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Chapter One

Chapter One. Taking Charge of Your Health. What is Wellness?. Optimal health and vitality that encompasses the following forms: Physical Emotional Intellectual Spiritual Interpersonal/Social Environmental/Planetary.

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Chapter One

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  1. Chapter One Taking Charge of Your Health

  2. What is Wellness? • Optimal health and vitality that encompasses the following forms: • Physical • Emotional • Intellectual • Spiritual • Interpersonal/Social • Environmental/Planetary These six dimension interact continuously, allowing changes to affect some or others

  3. Infectious vs. Chronic Diseases • Infectious: communicable from one person to another e.g. common cold • Chronic: develops and becomes worse over a period of time, usually caused by lifestyle factors • Heart Disease (CAD) • Cancer • Stroke People do have some control over the development of many chronic diseases

  4. The Healthy People Initiative[Table 1-3] • National Wellness Goals that the U.S. government seeks to prevent unnecessary disease and disability to achieve a better quality of life for all Americans • Published originally in 1980 and is revised every 10 years. • Each report includes broad goals and targets different areas of wellness • Year 2010 proposes two goals: • Increase quality and years of healthy life • Eliminate health disparities among Americans

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

  6. Stress levels Cynicism Diet Exercise Heredity/Family History Environment Access to adequate health care Factors that Influence Wellness

  7. How Do You Reach Wellness? • Examine Your Current Health Habits • Choose a Target Behavior • Isolated behavior selected • Obtain Information About Your Target Behavior • Finding Outside Help

  8. How to Create a Change in Behavior? • Examine Pros and Cons of Change • Boost Self-Efficacy • Internal locus of control (source of responsibility) • Visualization • Self-talk • Identify and learn how to overcome barriers to change

  9. Precontemplation Contemplation Preparation Action Maintenance Termination Transtheoretical Model for Behavior Change James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente (1991) developed the following model to assist with understanding how behavior can create effective lifestyle changes

  10. How to Create a Personalized Plan for Behavior Change • Monitor your behavior and gather data • Analyze the data and identify patterns • Set realistic and specific goals • Devise a strategy or plan of action • Make a commitment by signing a Personal Contract

  11. A Major Factor in Affecting Behavior Change • Social Influences

  12. Chapter One Taking Charge of Your Health

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