Abstract:
The Basic definition of risk is that it is a measure
or a postulation of how variables deviate from the
normal. Several phenomenon experience risks but
many of them do not have a great effect on the
human life. Health risks are those that would affect
the health of human life directly and in particular
they are hazardous since a lot of them tend to
spread through large populations within a short
period of time and are costly to eliminate thus the
need to determine them early and mitigate them
before they occur and have both a negative social
and economic impact on the society
The development of a country is hinged on its
human resource. A healthy and vibrant human
population will favor high productivity and
efficient service provision since they perform their
duties and responsibility at full capacity. Indeed a
region ravaged by disease has its populous fatigued
by diseases or taking care of the infected. The
World Health Organization (WHO) in its report of
March 2016 estimated that 12.6 million people
died in 2012 as a result of living or working near
unhealthy places nearly 1 in 4 of total global
deaths, according to new estimates from W.H.O.
Environmental risk factors, such as air, water and
soil pollution, chemical exposures, climate change,
and ultraviolet radiation, contribute to more than
100 diseases and injuries. Health risk assessment
(HRA) usually includes checking blood sugar,
cholesterol and blood pressure as well as weight
status and waist circumference to help individuals
to understand their risk for Cardio vascular
Diseases (CVD). It is extremely important to know
these crucial numbers because some of them are
considered “silent killers” such as high blood
pressure and cholesterol, where there are rarely any
symptoms to warn you that it is high. All adults
should therefore have this health check done once
a year or more often if recommended by a doctor.
