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Health and Wellness

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Holistic Health

Emphasizes a combination of factors to maintain wellness

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4 areas of health

Mental, Emotional, Physical and spiritual

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6 areas of physical health

-eating a healthy diet -exercising regularly

  • maintaining reasonable weight

  • get adequate sleep

  • using stress management

  • avoid substance abuse

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Benefits of eating a healthy diet

  • healthful foods give your body energy

  • proper nutrition can reduce health problems

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Exercising regularly

  • start slowly and build up to regular exercise

  • controlling weight, improving mood, energy and sleep

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Getting adequate sleep

  • 9 hours

  • sleep improves memory

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5 food groups (according to my plate)

  • grain

  • Dairy

  • Fruit

  • Vegetables

  • Protein

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Addiction

Is the physical and physiological need for a substance or behavior

  • alcohol and drugs

  • gambling

  • nicotine

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Substance Abuse

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

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Body Image

A person's thoughts about how he/she looks

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Stress

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

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Health literacy

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

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Wellness

Is focused on functioning well despite of infirmity or disease.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Report immediately

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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

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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.

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Elderly abuse

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

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Common forms of elderly abuse

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

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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

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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

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Characteristics of disease prevention

  • regular visits to doctor, dentist and optometrist

  • doctor may order tests to screen for disease/disorders on a regular basis

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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

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