SlideShare a Scribd company logo
1 of 7
Download to read offline
Wellness And Health
What does treating the body, mind, and soul mean to you? And why is it important? Treating the body, mind, and soul means to me having balance in
these areas because it contributes to a person's overall health and well–being. The seven principles of wellness include "wellness is holistic, the self is
the only true healer, wellness is your responsibility, positivity is empowerment, wellness is an active process, wellness is outcome–oriented, and
prevention eliminates the need for treatment" (Hopper, 2016). When treating a person whether in counseling or medically the whole person is
integrated into one which includes the body, mind, and spirit. Physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health among others contributes to our
well–being...show more content...
(Psych Central, 2016).
Provide examples of how you treat the body, mind, and soul as you facilitate family and group sessions? How does treating the body, mind, and soul
in groups and families differ from when working with individual clients? When facilitating a group or family in therapy the body, mind, and soul are
treated by providing therapeutic services a social worker works with the groups and families to help them overcome problems and help them to make
changes and in doing so it improves the family and individual's well–being and mental or emotional health or helps to resolve problems with behavior
and beliefs, or other things and improves relationships or people's lives by addressing the issues and finding solutions.
Counseling and therapy leads to wellness for the clients and improves their health and well–being and that is done by encouraging the family and
group, empowering them, supporting them, and allowing them to help themselves. As a result, it often brings about positive changes and completion of
goals and gives the power and confidence back to the client that they might have lost and helps them to have a better future by helping themselves and
solving their own
Get more content on HelpWriting.net
Essay about Health and Wellbeing
In society today, there is an extensive range of definitions of health and wellbeing which can be seen as both positive and negative. A Holistic view
can also be identified and defined. These definitions of health have changed over time and will carry on changing within the future. According to
where a family lives or their social class everyone will have different meanings and views of health and wellbeing. This may be due to what one
person perceives as being healthy as another person may not. Channel 4 learning (no date) describes that a positive view of health can be seen as
when a person is more likely to achieve and sustain physical fitness from exercising and are mentally stable. Therefor a negative view can be
described when a...show more content...
According to Floyd, Mimms and Yelding (2008) Webster's Dictionary defines health as "the condition of being sound in body, mind and spirit...
freedom from physical disease or pain." This definition has very much taken the holistic view. Wellbeing is a term in which reflects on the positive
emphasis on health and can be broken down into six aspects know as environmental, physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual. To achieve a
high balance of wellbeing it is vital that a person is able to balance and take care of each aspect effectively. Underdown (2007) implies that in 1948 the
World Health Organization(WHO) defines health as 'a state of complete physical, mental and social well–being and not just the absence of disease or
infirmity.' This definition took a holistic view as it mentions mental and social wellbeing and it was supported as it focused on a person being healthy
rather than not being ill. However, this definition has been widely criticized. Seedhouse (1986) believed that for someone to be in perfect state of
health is unachievable and unrealistic.
There is a wide range of major genetic, social and environmental factors which influence the health and wellbeing of children in today's society.
According to The Marmot Review (2011) the more deprived the area or district which a child lives in, the more likely it is to have social and
Get more content on HelpWriting.net
Essay about Health and Wellbeing
Health and well–being is a high priority in current health and social care provision. The importance of promoting health and well–being is due to the
dramatically increasing trend of morbidity and mortality from health problems, illness and chronic disease. Physiotherapists have potentially a
significant role in the multidisciplinary health promotion arena. As physiotherapists can promote health in dynamic of ways and make contribution to
the community. The promotion of health to enable individuals suffers from illness or has chronic conditions to improve their potential for healthy
living. "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well–being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." (WHO, 1948) Wellness
...show more content...
Socioeconomic issue is also an important affecting factor, generally people with higher education and higher income tends to be less prone to stress.
Due to their individual live is at a greater life quality. Quality of life can be defined as "individuals' perception of their position in life in the context of
the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns." (WHOQOL, 1995).
Socioeconomic status tends to be inversely related to participation in leisure–time physical activity, which may be related to people with low incomes
having less discretionary time and less access to exercise facilities and green spaces (McNeill et al., 2006) In developed countries, people tend to have
a sedentary lifestyle which can leads to higher levels of obesity, therefore lower overall well–being. A study shown "The percentage of all deaths in
England with obesity on the certificate doubled from 0.11% in 1995 to 0.23% in 2006." (NHS choices, 2010) The researchers concluded: "There is an
emerging trend of increased certification of obesity as a cause of death in England." (NHS choices, 2010) Levels of obesity are increasing dramatically
and, if current trends continue, around 90% of men and 80% of women will be overweight or obese by 2050. (Black, DC, 2008).
Although countries differ greatly, "two thirds of the people 15 years and older in the European Union are not physically active at
Get more content on HelpWriting.net
Perspectives on Wellness Essay
What is wellness? "Wellness is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy life. Wellness is also a process for change
and growth" (Health Topic – What is wellness?). To have acceptable wellness you should have an equal amount of social, emotional/mental, and
physical health. I, myself, believe that I have an okay wellness, I mean not like full wellness but just enough to pass I'll say. But how am I living in
wellness?
There are different ways of living with wellness. My social health is getting better. I'm doing my best to be social with people. I occasionally like
talking to people, but it's better than not talking at all. My mental/emotional health I would say is good. Consistently I...show more content...
I mostly have acquaintances, people who I would talk to but won't tell them personal stuff. Anyways my physical health isn't the best. I keep having
of back pains, and sometimes chest pains that hurt like crazy. That is why my resolution is to exercise. I'm starting in Spring where I can do much
more stuff like play sports and go walking. It's also a great thing that I'm in gym, if I wasn't I wouldn't know about all the problems that could happen
to me if I kept being lazy. I judge my behaviors have something to do with my problems.
It is important to think about your behaviors because you need think about how it will affect you and the other person. If you call someone ugly and
say just kidding you don't know how that person will feel about you saying that. The person might be laughing now, but later they will look back at that
comment and start thinking about if they are ugly or not. There are people who can take jokes, there are people who can't. Just put together who is and
isn't. There are times in class when you are learning something, and there is that one person who wants to talk in class when you're learning. They aren't
thinking about how they are making others feel, just themselves. When you say something they start getting defensive for no reason. That's why you
don't say something. You can't do anything but tell the teacher, or just learn from them. Don't be the person who will hurt others education. They aren't
hurting anyone
Get more content on HelpWriting.net
Workplace Wellness Essay
INTRODUCTION
Health and wellness in the workplace is crucial to business success. Increasingly, it is recognized that the workplace itself has a powerful affect on
people's health. When people are satisfied with their job, they are more productive and tend to be healthier. When employees feel that the environment
at work is negative, they feel stressed. Stress has a large impact on employee mental and physical health, and in turn, on productivity. Companies that
promote healthy lifestyle habits for employees to improve their health, often take the success of the company to heart and are likely to be absent less
often for health related reasons.
Employers are now offering a wide range of wellness initiatives; such as health risk...show more content...
Employee Health and Wellness Are Suffering:
Less than one third of employees (28%) today say their overall health is "excellent"–a significant decline of 6% from 2002.
41% of employees report experiencing three or more indicators of stress sometimes, often or very often, which is a significant increase from 2002.
Work–life conflict increasing, especially for men.
One in three employees experiences one or more symptoms of clinical depression.
49% of employees have not engaged in regular physical exercise in the last 30 days.
One in four smokes.
While little changed since 2002, 27% of employees still experience some kind of sleep problem that affected their job performance within the last
month at least sometimes.
Nearly two out of three employed individuals (62%) are overweight or obese.
8% of employees have no health insurance from any source, with low–wage/low–income employees less likely to have access and least likely to use
even if they do have access.
There are a vast number of types of workplace wellness programs. In general, workplace wellness programs encourage people to take steps to prevent
the onset or worsening of a health condition or sickness and to adopt lifestyles that are healthier. Businesses may implement many types of workplace
wellness programs, from onsite gyms to simple workplace wellness newsletters. While some corporations have instituted very comprehensive
workplace wellness
Get more content on HelpWriting.net
Health: Health And Wellness
INTRODUCTION
Health and wellness are increasingly being used. Health actually is more to a medical and describes the mental and physical state of a person. It will
reflect a lack of disease of a person. In the contrary, wellness is defined as the overall process of maintaining a state of good health of a person. Wellness
involves conscious decisions on the part of the individual, while health simply describes a person's condition of the body. However, the combined
phrase health and wellness showed the meaning of the state of complete physical, mental, emotional health and social wellbeing, and it is when a
person is absence of disease.
In contrary, health and wellness tourism is now had been immerging to the world wide and it is an international trend set by the health travellers who
seeking to enhance their well being through their travel experiences. Health tourism refers to an activity by health facilities that used the natural
resources, such as mineral water or climate in order to give the health services. Health tourism also is defined by Goodrich and Goodrich (1987) as an
attempt on the tourist facility to attract tourists by promoting and providing its health–care services and facilities. Besides, wellness travellers are a
person who seeks a wellness travel experience, which is generally healthy to...show more content...
The growing public focus on improving their healthcare had been a window of opportunity for the health and wellness industry to improved or
develop the new product or services. The increasing of public awareness of health and wellness could be because of the increasing of the rates of heart
disease, high rates recorded the numbers of obese people, the feeling of unhealthy, and various other health scares have all drawn attention to the need
for healthy lifestyle
Get more content on HelpWriting.net

More Related Content

More from College Papers Help Melrose Park

More from College Papers Help Melrose Park (20)

Speech Outline Essay
Speech Outline EssaySpeech Outline Essay
Speech Outline Essay
 
Essay On Musical Instruments
Essay On Musical InstrumentsEssay On Musical Instruments
Essay On Musical Instruments
 
Psychology Donnie Darko
Psychology Donnie DarkoPsychology Donnie Darko
Psychology Donnie Darko
 
Family Systems Theory
Family Systems TheoryFamily Systems Theory
Family Systems Theory
 
Consider The Lobster Article Analysis
Consider The Lobster Article AnalysisConsider The Lobster Article Analysis
Consider The Lobster Article Analysis
 
Silicon Valley Medical Technologies
Silicon Valley Medical TechnologiesSilicon Valley Medical Technologies
Silicon Valley Medical Technologies
 
Humanities Subject
Humanities SubjectHumanities Subject
Humanities Subject
 
Teens And Smoking Essay
Teens And Smoking EssayTeens And Smoking Essay
Teens And Smoking Essay
 
Halloween Opening Essay
Halloween Opening EssayHalloween Opening Essay
Halloween Opening Essay
 
A Paragraph On The Space Race
A Paragraph On The Space RaceA Paragraph On The Space Race
A Paragraph On The Space Race
 
Aboriginal Rights Reflection
Aboriginal Rights ReflectionAboriginal Rights Reflection
Aboriginal Rights Reflection
 
Proposal On Student Debt
Proposal On Student DebtProposal On Student Debt
Proposal On Student Debt
 
Classical Argument
Classical ArgumentClassical Argument
Classical Argument
 
Mental Health Personal Statement Essay
Mental Health Personal Statement EssayMental Health Personal Statement Essay
Mental Health Personal Statement Essay
 
Wilfred Owen Exposure Essay
Wilfred Owen Exposure EssayWilfred Owen Exposure Essay
Wilfred Owen Exposure Essay
 
My Memories Of High School
My Memories Of High SchoolMy Memories Of High School
My Memories Of High School
 
Defences To Defamation
Defences To DefamationDefences To Defamation
Defences To Defamation
 
Koala Bear Speech Essay
Koala Bear Speech EssayKoala Bear Speech Essay
Koala Bear Speech Essay
 
Essay On Black African History
Essay On Black African HistoryEssay On Black African History
Essay On Black African History
 
Analysis Of I Just Wanna Be Average
Analysis Of I Just Wanna Be AverageAnalysis Of I Just Wanna Be Average
Analysis Of I Just Wanna Be Average
 

Recently uploaded

Computed Fields and api Depends in the Odoo 17
Computed Fields and api Depends in the Odoo 17Computed Fields and api Depends in the Odoo 17
Computed Fields and api Depends in the Odoo 17Celine George
 
Interactive Powerpoint_How to Master effective communication
Interactive Powerpoint_How to Master effective communicationInteractive Powerpoint_How to Master effective communication
Interactive Powerpoint_How to Master effective communicationnomboosow
 
Crayon Activity Handout For the Crayon A
Crayon Activity Handout For the Crayon ACrayon Activity Handout For the Crayon A
Crayon Activity Handout For the Crayon AUnboundStockton
 
ECONOMIC CONTEXT - LONG FORM TV DRAMA - PPT
ECONOMIC CONTEXT - LONG FORM TV DRAMA - PPTECONOMIC CONTEXT - LONG FORM TV DRAMA - PPT
ECONOMIC CONTEXT - LONG FORM TV DRAMA - PPTiammrhaywood
 
Introduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptx
Introduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptxIntroduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptx
Introduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptxpboyjonauth
 
Final demo Grade 9 for demo Plan dessert.pptx
Final demo Grade 9 for demo Plan dessert.pptxFinal demo Grade 9 for demo Plan dessert.pptx
Final demo Grade 9 for demo Plan dessert.pptxAvyJaneVismanos
 
EPANDING THE CONTENT OF AN OUTLINE using notes.pptx
EPANDING THE CONTENT OF AN OUTLINE using notes.pptxEPANDING THE CONTENT OF AN OUTLINE using notes.pptx
EPANDING THE CONTENT OF AN OUTLINE using notes.pptxRaymartEstabillo3
 
Painted Grey Ware.pptx, PGW Culture of India
Painted Grey Ware.pptx, PGW Culture of IndiaPainted Grey Ware.pptx, PGW Culture of India
Painted Grey Ware.pptx, PGW Culture of IndiaVirag Sontakke
 
How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17
How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17
How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17Celine George
 
CARE OF CHILD IN INCUBATOR..........pptx
CARE OF CHILD IN INCUBATOR..........pptxCARE OF CHILD IN INCUBATOR..........pptx
CARE OF CHILD IN INCUBATOR..........pptxGaneshChakor2
 
Earth Day Presentation wow hello nice great
Earth Day Presentation wow hello nice greatEarth Day Presentation wow hello nice great
Earth Day Presentation wow hello nice greatYousafMalik24
 
Solving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptx
Solving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptxSolving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptx
Solving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptxOH TEIK BIN
 
How to Make a Pirate ship Primary Education.pptx
How to Make a Pirate ship Primary Education.pptxHow to Make a Pirate ship Primary Education.pptx
How to Make a Pirate ship Primary Education.pptxmanuelaromero2013
 
Meghan Sutherland In Media Res Media Component
Meghan Sutherland In Media Res Media ComponentMeghan Sutherland In Media Res Media Component
Meghan Sutherland In Media Res Media ComponentInMediaRes1
 
Framing an Appropriate Research Question 6b9b26d93da94caf993c038d9efcdedb.pdf
Framing an Appropriate Research Question 6b9b26d93da94caf993c038d9efcdedb.pdfFraming an Appropriate Research Question 6b9b26d93da94caf993c038d9efcdedb.pdf
Framing an Appropriate Research Question 6b9b26d93da94caf993c038d9efcdedb.pdfUjwalaBharambe
 
Roles & Responsibilities in Pharmacovigilance
Roles & Responsibilities in PharmacovigilanceRoles & Responsibilities in Pharmacovigilance
Roles & Responsibilities in PharmacovigilanceSamikshaHamane
 
ECONOMIC CONTEXT - PAPER 1 Q3: NEWSPAPERS.pptx
ECONOMIC CONTEXT - PAPER 1 Q3: NEWSPAPERS.pptxECONOMIC CONTEXT - PAPER 1 Q3: NEWSPAPERS.pptx
ECONOMIC CONTEXT - PAPER 1 Q3: NEWSPAPERS.pptxiammrhaywood
 
MARGINALIZATION (Different learners in Marginalized Group
MARGINALIZATION (Different learners in Marginalized GroupMARGINALIZATION (Different learners in Marginalized Group
MARGINALIZATION (Different learners in Marginalized GroupJonathanParaisoCruz
 

Recently uploaded (20)

Computed Fields and api Depends in the Odoo 17
Computed Fields and api Depends in the Odoo 17Computed Fields and api Depends in the Odoo 17
Computed Fields and api Depends in the Odoo 17
 
Interactive Powerpoint_How to Master effective communication
Interactive Powerpoint_How to Master effective communicationInteractive Powerpoint_How to Master effective communication
Interactive Powerpoint_How to Master effective communication
 
Crayon Activity Handout For the Crayon A
Crayon Activity Handout For the Crayon ACrayon Activity Handout For the Crayon A
Crayon Activity Handout For the Crayon A
 
Model Call Girl in Bikash Puri Delhi reach out to us at 🔝9953056974🔝
Model Call Girl in Bikash Puri  Delhi reach out to us at 🔝9953056974🔝Model Call Girl in Bikash Puri  Delhi reach out to us at 🔝9953056974🔝
Model Call Girl in Bikash Puri Delhi reach out to us at 🔝9953056974🔝
 
ECONOMIC CONTEXT - LONG FORM TV DRAMA - PPT
ECONOMIC CONTEXT - LONG FORM TV DRAMA - PPTECONOMIC CONTEXT - LONG FORM TV DRAMA - PPT
ECONOMIC CONTEXT - LONG FORM TV DRAMA - PPT
 
Model Call Girl in Tilak Nagar Delhi reach out to us at 🔝9953056974🔝
Model Call Girl in Tilak Nagar Delhi reach out to us at 🔝9953056974🔝Model Call Girl in Tilak Nagar Delhi reach out to us at 🔝9953056974🔝
Model Call Girl in Tilak Nagar Delhi reach out to us at 🔝9953056974🔝
 
Introduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptx
Introduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptxIntroduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptx
Introduction to AI in Higher Education_draft.pptx
 
Final demo Grade 9 for demo Plan dessert.pptx
Final demo Grade 9 for demo Plan dessert.pptxFinal demo Grade 9 for demo Plan dessert.pptx
Final demo Grade 9 for demo Plan dessert.pptx
 
EPANDING THE CONTENT OF AN OUTLINE using notes.pptx
EPANDING THE CONTENT OF AN OUTLINE using notes.pptxEPANDING THE CONTENT OF AN OUTLINE using notes.pptx
EPANDING THE CONTENT OF AN OUTLINE using notes.pptx
 
Painted Grey Ware.pptx, PGW Culture of India
Painted Grey Ware.pptx, PGW Culture of IndiaPainted Grey Ware.pptx, PGW Culture of India
Painted Grey Ware.pptx, PGW Culture of India
 
How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17
How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17
How to Configure Email Server in Odoo 17
 
CARE OF CHILD IN INCUBATOR..........pptx
CARE OF CHILD IN INCUBATOR..........pptxCARE OF CHILD IN INCUBATOR..........pptx
CARE OF CHILD IN INCUBATOR..........pptx
 
Earth Day Presentation wow hello nice great
Earth Day Presentation wow hello nice greatEarth Day Presentation wow hello nice great
Earth Day Presentation wow hello nice great
 
Solving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptx
Solving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptxSolving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptx
Solving Puzzles Benefits Everyone (English).pptx
 
How to Make a Pirate ship Primary Education.pptx
How to Make a Pirate ship Primary Education.pptxHow to Make a Pirate ship Primary Education.pptx
How to Make a Pirate ship Primary Education.pptx
 
Meghan Sutherland In Media Res Media Component
Meghan Sutherland In Media Res Media ComponentMeghan Sutherland In Media Res Media Component
Meghan Sutherland In Media Res Media Component
 
Framing an Appropriate Research Question 6b9b26d93da94caf993c038d9efcdedb.pdf
Framing an Appropriate Research Question 6b9b26d93da94caf993c038d9efcdedb.pdfFraming an Appropriate Research Question 6b9b26d93da94caf993c038d9efcdedb.pdf
Framing an Appropriate Research Question 6b9b26d93da94caf993c038d9efcdedb.pdf
 
Roles & Responsibilities in Pharmacovigilance
Roles & Responsibilities in PharmacovigilanceRoles & Responsibilities in Pharmacovigilance
Roles & Responsibilities in Pharmacovigilance
 
ECONOMIC CONTEXT - PAPER 1 Q3: NEWSPAPERS.pptx
ECONOMIC CONTEXT - PAPER 1 Q3: NEWSPAPERS.pptxECONOMIC CONTEXT - PAPER 1 Q3: NEWSPAPERS.pptx
ECONOMIC CONTEXT - PAPER 1 Q3: NEWSPAPERS.pptx
 
MARGINALIZATION (Different learners in Marginalized Group
MARGINALIZATION (Different learners in Marginalized GroupMARGINALIZATION (Different learners in Marginalized Group
MARGINALIZATION (Different learners in Marginalized Group
 

Wellness And Health

  • 1. Wellness And Health What does treating the body, mind, and soul mean to you? And why is it important? Treating the body, mind, and soul means to me having balance in these areas because it contributes to a person's overall health and well–being. The seven principles of wellness include "wellness is holistic, the self is the only true healer, wellness is your responsibility, positivity is empowerment, wellness is an active process, wellness is outcome–oriented, and prevention eliminates the need for treatment" (Hopper, 2016). When treating a person whether in counseling or medically the whole person is integrated into one which includes the body, mind, and spirit. Physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health among others contributes to our well–being...show more content... (Psych Central, 2016). Provide examples of how you treat the body, mind, and soul as you facilitate family and group sessions? How does treating the body, mind, and soul in groups and families differ from when working with individual clients? When facilitating a group or family in therapy the body, mind, and soul are treated by providing therapeutic services a social worker works with the groups and families to help them overcome problems and help them to make changes and in doing so it improves the family and individual's well–being and mental or emotional health or helps to resolve problems with behavior and beliefs, or other things and improves relationships or people's lives by addressing the issues and finding solutions. Counseling and therapy leads to wellness for the clients and improves their health and well–being and that is done by encouraging the family and group, empowering them, supporting them, and allowing them to help themselves. As a result, it often brings about positive changes and completion of goals and gives the power and confidence back to the client that they might have lost and helps them to have a better future by helping themselves and solving their own Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 2. Essay about Health and Wellbeing In society today, there is an extensive range of definitions of health and wellbeing which can be seen as both positive and negative. A Holistic view can also be identified and defined. These definitions of health have changed over time and will carry on changing within the future. According to where a family lives or their social class everyone will have different meanings and views of health and wellbeing. This may be due to what one person perceives as being healthy as another person may not. Channel 4 learning (no date) describes that a positive view of health can be seen as when a person is more likely to achieve and sustain physical fitness from exercising and are mentally stable. Therefor a negative view can be described when a...show more content... According to Floyd, Mimms and Yelding (2008) Webster's Dictionary defines health as "the condition of being sound in body, mind and spirit... freedom from physical disease or pain." This definition has very much taken the holistic view. Wellbeing is a term in which reflects on the positive emphasis on health and can be broken down into six aspects know as environmental, physical, social, emotional, mental and spiritual. To achieve a high balance of wellbeing it is vital that a person is able to balance and take care of each aspect effectively. Underdown (2007) implies that in 1948 the World Health Organization(WHO) defines health as 'a state of complete physical, mental and social well–being and not just the absence of disease or infirmity.' This definition took a holistic view as it mentions mental and social wellbeing and it was supported as it focused on a person being healthy rather than not being ill. However, this definition has been widely criticized. Seedhouse (1986) believed that for someone to be in perfect state of health is unachievable and unrealistic. There is a wide range of major genetic, social and environmental factors which influence the health and wellbeing of children in today's society. According to The Marmot Review (2011) the more deprived the area or district which a child lives in, the more likely it is to have social and Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 3. Essay about Health and Wellbeing Health and well–being is a high priority in current health and social care provision. The importance of promoting health and well–being is due to the dramatically increasing trend of morbidity and mortality from health problems, illness and chronic disease. Physiotherapists have potentially a significant role in the multidisciplinary health promotion arena. As physiotherapists can promote health in dynamic of ways and make contribution to the community. The promotion of health to enable individuals suffers from illness or has chronic conditions to improve their potential for healthy living. "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well–being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." (WHO, 1948) Wellness ...show more content... Socioeconomic issue is also an important affecting factor, generally people with higher education and higher income tends to be less prone to stress. Due to their individual live is at a greater life quality. Quality of life can be defined as "individuals' perception of their position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which they live and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns." (WHOQOL, 1995). Socioeconomic status tends to be inversely related to participation in leisure–time physical activity, which may be related to people with low incomes having less discretionary time and less access to exercise facilities and green spaces (McNeill et al., 2006) In developed countries, people tend to have a sedentary lifestyle which can leads to higher levels of obesity, therefore lower overall well–being. A study shown "The percentage of all deaths in England with obesity on the certificate doubled from 0.11% in 1995 to 0.23% in 2006." (NHS choices, 2010) The researchers concluded: "There is an emerging trend of increased certification of obesity as a cause of death in England." (NHS choices, 2010) Levels of obesity are increasing dramatically and, if current trends continue, around 90% of men and 80% of women will be overweight or obese by 2050. (Black, DC, 2008). Although countries differ greatly, "two thirds of the people 15 years and older in the European Union are not physically active at Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 4. Perspectives on Wellness Essay What is wellness? "Wellness is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy life. Wellness is also a process for change and growth" (Health Topic – What is wellness?). To have acceptable wellness you should have an equal amount of social, emotional/mental, and physical health. I, myself, believe that I have an okay wellness, I mean not like full wellness but just enough to pass I'll say. But how am I living in wellness? There are different ways of living with wellness. My social health is getting better. I'm doing my best to be social with people. I occasionally like talking to people, but it's better than not talking at all. My mental/emotional health I would say is good. Consistently I...show more content... I mostly have acquaintances, people who I would talk to but won't tell them personal stuff. Anyways my physical health isn't the best. I keep having of back pains, and sometimes chest pains that hurt like crazy. That is why my resolution is to exercise. I'm starting in Spring where I can do much more stuff like play sports and go walking. It's also a great thing that I'm in gym, if I wasn't I wouldn't know about all the problems that could happen to me if I kept being lazy. I judge my behaviors have something to do with my problems. It is important to think about your behaviors because you need think about how it will affect you and the other person. If you call someone ugly and say just kidding you don't know how that person will feel about you saying that. The person might be laughing now, but later they will look back at that comment and start thinking about if they are ugly or not. There are people who can take jokes, there are people who can't. Just put together who is and isn't. There are times in class when you are learning something, and there is that one person who wants to talk in class when you're learning. They aren't thinking about how they are making others feel, just themselves. When you say something they start getting defensive for no reason. That's why you don't say something. You can't do anything but tell the teacher, or just learn from them. Don't be the person who will hurt others education. They aren't hurting anyone Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 5. Workplace Wellness Essay INTRODUCTION Health and wellness in the workplace is crucial to business success. Increasingly, it is recognized that the workplace itself has a powerful affect on people's health. When people are satisfied with their job, they are more productive and tend to be healthier. When employees feel that the environment at work is negative, they feel stressed. Stress has a large impact on employee mental and physical health, and in turn, on productivity. Companies that promote healthy lifestyle habits for employees to improve their health, often take the success of the company to heart and are likely to be absent less often for health related reasons. Employers are now offering a wide range of wellness initiatives; such as health risk...show more content... Employee Health and Wellness Are Suffering: Less than one third of employees (28%) today say their overall health is "excellent"–a significant decline of 6% from 2002. 41% of employees report experiencing three or more indicators of stress sometimes, often or very often, which is a significant increase from 2002. Work–life conflict increasing, especially for men. One in three employees experiences one or more symptoms of clinical depression. 49% of employees have not engaged in regular physical exercise in the last 30 days. One in four smokes. While little changed since 2002, 27% of employees still experience some kind of sleep problem that affected their job performance within the last month at least sometimes. Nearly two out of three employed individuals (62%) are overweight or obese. 8% of employees have no health insurance from any source, with low–wage/low–income employees less likely to have access and least likely to use even if they do have access. There are a vast number of types of workplace wellness programs. In general, workplace wellness programs encourage people to take steps to prevent the onset or worsening of a health condition or sickness and to adopt lifestyles that are healthier. Businesses may implement many types of workplace wellness programs, from onsite gyms to simple workplace wellness newsletters. While some corporations have instituted very comprehensive workplace wellness
  • 6. Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 7. Health: Health And Wellness INTRODUCTION Health and wellness are increasingly being used. Health actually is more to a medical and describes the mental and physical state of a person. It will reflect a lack of disease of a person. In the contrary, wellness is defined as the overall process of maintaining a state of good health of a person. Wellness involves conscious decisions on the part of the individual, while health simply describes a person's condition of the body. However, the combined phrase health and wellness showed the meaning of the state of complete physical, mental, emotional health and social wellbeing, and it is when a person is absence of disease. In contrary, health and wellness tourism is now had been immerging to the world wide and it is an international trend set by the health travellers who seeking to enhance their well being through their travel experiences. Health tourism refers to an activity by health facilities that used the natural resources, such as mineral water or climate in order to give the health services. Health tourism also is defined by Goodrich and Goodrich (1987) as an attempt on the tourist facility to attract tourists by promoting and providing its health–care services and facilities. Besides, wellness travellers are a person who seeks a wellness travel experience, which is generally healthy to...show more content... The growing public focus on improving their healthcare had been a window of opportunity for the health and wellness industry to improved or develop the new product or services. The increasing of public awareness of health and wellness could be because of the increasing of the rates of heart disease, high rates recorded the numbers of obese people, the feeling of unhealthy, and various other health scares have all drawn attention to the need for healthy lifestyle Get more content on HelpWriting.net