HEALTH AND WELLNESS

1. HEALTH AND WELLNESS

4. HEALTH • The overall condition of a persons body or mind and the presence or absence of illness or injury. • E.g.: genes, age, family history, risk factors, lung cancer.

5. What is wellness? • Wellness is optimal health and vitality encompassing the six dimensions of well-being • (compare this to health which is just absence of disease) • Making conscious decisions to control risk factors. E.g.: Stop smoking to prevent lung cancer 6 Dimensions

7. Wellness continuum

8. PHYSICAL WELLNESSOverall body’s condition, absence of disease , fitness level and ability to care for yourself. EMOTIONAL WELLNESS Ability to understand and deal with your feelings. INTELLECTUAL WELLNESS Seeking out new experiences and challenges. INTERPERSONAL WELLNESS Ability to develop and maintain satisfying and supportive relationships SPIRITUAL WELLNESS To possess a set of guiding beliefs, principles or values that give meaning and purpose for your life ENVIRONMENTAL WELLNESS Livability of your surroundings OCCUPATIONAL WELLNESS Level of happiness and fulfillment you get through work

9. Are the different parts related? • Yes, this is described as a “wellness continuum” • The seven parts of wellness all impact each other • The process of wellness is not constant but dynamic (that means it changes as we do). We can always progress towards higher and higher levels. • The progression involves change and growth in the seven areas.

10. What kind of qualities and behaviors are associated with high wellness • Physical Health :eating well, exercising, going to doctor regularly, recognizing signs of disease…. • Emotional : • Self esteem, trust, understanding others and accepting owns feeling, optimism… • Intellectual: • openness to new ideas, capacity to question • Interpersonal : • ability to have support from friends, communicate with friends and family

11. Continued… • Communication skills, having intimate relationships. • Spiritual; • capacity to love, have compassion and forgive…. • Environmental: • Having abundant clean resources, reducing pollution…… • Occupational: • Enjoyable work, job satisfaction, recognition and acknowledgement from managers and colleagues

12. A few more definitions • Risk factor: • a condition that causes increased chance of disease or injury. • Infectious disease : • can spread from person to person caused by bacteria or virus • Chronic disease : • a disease that develops and continues over a long period of time • Life style choice: • a conscious behavior that can increase or decrease chances of disease.

13. Definitions continued • Physical fitness: • A set of physical attributes that allow the body to respond or adapt to the demands and stress of physical effort. • Sedentary: • Physically inactive, literally, sitting.

14. A note on life expectancy • Since 1900 till present day it has increased. Why? • vaccination • antibiotics • wearing seat belts • anti smoking campaigns • safer work places • control of infection • healthier mothers and babies.

16. What are the killer diseases today? Life style diseases • 1. Heart disease • 2. Cancer • 3. Stroke

17. Risk factors for these diseases • Diet • Exercise • Smoking • Alcohol

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19. Actual causes of death • Tobacco • Obesity • Alcohol

20. So what should you do to improve your wellness? • Assess your behaviors that contribute to wellness • Be more physicallyactive • Choose a healthy diet • Maintain healthy body weight • Manage stress effectively • Avoid Tobacco Drug use and limit Alcohol consumption • Protect your self from disease and injury • Other steps: develop meaningful relationships, plan successful aging and learn about the health care system

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