Abstract: Healthways provides a biometric screening program that provides an accurate assessment of individual health risk based on biometric measurements from a blood screen and brief physical examination. Program members also complete a health risk assessment (HRA) questionnaire that provides information about perceptions of physical health, health history and lifestyle. The biometric assessment is a critical component of the program since comparisons of self-reported and biometric data indicate that program participants are largely unaware of their actual health status.

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