In this assignment, you will be conducting an informal health assessment of yourself, your immediate family, and community to develop a health promotion plan for your family. The final submission will include three parts: 1. Family Portrait (1–2 pages), 2. Community Portrait (1–2 pages), 3. Health Promotion Plan (5–7 pages).

Preparation Step 1: Family Health Portrait

Tasks:

Using the My Family Health Portrait website <https://familyhistory.hhs.gov/fhh-web/home.action>, conduct an assessment of yourself and your immediate family.

In a 1- to 2-page report:

• Summarize the findings of both your assessment and your immediate family.
• Identify positive health habits you or your family currently practice.
• Identify health risk factors (stress, lack of exercise, poor or inadequate nutrition, smoking, obesity, etc.) in yourself and family members.

Preparation Step 2: Community Health Portrait

Tasks:

Conduct a “windshield survey” in which you drive through your community and assess and record the following characteristics and resources:

• schools
• health care
• social or human service agencies
• types of transportation
• types and condition of housing
• recreation facilities
• ethnicities and religions
• shopping
• restaurants/bars

In a 1- to 2-page report:

• Summarize the findings of your community assessment.
• Identify health support resources provided in your community.
• Identify health risk factors in your community.

Preparation Step 3: Health Promotion Plan for Family

Tasks:

Based on the information gathered in your individual, family, and community assessments and from scholarly resources, develop a health promotion plan for your family.

In a 5- to 7-page plan:

• Summarize family health portrait including the strengths and risk factors.
• Summarize community health portrait including the strengths and risk factors.
• Identify at least three desired personal behavioral and health outcomes.
• Identify at least two desired family health goals.
• Recommend specific strategies for realistically achieving identified health goals. Explain how appropriate community resources can be utilized and how those goals will be met.
• Explain how, if implemented, these goals will benefit you, your current family, and future generations.

At the end of your plan, attach these three parts: 1. Family Portrait (1–2 pages), 2. Community Portrait (1–2 pages), 3. Health Promotion Plan (5–7 pages).

Submission Details:

• By the due date assigned, post your responses to the Submissions Area. Support your findings with examples and scholarly references. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.