Disease prevention is crucial to sustain good health and well-being. The best way to stop disease is to prevent it from occurring to begin with. With early detection of diseases, we increase the overall possibility of treatment and recovery. Taking on a wellness approach is a great step in disease prevention because it allows an individual to look at the underlying cause of a disease and then make the necessary lifestyle changes to optimize their overall existence. Understanding and applying the wellness approach can be seen in individuals who have a chronic disease. Chronic diseases are long standing diseases that can be prevented but not cured. Those who have been diagnosed with a chronic disease can be seen in educational, hospita, and home
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With the rise in obesity over the decades, it is pertinent that prevention for obesity begin early, and focus on children. Schools can assist in preventing obesity through the implementation of more physical activity and availability of healthy foods. In an educational setting occupational therapists can work closely with nutritionists, teachers and other professionals to foster the importance of physical health on a school-wide level (Story, Nanney & Schwartz, 2009). Occupational therapists along with school officials take on a health promotion approach to intervention which is “designed to provide enriched contextual and activity experience that will enhance performance for all people in the natural contexts of life” (Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, 1998, p. s33). By implementing nutrition education courses and emphasizing physical activity courses, they are accentuating the importance of health and preventing the onset of childhood obesity. The child/adolescent in this setting must take on a wellness approach in understanding that they must exhibit self-control and take the necessary steps to optimize their health, such as, limiting unhealthy food, increasing physical activity and improving sleep. While family involvement is not as strong in the educational setting as it is at home it is still vital because those that bring lunch from home are packing food cooked by …show more content…
Hospital based settings take on a preventative medicine approach in which “prevention can usually be considered as workers in the health sector taking action aimed at individuals or populations at risk of illness or disease” (Scaffa et. al, 2001, p. 117). Mangialasche explored preventative strategies for people with dementia (2012). “Since a cure for dementia is not yet available, finding effective preventive strategies is essential for a sustainable society in an aging world” (Mangialasche, et. al, 2012). Occupational therapists use the disability prevention approach by designing an intervention that “addresses the needs of clients with or without a disability who are at risk for occupational performance problems” (Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, 1998, p. s33). This is done through the use of setting up patterns or a routine to help individuals remember how to complete activities of daily living independently; as well as, playing different cognitive games to stimulate memory. The role of the family is integral in an individual with dementia, because with dementia, the presence of family as a support system can improve the individual’s overall quality of
With the rise in obesity over the decades, it is pertinent that prevention for obesity begin early, and focus on children. Schools can assist in preventing obesity through the implementation of more physical activity and availability of healthy foods. In an educational setting occupational therapists can work closely with nutritionists, teachers and other professionals to foster the importance of physical health on a school-wide level (Story, Nanney & Schwartz, 2009). Occupational therapists along with school officials take on a health promotion approach to intervention which is “designed to provide enriched contextual and activity experience that will enhance performance for all people in the natural contexts of life” (Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, 1998, p. s33). By implementing nutrition education courses and emphasizing physical activity courses, they are accentuating the importance of health and preventing the onset of childhood obesity. The child/adolescent in this setting must take on a wellness approach in understanding that they must exhibit self-control and take the necessary steps to optimize their health, such as, limiting unhealthy food, increasing physical activity and improving sleep. While family involvement is not as strong in the educational setting as it is at home it is still vital because those that bring lunch from home are packing food cooked by …show more content…
Hospital based settings take on a preventative medicine approach in which “prevention can usually be considered as workers in the health sector taking action aimed at individuals or populations at risk of illness or disease” (Scaffa et. al, 2001, p. 117). Mangialasche explored preventative strategies for people with dementia (2012). “Since a cure for dementia is not yet available, finding effective preventive strategies is essential for a sustainable society in an aging world” (Mangialasche, et. al, 2012). Occupational therapists use the disability prevention approach by designing an intervention that “addresses the needs of clients with or without a disability who are at risk for occupational performance problems” (Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, 1998, p. s33). This is done through the use of setting up patterns or a routine to help individuals remember how to complete activities of daily living independently; as well as, playing different cognitive games to stimulate memory. The role of the family is integral in an individual with dementia, because with dementia, the presence of family as a support system can improve the individual’s overall quality of