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THEMATIC TOPIC 1. Making Healthy Choices - Speaker 1
The document outlines a call to action for Fijian youth to adopt healthier lifestyle choices to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and promote wellness. It highlights alarming statistics regarding alcohol use, obesity, and mental health among young people in Fiji, emphasizing the importance of making informed decisions regarding exercise, nutrition, and overall well-being. The message encourages a commitment to a wellness lifestyle through seven key choices for a longer and healthier life.
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- 3. HEALTHY CHOICE LIFE isa GIFT Wellness & Illness is a CHOICE CHOOSE WELLNESS!
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- 6. 13-15 years oldFijians “Lifestyle choices 2010” Alcohol 16.4% Overweight & Obese 24.4% Attempted Suicide 17.3% Exercise 33.4% Sexual Intercourse 15.6% Tobacco 11.7%
- 7. 25 -64 yearold Fijians “Lifestyle Choices 2011” Alcohol 30.6% Overweight and Obese 66.9% Eat enough vegetables 15% Tobacco 16.6% Blood Pressure 31.0% Blood sugar 29.6%
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- 10. 7 choices towellness lifestyle CHOICES TEENAGER YOUNG ADULT THINKING Stress, anxiety, depression CREATIVE! POSITIVE! suicide thoughts INNOVATIVE! MOTIVATION! BREATHING Tobacco, glue , Marijuana Oxygen in carbon dioxide out Tobacco, glue, marijuana Oxygen in carbon dioxide out EATING Too much Salt Sugar Fat Cut down salty, sweet and fatty foods Increase fruits and vegetables Too much Salt, Sugar, Fat Cut down salty, sweet and fatty foods Increase fruits and vegetables
- 11. 7 choices towellness lifestyle • DRINKINGCHOICES TEENAGERS YOUNG ADULTS DRINKING Fizzy, Yaqona, Alcohol Water, Fruits Fizzy, Yaqona, Alcohol Water, Fruits MOVING Sitting time 30 minutes physical activity every day Sitting time 30 minutes physical activity every day RESTING Night out, facebook, last minute study 5-8 hours sleep Night out, facebook, last minute study 5-8 hours sleep
- 12. 7 choices towellness lifestyle • DRINKINGCHOICES TEENAGERS YOUNG ADULTS REPRODUCING Sexual and Reproductive Practise Be Responsible Sexual and Reproductive Practise Be Responsible
- 13. 3 CONCLUSIONS Fijians youthstotal about 165,000, or 19% of Fiji’s total population. Most beautiful, handsome Fijians in the whole world Potential of living and creating “Fijians who live long, healthy and wealthy in Fiji”
- 14. CHOOSE WELLNESS LIFESTYLE Wellnessor Illness are lifestyle choices NCD is a group of Lifestyle Illnesses that has reached CRISIS level in Fiji (2011) There is evidence that these unhealthy lifestyle choices exist in 13-15 year old children in the country (2010) Fijian youths are key to responding to the NCD CRISIS by choosing wellness
- 15. 7 WELLNESS CHOICESSTARTING NOW! “FOR LONGER AND HEALTHIER LIFE” Choose to wellness thinking Say NO to illness Choose to breathe fresh clean air, Say NO to Tobacco, Glue and Marijuana Choose to eat more local vegetables and fruits Reduce salt, sugar and fat Choose to drink water Reduce fizzy, grog and alcohol
- 16. 7 WELLNESS CHOICESSTARTING NOW! “FOR LONGER AND HEALTHIER LIFE” Choose to do 30 minutes of physical activity, reduce sitting time Choose to sleep 5- 8 hours at night Reduce staying awake whole night Choose to be a responsible life partner
- 17. REMEMBER! Life is aspecial gift to be enjoyed Wellness and Illness are choices you need to make Choose wellness lifestyle today For your longer and healthier life tomorrow THE CHOICE YOURS!