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Health and Wellness

Holistic Health

Emphasizes a combination of factors to maintain wellness

4 areas of health

Mental, Emotional, Physical and spiritual

6 areas of physical health

-eating a healthy diet
-exercising regularly
- maintaining reasonable weight
- get adequate sleep
- using stress management
- avoid substance abuse

Benefits of eating a healthy diet

- healthful foods give your body energy
- proper nutrition can reduce health problems

Exercising regularly

- start slowly and build up to regular exercise
- controlling weight, improving mood, energy and sleep

Getting adequate sleep

- 9 hours
- sleep improves memory

5 food groups (according to my plate)

- grain
- Dairy
- Fruit
- Vegetables
- Protein

Addiction

Is the physical and physiological need for a substance or behavior
- alcohol and drugs
- gambling
- nicotine

Substance Abuse

Reckless and excessive use of drugs or alcohol, misuse of prescription medication, despite harmful effects

Body Image

A person's thoughts about how he/she looks

Stress

The body's response to change, trauma, or challenging situations.

Health literacy

An individuals ability to obtain and understand basic health information and services.

Wellness

Is focused on functioning well despite of infirmity or disease.

Examples of health related consequences from addiction and substance abuse

Smoking - various forms of cancer + heart disease
Alcohol - causes serious damage to the liver + brain cells
Drug abuse - can raise a persons chance of contracting an infectious disease, overdose, and/or death
Addiction to food can cause obesity

Professional ramifications of drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace

- Smelling of alcohol or behaving as if you are "high" is grounds for being fired
- HC workers may conduct random and routine drug tests on employees
- Coming to work under the influence increases chances of workplace accidents occurring

5 ways to prevent addiction and substance abuse

- Stand up to peer pressure
- Deal effectively with stress
- Assess your risk factors
- Seek help for mental health problems
- Keep balance in your life

Depression and how it's different than sadness

- Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness + loss of interest
- Interferes with daily life, feeling of hopelessness, lasts for 2+ weeks
- Adolescent depression is increasing at a fast rate
- Depression may be treated with psychotherapy or drugs

If you are a witness to abuse what should you do?

Report immediately

Social Health

- Involves forming healthy personal relationships w/ people and the community
- Social support is positively linked w/ good health + longevity
- Studies have found that people who enjoy successful friendships have stronger immune systems

Positive characteristics of healthy social relationships with family and others

- Increases your energy + improves overall health
- Teens relationships w/ adults outside their family can promote social development
- Successful relationships with peers can help w/ development of social skills.

Elderly abuse

- May occur in homes, long term health facilities, and other living situations

Common forms of elderly abuse

- Neglect, ignoring call for help, physical abuse, sexual abuse, failure to provide for basic needs, stealing money/valuable

Spiritual health

When someone connects with religion, nature, and achieve peace and harmony in life. Spiritual health can be achieved through meditation, yoga and relaxation/meditation

Stress management strategies

- Nutritious diet, exercising regularly and getting enough sleep
- Avoid substance abuse
- learn to relax
- manage time effectively
- reach out to others
- be positive about your abilities

Characteristics of disease prevention

- regular visits to doctor, dentist and optometrist
- doctor may order tests to screen for disease/disorders on a regular basis

Ways to stop the spread of disease

- if you become sick visit your doctor ASAP
- use antibiotics exactly as directed
- when coughing or sneezing cover mouth and nose
- be cautious around wild and domestic animals that aren't familiar to you
- be careful what you eat
- wash fruits and vegetables