Partners In Health

is perfect, nor does anyone have an “easy” life. I, for one, have not had it “easy” at any point in my life. Since the moment I learned to talk, I have been dealing with incredible hardships concerning family; mental health issues; sexual, emotional, and physical abuse; physical health conditions; financial issues, and more. I believe every person can relate, in one way or another, to the adversities that I have experienced. My personal goal is to help those people work with whatever it is that…

This memo gives an outline of definitions used for for the Health and Wellness project. Wellness Wellness is the balance between mental and physical health. Wellness is a state in which both the body and mind are in balance with one another. Many factors affect overall wellness, some of which include, Emotional health or the understanding of one 's feelings. Environmental health or the respect with one’s surrounding and for other living things, this can also include work or school. Intellect…

The Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Health defines stress as the term that refers to the sum of the physical, mental, and emotional strains or tensions on a person. Feelings of stress in humans result from interactions”. There are two type of stress “positive’ and “negative” stress. Positive stress could be something like the interception of a new child or something we really look forward to. Many people are more familiar with negative stress. When we hear the word stress it’s not corresponded…

The nutrition education program that I participated in was the F.U.N. Center for the Washington Union High School (WUHS) students. The F.U.N. Center stands for families understanding nutrition, and was a pre-existing program that my group continued this semester. Our mission for this program was, “to provide an encouraging atmosphere for Washington Union High School students and their families to learn the skills and nutrition knowledge necessary for a healthy lifestyle.” After administering…

Importance of Self Care Self- care can be defined as the way a person takes care of his or his physical, emotional and mental health. Each individual has different approach to self-care. I consider healthy living as proper self-care. What one would consider important factor to self-care would not be as important to someone else. Nursing school can be very stressful therefore self-care is important attribute to living healthy whiles I am in school and through my nursing career. The ability to…

activity and finally sleep (Army Public Health Center). I feel that all three are important in their own way. Sleep as defined by Webster dictionary is “the natural state of rest during which your eyes are closed and you become unconscious”. But based on the performance triad sleep is “very critical in achieving optimal physical, mental, and emotional health” (Army Public Health Center). I also believe that sleep is very important for long life and better health. Activity as defined by Webster…

Obesity is a word linked to both health and physical implications. According to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, one third of the world’s population is now classified as obese. Exercise and nutrition education are components to treating this growing issue, and are affected by societal factors. A person’s socio-economic status influences access to exercise or physical activity, what nutrition is available, and has direct connections to obesity. Physical Activity and Exercise…

If you don’t want your kids to be fat, feed them Subway. The sandwich franchise, whose slogan is “eat fresh”, has offered kids meals since 2007. They promise to be the healthier alternative to their fast food counter parts, who offer to stuff your children with chicken nuggets and fries. Subway has partnered with anyone that will help sell the idea that they are best choice for those looking to lose weight or stay fit. Famous faces from Michael Phelps to Happy Gilmore have appeared in ads for…

process. Chicken in these conditions are being pumped with harmful hormones to make them fat and plump. There so many harmful risks to our health by these chickens, for example, these chicken live in cooped area where they barely see the daylight. They are all together, they can barley walk due the limited…

Prompt: Do all human beings have the right to full access to opportunities that enable healthy lives? Make sure to discuss what a "healthy life" entails Human beings should have the right to full access to opportunities that enable healthy lives. I use the word “should” in lieu of “do” because in the world we live in now, access to a healthy life is seen as a privilege instead of a right. To dissect this topic further, a basic understanding of a “healthy life” must be defined. A healthy…