Definition of Health according the the World Health Organization (WHO) The WHO goal is for all people to have the highest possible level of health. Health is described as physical, mental and social well- being, and not just the absence of sickness. Volunteering and Volunteering and Healthy Lifestyle Healthy Lifestyle
21
Embed
Definition of Health according the the World Health Organization (WHO) The WHO goal is for all people to have the highest possible level of health. Health.
This document is posted to help you gain knowledge. Please leave a comment to let me know what you think about it! Share it to your friends and learn new things together.
Transcript
Definition of Health according the the
World Health Organization (WHO)
The WHO goal is for all people to have the highest possible level of health. Health is described as physical, mental and social well-being, and not just the absence of sickness.
Volunteering and Volunteering and Healthy LifestyleHealthy Lifestyle
EmotionalHealth
PhysicalHealth
Something Important to Do
SocialHealth
Balanced Health
True or False?
Feeling ill affects your social life.
True: When you feel
sick, you don’t feel like going out. People stay away because they don’t
want to get sick.
True or False?
Benefits of VolunteeringFact:
Senior volunteers benefit from social support. •Many seniors are at risk for social isolation and aging-related stresses.
•Research suggests that volunteering increases social activity and social networks and reduces isolation and dependency.
True or False?
Staying at home all the time affects your heart
health.
True or False?True: Your heart is a muscle. Itneeds exercise. Getting out of the house on a regular basis…
• Keeps you more active
• Increases your ability
to move
• Is good for your heart and other muscles
Benefits of Volunteering
Fact:Senior volunteers build houses and do home repairs, help do grocery shopping, drive others, and deliver mealsto frail elders.
True or False?
What you eat can affect how happy you are.
True or False?
True: A balanced diet is important for your body’s chemicals to work together properly.
Benefits of Volunteering
Fact:Senior volunteers learn about nutrition when they are concerned with food for others. They learn about special diets for diabetes and lowering cholesterol. They also benefit from healthy meals at meal-sites and program-sponsored events.
True or False?
Stress can make you depressed.
True or False?
True: Stress takes energy from other important things you want to do. It can make you feel tired and ‘blue’.
Benefits of VolunteeringFact:
The regular physical and social activities of volunteering reduce stress by helping you sleep well at night and not sleep during the day, avoid overeating or not eating at all, and keeping you involved with others, which helps you share your concerns.
True or False?
Being alone challenges you to think harder.
True or False?False: Being alone a lot narrows your point of view. Mental processes are reduced. Memory can be affected.
Benefits of Volunteering
Learning
Volunteers steadily gain skills in these areas the more they volunteer:
•Interpersonal
•Communication
•Knowledge
•Managerial
•Fundraising
•Technical or office skills
Benefits of Volunteering
Learning also…
• Makes you feel good
about yourself
• Makes someone else
feel good for having taught you
• Makes you feel capable to pass along information to someone else
EmotionalHealth
PhysicalHealth
Volunteer! SocialHealth
Balanced Health
ReferencesTess Scannell, Director, CNCS Senior Corps