Saturday, March 31, 2007

Blog 10

Academic institutions can take a more active role in disease prevention for women by teaching ways of adopting healthy behaviors by utilizing knowledge already portrayed by health educators. Academic institutions can also provide leadership in forming organizations designated in promoting disease prevention in women.

By teaching the importance of healthy diets and physical activity and stressing the importance of reducing risky habits such us smoking, unhealthy eating patterns and sedentary lifestyles is a fundamental step to building a strong foundation towards prevention of chronic illness in women and maintenance healthy living.

Academic institutions employees can live by example, this can be done by practicing what they preach; this is crucial because people want to see results. By being healthy and looking healthy one is more likely to be a significant factor in someone else changing their lifestyle to maintain the educator’s health.

Academic institutions could also seek ways in partnering with health care providers, communities, religious organizations and local government officials to advance and execute health promotion and disease prevention initiatives for women. Health promotion can significantly influence women as it involves going out and spreading the word. The more women targeted the likelihood that a vast amount of them will begin implementing these programs in their lives.

1 comment:

Becca said...

People do want to see changes and results so I think having employees or educators live by example is a wonderful idea that did not even come to mind. The academic institutions and settings play a big role in everyones life so it is great to get tips, facts advice, knowledge and ideas from there. It can help prevent one more heart disease or change one person so that is a good start.