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 understand how hormones affect my body during adolescence and adulthood.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        
      
  2.For males: I do a monthly testicular self-exam.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        
      
  3.For females: I do a monthly breast self-exam.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        
      
  4.A pregnant female has a responsibility to make healthy choices for her unborn child.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        
      
  5.I have taken care of younger brothers, sisters, cousins, or neighbors.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        
      
  6.I am beginning to understand the responsibilities of caring for children.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        
      
  7.I am setting goals for my future and have short-term plans for achieve my goals.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        
      
  8.Children with special needs can experience a healthy development.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        
      
  9.I have a general understanding of the physical, mental/emotional, and social changes that occur in adulthood.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        
      
  10.Some older adults are part of my circle of relationships.  
       a  always      b  sometimes      c  never        

   
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