Your Health Checklist




Read each statement below and respond by selecting always, sometimes, or never for each item. Select always only for items you practice regularly or are sure about. After completing the inventory, click on the How Did I Rate? button to display a printable version of your answers and to find out your score.

      
  1.I wash my hands regularly to reduce the risk of communicable disease.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        
      
  2.I avoid close contact with people who have a cold or the flu.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        
      
  3.I prepare and store food in a safe manner.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        
      
  4.I keep my immunizations up to date.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        
      
  5.I abstain from sexual activity.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        
      
  6.I avoid situations that might put me at risk of contracting STDs.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        
      
  7.I avoid all behaviors that can transmit HIV.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        
      
  8.I know with whom to talk and where to get information when I have questions about HIV infection and AIDS.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        
      
  9.I avoid being around people who are smoking.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        
      
  10.I eat foods high in fiber, including fruits and vegetables.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        


   
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