2 Objectives 1.To identify good health principles and implications for families 2.To evaluate management skills and their role in maintaining good health

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Objectives1.To identify good health principles and implications

for families

2.To evaluate management skills and their role in maintaining good health and fitness

3.To address common family health problems, causes, prevention and treatment

4.To address eating disorders and the role of family in preventing them

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Family Health Principles

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― Complete care of your body

• keeping fit

• practicing good grooming habits

• eating a well-balanced diet


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― Having positive relationships with others

• ability to work well within a group

• ability to make and keep friendships

• ability to give and receive support


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― A good self-image and self-concept

• liking who you are and accepting yourself

• ability to express emotions in a healthy way

• ability to deal with life’s pressures and stresses


Do you think one type of health is more important than another?

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Families exhibiting complete health:

• Feel responsible for each other

• Exhibit a moderate to high level of energy and feeling of well-being

• Boost each other’s self-esteem by encouraging, complimenting, helping and loving one another

• Feel a high degree of discipline and positive direction in life

Healthy Families

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1.Look for the positive in negative situations

2.Keep things in perspective

3.Meet challenges head on

4.Pull together

5.Keep the channels of communication open

Strategies: Maintaining Healthy Families

List compiled by David H. Olson and John DeFrain for Marriage and the Family: Diversity and Strengths. California: Mayfield Publishing Company, 1997.

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6. Keep flexible

7. Don’t worry too much

8. Keep focus on the big picture

9. Create a full life

10.Be prepared for the good times as well as the bad

Strategies: Maintaining Healthy Families

List compiled by David H. Olson and John DeFrain for Marriage and the Family: Diversity and Strengths. California: Mayfield Publishing Company, 1997.

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Good management skills keep your social and mental health in good condition

Efficiently manage time by:• Eliminating time-wasting activities• Combining activities• Using a calendar or datebook• Being flexible• Being in control of situations• Leaving some free time for yourself

Management Skills

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Efficiently manage money by:

• Making a record of regular income and expenses

• Creating a realistic budget• Putting a little money into a

savings account• Being aware of the need to

create and maintain good credit

Management Skills

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Efficiently manage body energy by:

• Learning your body’s energy cycle

– are you more energetic during the morning, afternoon or night?

• Scheduling high-energy activities during peak energy times

• Eating healthy foods, getting enough exercise and rest

Management Skills

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Common Family Health Problems

Causes• Spreads through infected secretions found on surfaces (can survive for hours)

Prevention• Cover nose and throat when sneezing• Wash hands and infected surfaces with an antibacterial wash

Treatment• No direct treatment – can take over-the-counter

medicine to ease severity

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Causes• Develops two to three days (incubation period) after contact with an infected person

Prevention• Vaccination for adults and children (over six months old) • Wash hands, don’t share drinks and cover mouth & nose when sneezing

Treatment• Antibiotics not effective against the flu• Those with a severe case or with chronic flu can be treated with anti-viral medications


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Causes• Outer ear infection – water gets in the ear• Middle ear infection –inflammation and fluid builds up

behind ear drum; usually occurs a few weeks after an upper respiratory infection

Prevention• Prevnar, a vaccine against ear infection bacteria; recommended for all children under the age of two

Treatment• Outer ear infection –antibiotic ear drops• Middle ear infection – antibiotics or tympmanocentesis

procedure


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Causes• Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria; most common in children over three

Prevention• Thought to survive on toothbrushes; recommended to replace brush after an infection• Don’t drink or eat after an infected person

Treatment• Easily treated with antibiotics, usually penicillin or

amoxicillin; must take the complete course of the antibiotics


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Causes• Varicella zoster virus

Prevention• Decreased 70-90% in children since introduction of Varivax vaccine• Varicella Zoster Immune Globulin (VZIG) –

preventative medicine for high-risk children

Treatment• Most cases run their course; can take over-the-

counter medicine to ease severity• Acyclovir, an antiviral medication, for severe cases


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Symptoms• Refusal to stay at normal weight• Intense fear of being fat• Loss of menstrual periods

Warning Signs• Avoiding certain foods• Developing food rituals • Exercising heavily

Health Consequences• Slower heart rate and lower

blood pressure• Hair loss; growth of a downy

hair all over body called lanugo

Eating Disorders

Eating disorders can be outcomes of a poor mental and social health and can

lead to poor physical health

Eating Disorders

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Symptoms• Eating large food amounts quickly• Followed by self-induced purging

Warning Signs• Large amounts of food gone • Signs and/or smells of vomiting• Presence of laxative or diuretic

packagingHealth Consequences

• Inflammation or rupture of esophagus from frequent vomiting

• Tooth decay and staining; chronic irregular bowels; peptic ulcers and pancreatitis

Eating Disorders

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Symptoms•Eating large food amounts quickly

Warning Signs•Eating rapidly•Eating alone•Feeling ashamed, disgusted and guilty after a binge

Health Consequences•High blood pressure & cholesterol levels

•Heart disease as a result of high triglyceride levels

•Secondary diabetes and gallbladder disease

Eating Disorders

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Preventing Eating Disorders

1.Consider thoughts about your body and how they have been shaped by weightism and sexism. Educate about the ugliness of prejudice and the natural diversity of human bodies

2.Try to keep a positive, healthy attitude and behavior

3.Learn about and discuss the dangers of dieting and the value of eating healthy and moderate exercise

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4.Don’t avoid activities that call attention to other’s weight and shape (e.g. swimming, dancing) – avoiding an issue can sometimes make it worse

5.Make a commitment to enjoy exercise for its health and wellness benefits, not just for purging fat or calorie compensation

6.Practice taking people seriously for what they say or do and not for how they appear

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7.Help children resist media messages that imply slenderness means power, excitement, popularity or perfection

8.Educate about forms of prejudice and how to prevent them

9.Encourage activity and to enjoy what bodies can do and feel like

10. Promote a healthy self-esteem and self-respectList provided by Michael Levine, Ph.D. and Linda Smolak, Ph.D. on the National Eating Disorders website

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Quiz1.All are three forms of health except

A. SocialB. BehavioralC.MentalD.Physical

2.Low degrees of discipline and a positive direction in life are signs of a healthy family.

A. TrueB. False

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Quiz3.Which is not a method for managing money?

A. Creating a budgetB. Making a record of daily expensesC.Opening a credit card accountD.Opening a savings account

4.The incubation period for influenza is 2 to 3 days.

A. TrueB. False

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Quiz5.Since the introduction of the chickenpox

vaccine, new cases in children has decreased.A. 85-95%B. 75-85%C.70-80%D.70-90%

6.Lanugo, downy hair all over the body, is a consequence of Binge Eating Disorder.

A. TrueB. False

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For More InformationThe information in this presentation is by no means an

extensive source on family health, common health problems and eating disorders.

For more information on these subjects, consult current medical journals and books.

Websites that might be of assistance:

National Eating Disorders Association

Your Family Doctor Website

Guide to Children's Health

Healthfinder

Mayo Clinic Health Oasis

http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/

http://www.online-ambulance.com/

http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/

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AcknowledgmentsNational Eating Disorders Association. 2002.

http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/custom/customPages/viewPage.asp?WebPage_ID=337

“Guide to Common Infections.” Keep Kids Healthy. 2002.http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/infectionsguide/

Levine, Ph.D., Michael and Linda Smolak, Ph.D. 10 Things Parents Can Do to Prevent Eating Disorders. National Eating Disorders Association. 2002. http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/custom/customPages/viewPage.as p?WebPage_ID=286&Profile_ID=41171

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2 Objectives 1.To identify good health principles and implications for families 2.To evaluate management skills and their role in maintaining good health