Unit 8-P2 In this essay I am going to explain different psychological approaches to health practice. Social learning theory According to this theory, we need to have a good role model in our life, so that we can learn good behaviours from them. For people who want to eat healthy and be healthy, celebrity such as, Jamie Oliver would be a very good role model, because he teach people to eat healthy to have a healthy life. He also brought lots of publicity to the healthy eating campaign. If someone eats junk food all the time and that person’s mother or friend told him/her to eat healthy, it’s less likely that he/she will listen to them, but if he/she admires Jamie Oliver and he suggests to eat healthy, then there is more possibility for that person to follow what he says.
The fact is that these three things interrelate to affect the wellness of families and young children. Our book tells us, “When housing costs require such a large portion of the family income, the family struggles to meet other basic needs, including food and healthcare.” (Sorte, Daeschel &Amador, 2011, p.13) If a family does not have enough money to buy healthy food, the children may not have a healthy breakfast. This can effect more than the child’s nutritional health. Our book tells us, “Breakfast is a very important meal and enhances learning.” (Sorte, Daeschel & Amador, 2011, p.25) If children do not get proper nutrition they may not be able to concentrate on learning. This is an example of how nutritional health can affect mental health.
Proper nutrition starts at home and parents need to learn how they can improve the quality of their children’s nutrition and instill the good habits that will ensure they have the greatest chance for a healthy, successful future. We all want our children to grow up happy and healthy, but we also have busy life-styles and find it all too easy to hit the drive-through before soccer practice or toast a pop-tart to eat on the way to school. We know our kids have access to school lunch, but we can’t always rely on that to be as healthy as we’d like it to be, and we really can’t guarantee that they will eat it. There are so many ads for junk food and fast food and sugary, chemical laden sodas out there, it can be hard to keep kids eating healthy. Children’s bodies are still growing and their brains are still developing, so it is critical that we make sure they are getting the nutrition that they need and develop healthy habits now.
There are a variety of healthy foods anywhere you go, including fast food restaurants. Most homeowners own at least one cookbook, and there are cook books available that are devoted to healthy eating so you can learn to make delicious and nutritious meals for your whole family to enjoy. Dieting is becoming more of a popular fashion than ever before. It is getting much easier to go to the grocery store and find reduced sugar or even sugar free products that you have always enjoyed that used to be very unhealthy. If you learn to eat healthier and fit a small workout into your busy life at least a few times a week, you will most likely be able to avoid obesity.
3) We now provide a quality school meal program and ensure that students have only appealing, healthy food and drink choices offered outside of the school meal program, i.e. vending machines. 4) We have implemented a comprehensive physical activity program with quality physical education as the cornerstone. 5) We have implemented health education that provides students with the knowledge, attitudes, skills, and experiences needed for lifelong healthy eating and physical activity. 6) We provide students with health, mental health, and social services to address the affects that healthy eating has on you and how you can avoid chronic diseases.
The parents will then learn effective ways to help their child receive a healthy lifestyle. Verses other sources, this source was created specifically for the audience of parents of children who are obese. Where the other sources audience is was more to inform the public? I use this source to back-up my arguments that parents need to be doing more for their children. Parents are not always aware of childhood obesity statistics so this source was able to help me explain my argument about the cause of obesity in kids.
The part schools play in relation to health is always prone to change which can cause both positive and negative effects. Help received from parents or the local community can help a school interpose more effectively on health related matters. School-based healthy eating interventions ought to blend long-term behaviour orientated programme into the curriculum and support nutritional change by modifications in the school scenery, including the school meal service. In Kate`s case (refer to Kate`s case study- Finlay, L., Pearsons, C and Ram, S. (2010, p 88) Understanding Health) the school adopted several ways of influencing pupil`s health. One main action was physical exercise.
The concept of promoting health through preventive measures and the practice of good health habits is another way of saying: I want to maintain healthy and long life. Becoming aware of my current health status, and taking the necessary steps to maintain a balanced healthy life span determines my commitment in securing my present and future health. Many people do not focus on their health until they are sick or someone close becomes ill. It is very important for me to stay ahead when it comes to my health. One way that I promote my own wellness is adding more antioxidants to my diet such as garlic and ginger, fish and dairy products which has virus fighting properties and supports the immune system.
I am doing my speech on Living Longer: Diet and Exercise by Donna Jackson Diet: Today, there is a growing awareness that the food you eat affects your health and your whole life. Diet has always played a vital role in supporting health. This article talk about how each day on the news or a talk show we hear of a new way to live longer if we eat this, or how we can lose weight if we do this. Apparently some of this is true. Fruits and vegetables, and even chocolate and red wine produce antioxidants which according to the research in this article protect your brain and body against aging.
Our kids deserve to be taught to truly enjoy eating healthy amounts of healthful foods, and to enjoy, to revel in, active play – preferably before the bad habits even start. Elias Zerhouni, MD (2005), director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) had this to say: We need to act now to prevent obesity in our children. Obesity is a high priority at NIH. This year, we will spend about $440 million on a range of research on this important problem. Dr. Linda Van Horn, PhD, RD (2005), professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern University agrees: You can raise a child to enjoy healthy eating and to be selective about food choices.