Personal Health Plan

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Question 1 You will be using what you've learned in this lesson to develop a personal wellness plan to help protect yourself from both communicable and noncommunicable diseases. Start by identifying... controllable and uncontrollable risk factors for disease. Communicable Controllable Uncontrollable Bacteria water Cold viruses Protists Flu climate Safe sex Poverty hygiene Age Noncommunicable Controllable Uncontrollable up age Nutrition weather Physical activity Environment Health checkout Genes Sleep air Question 2 Use the chart to differentiate between some of the lifelong effects of positive and negative health behaviors. Behavior Possible outcomes Regular visits to family doctor positive, if you have something you can catch it early Nutritious diet positive, live a healthy lifestyle and you will have all of your nutrients to stay healthy Regular handwashing positive, you lower the risk of bacteria on your hands 150 minutes of weekly medium-intensity workouts Your body stays in shape You don’t get a disease like obesity and don’t get a cardiovascular disease Complete set of childhood vaccinations You don’t get a childhood disease that could be life-threatening You don’t get one of those diseases you were vaccinated for later in your life Diet high in dairy, fatty meats, and processed foods You get life changing noncommunicable diseases like obesity and cardiovascular diseases You are get communicable diseases that your body isn’t able to fight off as well since it is suffering from malnutrition Drinking alcohol in excess You get liver diseases You suffer alcohol poisoning and/ or pass out Smoking cigarettes You get lung cancer You get gum disease Drinking four sodas a day You gum weakens and you lose teeth You get a noncommunicable disease like obesity Question 3 a. Complete the chart with information about the cost and accessibility of local health care services. b. How do you think having health insurance will impact a person's health? c. Research cost-effective health insurance plans. Describe two plans. d. In your situation, should purchasing health insurance be an individual decision or a collaborative decision with your family? Explain your response. Location of and travel time to the nearest emergency room 1540 E Hospital Dr. 2.5 miles away Location of and travel time to the nearest after-hours clinic 1785 W Stadium Blvd. 0.3 miles away Location of and travel time to the nearest general practitioner's office 230 Collingwood Dr. 1.3 miles away Location of and travel time to the nearest dentist's office 606 W Stadium Blvd. 0.6 miles away Physician's cost for a routine checkup including blood tests (without insurance) $49 Physician's cost for a visit with flu-like symptoms (without insurance) $68 Emergency room charge for asthma attack treatment (or similar, without insurance) $1233 Dentist's charge for a teeth cleaning (without insurance) $82 Dentist's charge for a routine checkup (without insurance) $44 b. By having health insurance, a person’s health will be far better than were they not to have health insurance. This is because with health insurance, you can get all of the benefits of dentists and doctors’ checkups and visits without having to worry about whether or not you can afford it. c. Plan 1 (Health Protector - Plan A) Plan 2 (Core Access Value Plan 1) Monthly premium $38.84 $55.23 Yearly deductible $0 $0 Number of doctor visits 4 4 Copay for doctor visit $50 $60 d. In my situation, purchasing health care insurance should be a collaborative decision made with my family since I am still currently under their plan and I would want their advice in which plan to pick Question 4 Describe the types of regular medical and dental checkups, screenings, and tests that would help you avoid disease. I would get my blood pressure checked, checked for cancer in cancer prone areas, get my blood tested for any diseases, get my teeth checked for cavities, get my teeth checked for plaque. [Show More]

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