The Healthy Choices Quiz, which takes around five minutes to complete, asks a series of questions about a user’s lifestyle in the areas of eating, movement, alcohol consumption, smoking and vaping, mental health and sleep.
You’ll receive an overall score based on your answers which indicates how your lifestyle could be affecting your health and wellbeing. You’ll also be directed to guidance and advice for areas you could improve including a range of free NHS apps and tools.
From a nine-week running programme for absolute beginners to an anxiety-reducing email programme, the NHS has a range of support on offer.
So whether you want to eat better, move more or sleep deeper, the Healthy Choices Quiz can be your first step towards a healthier you.
Why the quiz has been launched
Preventable health conditions are costing lives, burdening the NHS and damaging the economy. More than a quarter of the population now have a long-term health condition, and health inequalities are also widening – people in the most deprived areas of England die eight years younger and spend 19 fewer years in good health than those in the least deprived areas.
Key risk factors such as smoking, obesity, drinking alcohol and mental health problems affect millions of people. But making small changes to the way we live day to day can have a big impact on our health in the immediate and longer-term.
The Department of Health and Social Care and the NHS want to empower people across the country to make positive changes for their health through engaging with their tools and support.
How does the quiz work?
The Healthy Choices Quiz provides an easy first step for those who want to feel healthier but may not know where to start. After capturing some basic demographic information and exploring different health motivations, the quiz asks a series of lifestyle questions across six main themes: movement, eating, alcohol consumption, smoking and vaping, mental health and sleep. Users will then receive an overall score out of 10 based on their answers.
This score indicates how their lifestyle could be affecting their health and wellbeing and how they are doing in each lifestyle area. Most importantly, it recommends what to do if they should need to make any changes. This includes directing them to NHS apps, advice and resources to help them get going with confidence.
Users can also sign up to an email programme to get additional information and support on key lifestyle areas straight to their inbox. You will not be asked about your medical history as this is not a medical assessment.
What support does the quiz offer?
Upon completion, the quiz signposts users to relevant information and support, including our suite of free digital behaviour change tools. These have proven results and already support millions of people every year:
Active 10
A tool to encourage users to record and increase daily brisk walks
Couch to 5K
A running programme for absolute beginners
Quit Smoking
Personalised support to help users quit smoking for good
Drink Free Days
A tool to help users cut down on alcohol by tracking drink free days
The Mind Plan
An action plan and email programme with support from mental health experts
Take part in the NHS Healthy Choices Quiz
Take the free NHS Healthy Choices Quiz here: https://www.nhs.uk/hcquiz
