change in habit (Overbek, 2015). Creating a rubric for score ranges (4 points for agree, 3 points
for somewhat and so on) gives assessment-takers targeted feedback, which can help in strategy
development and increase positivity due to strong performance in some categories.
Conclusion
Conclusively, an assessment is an effective first step in determining current health levels
across several health domains and allows for the formation of effective, maintainable change
strategies. Working from a perspective of strengths allows for more optimism and attitudinal
changes that provide motivation to change, and developing small, easily-implemented changes
allows for a gradual, steady increase in health and wellness. These small changes become habit
and new small changes are added, leading to a sustained and powerful change over time.
Understanding strengths and weaknesses, controllable and less controllable factors and
attainable, individualized goals for success are results of healthfulness assessments which
provide those tools necessary to improve health on the individual level. These individual
changes can be powerful motivators which have the potential to positively impact community
health and well-being, and these changes all began with a short assessment. Understanding tools

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that can promote healthier lifestyle choices provides the building blocks for successful,
meaningful and sustainable positive changes.

References
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ODonnell, Michael (2002). Health Promotion in the WorkPlace. 220-223. Retrieved from:
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