Improving Wellness

1. Learners will be able to identify and dispel dangerous wellness ideologies that exclude and demonize individuals, in larger their bodies.

2. Learners will be able to recognize negative thought patterns and implement effective thought retraining techniques to promote mental and individual wellness.

Now more than ever, prioritizing individual mental, physical, and emotional health and encouraging people to take part in wellness activities is crucial to the success of population health.

1. You will develop a list of wellness activities to implement daily to enhance individual health literacy.

   
   

2. You will identify and establish a new positive health routine to begin upon the culmination of this course.

3. You will return to the Wellness Continuum and be able to recognize the interconnectedness of the environments along this continuum and be apply to apply the concept as a relevant element to guide public health policies.

This series has a unique opportunity to serve as an accessible source of accurate and actionable public health and safety information to help the public as they try to:

1. Prevent harm or disease

2. Understand diagnoses

3. Decide on treatments

4. Evaluate risks to their health.

1. You will be able to begin thinking of wellness as a lifestyle change and not just a temporary achievement.

2. You will be able to identify areas in your life that could benefit from changed behaviors that promote wellness.

Belonging to a caring, supportive community has a positive effect on an individual’s overall health during both adversity and good times. This is true for any community, whether it is a cultural or faith-based community, a neighborhood, or a living residence. A strong and supportive community where people pitch in and assist each other emotionally, socially, and practically empowers individuals to feel fulfilled, respond better to obstacles, and adapt to new environments. At the end of this lecture you will be able to:

1. Identify community-based resources in your area.

2. Determine your interest level in participating in "community-health."

Lack of structural attention to health literacy affects the potential of individuals to engage in health prevention and promotion activities while also limiting opportunities for social workers to deliver optimal services to patients who need it most. By the end of this lecture, you will:

1. Apply a wide range of health literacy skills to obtain health care coverage, access services, communicate with health care providers, and understand their options and act on them.

Low health literacy (HL) is associated with many negative health outcomes, and is a major challenge in public health and healthcare.

This lecture provides an overview of the course which provides you with an opportunity to readdress concepts that you'd like to explore further.