Wellness Objectives Define wellness and list the tools necessary to follow a healthy lifestyle. Identify personal risk factors for disease onset and discuss.

Wellness ObjectivesWellness Objectives

Define wellness and list the tools Define wellness and list the tools necessary to follow a healthy lifestyle.necessary to follow a healthy lifestyle.

Identify personal risk factors for disease Identify personal risk factors for disease onset and discuss patterns of disease onset and discuss patterns of disease development.development.

Discuss techniques needed in order to Discuss techniques needed in order to make informed choices about your health.make informed choices about your health.

What is Wellness?What is Wellness?

An An intentionalintentional choice choice of a lifestyle of a lifestyle characterized by characterized by personal personal responsibilityresponsibility, , balance, and balance, and maximum personal maximum personal enhancement of enhancement of physical, mental and physical, mental and spiritual health.spiritual health.

What is Health?What is Health?

The state of The state of complete physical, complete physical, mental and social mental and social well-being; not well-being; not merely the merely the absence of absence of disease.disease.

WELLNESS

WELLNESS

WELLNESSThe active process of becoming aware ofAnd making decisions toCreate a healthier life, inAll of life’s dimensions.

“Wheel of Wellness”

Wellness describes a lifestyle in which the physical, social, intellectual, psychological, spiritual, and environmental componentsof health are integrated.

Components of WellnessComponents of Wellness

Social healthSocial health

Physical healthPhysical health

Psychological healthPsychological health

Intellectual healthIntellectual health

Environmental healthEnvironmental health

Spiritual healthSpiritual health

Patterns of Disease DevelopmentPatterns of Disease Development

20 40 60 80

Original Postponed Prevented

Death

SevereSymptoms

Symptoms

Sub clinicalDisease

Threshold

YEARS

Smoking

CholesterolHypertension

The Synergy of CardiacRisk Factors

X1.6

X4X3

X4.5

X16

X6

X9

Remember these PrinciplesRemember these Principles

Prevention changes the rate of development of Prevention changes the rate of development of disease.disease.

Attention to health risk factors improves the Attention to health risk factors improves the QUALITYQUALITY of life more than the of life more than the QUANTITYQUANTITY..

An old joke

Five Keys to HealthFive Keys to Health

ExerciseExercise

DietDiet

Smoking CessationSmoking Cessation

Alcohol ModerationAlcohol Moderation

Weight ControlWeight Control

The Health Impact of a Sedentary The Health Impact of a Sedentary LifestyleLifestyle

Physically inactive people are twice as likely to Physically inactive people are twice as likely to develop coronary artery disease as people who develop coronary artery disease as people who are regularly physically active.are regularly physically active.More than 60% of American adults are not More than 60% of American adults are not regularly physically active.regularly physically active.Physical inactivity is also associated with Physical inactivity is also associated with diabetes and osteoporosis.diabetes and osteoporosis.Daily enrollment in physical education classes Daily enrollment in physical education classes has declined among high school students from has declined among high school students from 42% in 1991 to 25% in 1995.42% in 1991 to 25% in 1995.

The Health Impact of Poor NutritionThe Health Impact of Poor Nutrition

More than half of adult Americans have blood More than half of adult Americans have blood cholesterol levels above 200cholesterol levels above 200

Scientists believe that about 1/3 of all cancers Scientists believe that about 1/3 of all cancers may be linked to the way we eat, namely a diet may be linked to the way we eat, namely a diet consisting of too much fat and not enough fiber.consisting of too much fat and not enough fiber.

About 32 million Americans are obese.About 32 million Americans are obese.

The prevalence of diabetes and hypertension is The prevalence of diabetes and hypertension is three times higher in overweight persons.three times higher in overweight persons.

The Health Impact of Drug & The Health Impact of Drug & Alcohol AbuseAlcohol Abuse

Over 11 million Americans meet the diagnostic Over 11 million Americans meet the diagnostic criteria for alcohol & other drug abuse or criteria for alcohol & other drug abuse or dependence.dependence.About one out of every 750 newborns are born About one out of every 750 newborns are born with fetal alcohol syndrome.with fetal alcohol syndrome.About one half of all deaths from motor vehicle About one half of all deaths from motor vehicle crashes, fires, drowning, homicides & suicides crashes, fires, drowning, homicides & suicides are the result of alcohol intoxication.are the result of alcohol intoxication.It is estimated that some 3 million people in the It is estimated that some 3 million people in the U.S. have a serious drug problem.U.S. have a serious drug problem.

The Health Impact of TobaccoThe Health Impact of Tobacco

125,511 Annual Lung Cancer deaths.125,511 Annual Lung Cancer deaths.

84,474 Annual Pulmonary deaths.84,474 Annual Pulmonary deaths.

57,000 Annual Passive Smoke deaths.57,000 Annual Passive Smoke deaths.

7,750 – 15,000 Children Hospitalized 7,750 – 15,000 Children Hospitalized because of passive smoke.because of passive smoke.

Total Annual deaths above 400,000Total Annual deaths above 400,000

Optimal LifestyleOptimal Lifestyle

Never or former smokerNever or former smoker

Consume little or no caffeineConsume little or no caffeine

Consume little or no alcoholConsume little or no alcohol

15 min. active recreation daily15 min. active recreation daily

Relaxation exercisesRelaxation exercises

20 min. aerobic exercise 3x week20 min. aerobic exercise 3x week

Low-fat, high fiber dietLow-fat, high fiber diet

Take Care of YourselfTake Care of Yourself

Maintain the habits that lead to vigor and Maintain the habits that lead to vigor and healthhealthPeriodic monitoring for those few diseases Periodic monitoring for those few diseases that can sneak up on you without clear that can sneak up on you without clear warningwarningResponding decisively to new medical Responding decisively to new medical problems that ariseproblems that ariseYour health is your responsibility; it Your health is your responsibility; it depends on your decisionsdepends on your decisions

Knowledge IS Power!Knowledge IS Power!

Take charge of your health with medical Take charge of your health with medical self-care:self-care: It allows you to become an active partner in It allows you to become an active partner in

your health care optionsyour health care options It increases your confidence in your ability to It increases your confidence in your ability to

make decisions about your health.make decisions about your health. It can reduce the number of visits to your It can reduce the number of visits to your

doctor.doctor. It reduces medical costs.It reduces medical costs. It puts you in the driver’s seat!It puts you in the driver’s seat!

Lifestyle choices:Lifestyle choices:

1.1. Set realistic goalsSet realistic goals2.2. PrioritizePrioritize3.3. Identify your resourcesIdentify your resources4.4. Analyze potential barriers and recognize Analyze potential barriers and recognize

potential problemspotential problems5.5. Make a planMake a plan6.6. Take actionTake action7.7. Utilize feedbackUtilize feedback8.8. Reward small successes and acknowledge Reward small successes and acknowledge

setbackssetbacks

A PLAN FOR ACTION