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Introduction: My name and work

Introduction: My name and work. Dr. Lekan Adelakun Quaint Consultants, (Advocacy For Health & Safety Programmes ) Impact Healthserve Ltd Ikeja , Lagos. Tel: 08033444024 , 08058095885. quaint consultants. The Topic. Staying Healthy, Staying Fit For Business @

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Introduction: My name and work

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  1. Introduction: My name and work Dr. LekanAdelakun • Quaint Consultants, (Advocacy For Health & Safety Programmes) • Impact Healthserve Ltd Ikeja, Lagos. Tel: 08033444024, 08058095885 quaint consultants

  2. The Topic Staying Healthy, Staying Fit For Business @ 2014 Insurance Professional Forum Sep 12, 2014 Aim Of The Talk quaint consultants

  3. When Health Is Absent: • Wisdom cannot reveal itself, • Art cannot become manifest, • Strength cannot fight, • Wealth becomes useless • And Intelligence cannot be applied Herophylus (300BC) quaint consultants

  4. Burden Of Disease: Communicable Diseases • Communicable Diseases: HIV/AIDS,Malaria, Tuberculosis, Cholera, Hepatitis B, Poliomyelitis….. • Infective agents: bacteria, virus, parasites (protozoa), fungi • Prevention: Hygiene, lifestyle, specific preventive measures eg LLITN for malaria • Some are vaccine-preventable quaint consultants Cleanliness is next to Godliness

  5. Vaccines FOR ALL AGES • Taking advantage of vaccines for vaccine-preventable diseases is the reasonable thing to do -World Health Organization quaint consultants

  6. Non Communicable Diseases (NCD): • Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, Diabetes Mellitus • Epidemiologic transition in non-industrialized countries • Responsible for over twice the No of CD mortality yearly (CVD 17m, Cancer 7.6m, Respiratory 4.2m and DM 1.3m) quaint consultants

  7. Oh! More Widows: What’s with men!!! • The female advantage • Shorter lifespan • More stress related jobs • Unhealthy lifestyle – smoking, alcoholism, sedentary lifestyle • More risks, push themselves to the limit • More heart diseases and hypertension • Internalize and self-medicate, until things get out of hands • The Ego Factor quaint consultants

  8. What’s up with men? Conclusion: • Being a man not only means taking care of your family, but also taking care of yourself. quaint consultants

  9. Determinants of Health • Genetics • Age • Degenerative changes • Environmental factors • Experiences & exposures • LIFESTYLE • Stress quaint consultants

  10. Recommendations: Weight Management Overweight / Obesity • Family history, fatty high cholesterol diet, sedentary lifestyle are risk factors • Very dangerous silent killer • Predisposes to stroke, hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, heart attack / stroke, Cancers etc. • Measured by body mass index (BMI) = weight (kg) / height2 (m) • Normal = 18.5 – 24.9 • Overweight = 25 – 29.9 • Grade 1 obesity = 30 – 34.9 • Grade 2 obesity = 35 – 39.9 • Gross / morbid obesity = >40 quaint consultants

  11. You Are Created to Walk!

  12. Cardiovascular Disease • Artherosclerosis / Angina Pectoris • Heart Attack • Deep Vein Thrombosis • Aneurysm • Cardiomyopathy • Arrythmias • Hypertension

  13. Diabetes Mellitus

  14. Cancers

  15. Early Detection • Find the lump early:

  16. Work related Stress Demand>Response Capability • Causes: • Poor organization of work • Work overload/underload • Employees working long hours • Regular computer use: Workstation/ DSE • Office politics • Poor communication • Badly managed change • Lack of involvement in work • Lack of job control &security • Poor relationship • Organizational interphase with outside STRESS

  17. Workload / Workplace • Targets must be stretching but reasonable • Adequate Health & Safety Policy & implementation • Enabling environment for maximum productivity

  18. Employee’s Role in the Organisation • Clearly defined objectives and responsibilities linked to organisational objectives • Support for those with high level of responsibilities for the welfare and well-being of people

  19. Support For Those Likely to be Affected by Stress • Encourage staff to attend stress awareness and stress management courses • Referral for further help which may include professional counseling

  20. A Healthy Working Environment • As health is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity but a positive state of complete physical, mental and social well-being (WHO, 1986), a healthy work environment is one in which there is not only an absence of harmful conditions, but an abundance of health promoting ones

  21. Ergonomic STRESSORSEnvironmental conditions Environmental conditions can influence ergonomic stress. • Lighting • Noise • Temperature ….even at a computer station!

  22. What are the risks of ignoring ergonomic principles? MSD MusculoSkeletal Disorders • An “MSD” is an illness or injury that affects one or more parts of the musculoskeletal system • Bones • Muscles • Tendons • Ligaments • Cartilage • Nerves • Blood vessels • Other common terms for “MSDs”are: • Cumulative trauma disorder (CTD’s) • Repetitive strain injures (RSI’s) • Repetitive motion injuries (RMI’s) When not diagnosed and treated these can cause inconvenience permanent pain and disability.

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  24. Solutions STRETCHES & BREAKS • Static positions are your enemy! • Whenever you think of it, change position • Small frequent stretches go a long way in preventing MSD’s.

  25. Steps Towards quaint consultants

  26. Recommendations: Healthwise • Be proactive: DO YOUR HEALTH ‘SWOT ANALYSIS’ What You Do Not Know.. ..Does Hurt!!! quaint consultants

  27. Recommendations: Healthy Feeding • Eat balanced / Therapeutic diet as may be applicable • Heart Health diets: -iLow fat: less fatty, fried, refined sugar and processed foods -iiPortfolio diet: cholesterol-lowering-oatmeal, soy products, nuts, whole almonds, margarine enriched with plant sterols, barley quaint consultants

  28. Recommendations: Healthy Feeding quaint consultants

  29. Fitness For Heart Health • Regular, moderate exercise endows the same benefits as sensible alcohol intake Fitness For Muscle Health • Strength Training quaint consultants

  30. Recommendations • Your body is your home, take care of it: maintain good personal and environmental hygiene • No smoking / drug abuse or misuse • Sensible alcohol consumption • Get adequate rest, avoid sleep debt • Identify your stressors, manage your stress • Indulge in hobbies/leisure activities • Keep a sense of humour and a twinkle in your eyes - even if humour does not add years to your life, it will add life to your years. quaint consultants

  31. Stress Reduction Techniques At Work • Get a good grip of your work schedule, demands and deadlines, challenge unreasonable ones. • Master your job through training and self application • Plan and prioritise, guard your time jealously • Understand the purpose of money, power and position • Be a team player • Develop positive attitudes, avoid negative influences • Bring stress into the open - especially with others who may have the same situation and concern. • Take annual leave, not working vacation.

  32. Recommendations • Run your own race • Indulge in hobbies / leisure activities • Balance the mix of your life quaint consultants

  33. Relationship Management • Love your spouse and remain lovable: Healthy sex & sexual solvency • Laughter, the best medicine: Life’s too short, laugh while you have your teeth quaint consultants

  34. Medical Support as a Mediating Factor Annual COMPREHENSIVE Medical Examination quaint consultants

  35. Conclusion ‘He who goes after wealth at the expense of health would have his enemies inherit the wealth. But he whose health is whole possesses more than gold’ quaint consultants

  36. Last Word “If life is a journey, the value of the whole trip is brought into question by a crash landing” - Manager from Singapore quaint consultants

  37. Words On Marble Health May Not Be Everything.. ..But Everything Becomes Nothing.. ..Without Health!!!

  38. It’s In Your Hands!! Thank You For Your Attention quaint consultants

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