HKIN 426 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Escalator, Stress Management, Health Promotion
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Health education notes - week of september 28. E. g. exercise class physical, social, emotional, spiritual. Awareness that the choices we make lead to or detract from our health & wellness. Assessment of our lifestyle (current habits and behaviours) Knowledge to understand risks, how to modify risks, and how to make the decisions to modify risks. Skills and management techniques goal setting, behaviour modification, strategy building, etc. , the things that lead to action . Personal empowerment - active involvement, realistic expectations, personal accou- tability. Health & wellness - not a goal to be attained, but a process to be. If health and wellness is the way, we should . e a broad perspective of issues in our teaching units. Includ size the role of self responsibility ce what we preach i. e. , choose to be a role model! *** when people consider factors adversely affecting their health, they generally focus on influences such as poor diet or the need for more exercise.
