Family Health Assessment Krishonda Howard NRS-429VN Grand Canyon University May 27, 2017 Family Health Assessment A family health assessment is an essential part of an all-inclusive overview of the family. The government and health organizations mainly focuses on preventing illnesses and different techniques on promoting health and wellness. Healthy People 2020 focuses on getting people to achieve healthy and long lives. A doctor named Marjory Gordon who is a nurse theorist established Gordons functional health patterns. It includes eleven functions to assess people or their families; it works to repossess data and assess the group or family. To meet the goals of Healthy People 2020 by using this system, it allows the health care professional to know which questions to ask,...