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Future challenges Cont.

Future challenges Cont. Challenges for healthier people. Increasing the span of healthy life Not life expectancy Reduce health disparities Social and economic factors Age, income, education, ethnicity, occupation. Challenges for health care. Controlling costs High technology

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Future challenges Cont.

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  1. Future challenges Cont.

  2. Challenges for healthier people Increasing the span of healthy life Not life expectancy Reduce health disparities Social and economic factors Age, income, education, ethnicity, occupation

  3. Challenges for health care • Controlling costs • High technology • Physician specializing • Unneeded diagnostics for liability • Profit orientation • Effective lobbying efforts to reduce control • Health Psychologists can help by • Changing unhealthy behaviors • Prevention to reduce health costs

  4. Reducing costs • Switch from hospital based care to prevention, home and electronic monitoring, and self care.

  5. Factors encouraging the growth of Health Psychology • Equality between mental and physical health • More holistic view of health • Increased focus of behavioral factors

  6. What are college students most at risk for? • Injuries • Car crashes • Alcohol • Cell phones • Sexual and partner violence • Suicide

  7. Become a critical consumer of health information

  8. Adopt a healthy lifestyle • Don’t smoke • Don’t drink (or in moderation) • Regular exercise • Maintain a healthy weight • Get 7-8 hours of sleep

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