Promoting Healthy Habits-

Promoting Healthy Habits

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Healthy Habits

Click to reveal the healthy habits.

Safe-Sex Practices

Avoid Tobacco & Drug Use

Regular Exercise

Healthy Diet

Adequate Rest

Balanced Lifestyle

Safety Practices

Limit Alcohol

Preventing Injury at Home

To avoid accidents and injuries at home, teach patients the following guidelines. Click each icon to learn more.

Preventing Injury at Work

To avoid accidents and injuries at work, teach patients the following guidelines. Click each icon to learn more.

Preventative Measures

Preventative techniques can be described on three levles: health-promoting behaviors, screening, and rehabilitation. Click each to learn more.

Screening

Rehabilitation

Health-Promoting Behaviors

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The third level of disease prevention involves rehabilitation and management of an existing illness. The disease process remains stable, but the body will not likely heal further. The goal is to maintain functionality and avoid further disability. Examples include stroke rehabilitation programs, cardiac rehabilitation, and pain management for conditions like arthritis.

Screening is the second level of disease prevention where diagnostic tests are conducted on a patient who is typically symptom free. This allows for early diagnosis and treatment of certain diseases. Screening tests include a colonoscopy, mammogram, and Pap smear for females, and prostrate exams for males.

Health-promoting behaviors are the first level of disease and illness prevention. These include the healthy habits we learned about earlier that lower the risk of injury along with understanding the symptoms and signs of disease.

• Store knives and kitchen tools properly.
• Unplug small appliances when not in use.
• Wipe up spills immediately.
• Turn all handles of pots and pans inward, toward the cooking surgace when cooking to avoid spills and burns.

• Use twist-ties to shorten long electrical cords and speakers wires.
• Avoid plugging too many electrical appliances in the same outlet.
• Use outlet covers when outlets are not in use.

• Stay with young children and anyone prone to falls when they are in the bathroom.
• Set the water temparature on the water heater at 120 degrees

• Keep all medicines, chemicals, and household cleaning solutions out of the reach of children or adults with cognitive deficits.

• Use child safety gates at the top of stair wells.
• Do not rely on bath seats or rings as a safety device for babies and children

• Install smoke and carbon monxide detectors along with fire extinguishers.
• Use ladders not chairs to reach high places

• Install railings on stairs.

• Use nonskid backing on rugs to help prevent falls, or remove rugs altogether.
• Install adequate lighing in rooms and hallways.

Never attempt to move furtniture on your own. Request that a member of the office building maintenance staff assist.

Use appropriate safety equipment and protective gear as required.

Lift heavy objects properly: Bend at the knees, not at the waist. As you straigten your legs, bring the object close to your body quickly. That way, strong leg muscles do the lifting, not weaker back muscles.

If your job involves desk work, practice proper posture when sitting. Do not sit for long periods of time. Get up and stretch or walk down the hall and back.

Use surge protectors on computers and other electronic equipment to prevent overloading outlets.

Make sure hallways, entrance areas, work areas, and parking lots are well-lit.