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Taking Charge of Your Health: Wellness and Wellness Goals

Explore aspects of health, 6 dimensions of wellness, warning signs, health disparities, life expectancy, diverse populations, leading causes of death, preventable causes, and developing skills for change.

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Taking Charge of Your Health: Wellness and Wellness Goals

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  1. Taking Charge of Your Health Chapter 1

  2. Chapter 1 • Wellness • Aspects of Health • Six Dimensions of Wellness

  3. 100 Years Ago Versus Now

  4. Ten Warning Signs of Wellness • Persistent presence • Positive expectations • Happy experiences • Spiritual involvement • Changing conditions • Stress response • Physical activity • Communicate feelings • Generosity • Humor

  5. Healthy People 2010 GoalsHealth Goals for Americans • Increase the quality and years of healthy life. • Eliminate health disparities.

  6. Life Expectancy • Average Total Life Expectancy • 76.9 years • Healthy life • 65.4 years • Impaired life • 11.5 years

  7. Health Issues for Diverse Populations • Gender • Ethnicity • Income and Education • Disability • Geographic Location • Sexual Orientation

  8. Leading Causes of Death in the U.S. • Heart Disease • Cancer • Stroke • Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COLD) • Unintentional Injuries/Motor Vehicle • Pneumonia and Influenza • Diabetes mellitus

  9. Leading Causes of Death in the U.S. (Cont.) • HIV Infection • Suicide • Chronic Liver disease and cirrhosis

  10. Leading Preventable Causes of Death CAUSE Appr. # of Deaths Per Year. • Tobacco 400,000 • Diet and Activity habits 300,000 • Alcohol 100,000

  11. Choosing Wellness • Responsibility • Stress • Mentally Healthy • Relationships • Toxins • Diet/Exercise • Health Care System • Understanding Illness • Natural process of aging • Understanding the Environment

  12. Getting Started • Examine current health habits • Choose a target behavior • Obtain information about your target behavior • Find outside help

  13. Building Motivation for Change • Examine the pros and cons • Boosting self-efficacy • Locus of control • Internal control versus External control • Visualization • Self-Talk • Social Support • Identify and overcome barriers to change

  14. The Stages of Change Model Developed by James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente • Precontemplation • Contemplation • Preparation • Action • Maintenance • Termination

  15. Developing Skills for Change:Creating a Personalized Plan • Monitor behavior and gather data • Analyze data and identify patterns • Set specific goals • Devise a strategy • Obtain information and supplies • Modify your environment • Reward yourself • Involve people around you • Plan ahead for challenging situations • Make a personal contract

  16. Putting Your Plan Into Action • Requires commitment • Use all strategies • Journal Analyze your plan • Rewards

  17. Staying With It • Social influences • Levels of Motivation and Commitment • Choices of techniques and level of effort • Stress barriers • Games

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