2. OBJECTIVES
• Educate on the importance of healthy
aging.
• Improving physical health
• Tips to getting active and fit
• Importance of getting rest
• Strengthening mental and emotional
health
• Prevention and management of chronic
diseases.
• Reducing the risk of health problems
• Improving habits to lead to an optimal life.
3. OUTLINE.
Introduction
What is Health
What is Healthy Aging.
Health Challenges with aging
Wellness : The key to healthy Aging.
The 7 dimensions to wellness.
References
4. WHAT IS HEALTH?
•Health is defined as "a state of
complete physical, mental and
social well-being and not merely
the absence of disease and
infirmity- World Health
Organization
5. HEALTHY AGEING
WHO defines healthy
ageing as “the process of
developing and
maintaining the functional
ability that enables
wellbeing in older age.”
Functional ability is about
having the capabilities that
enable all people to be and
do what they have reason
to value.
11. Health Challenges In
Elderly Men..
Benign Prostate Hypertrophy
Cancer of the Prostate
Cancer of the Testis
Erectile Dysfunction
12. Health Challenges in
Elderly women.
• Breast Cancer
• Cancer of the Uterus and
Cervix
• Uterine Prolapse
• Bladder incontinence
13. WHAT IS
WELLNESS
•WHO defines wellness as
“the optimal state of health
of individuals and groups,”
and wellness is expressed
as “a positive approach to
living.”
14. HEALTH VS WELlNESS
• The primary difference between health
and wellness is that health is the goal
and wellness is the active process of
achieving it. You truly cannot have
health without first achieving wellness.
• Wellness has a direct influence on
overall health, which is essential for
living a robust, happy, and fulfilled life.
15. Wellness..
• Wellness is a holistic integration of physical,
mental, and spiritual well-being, fueling the
body, engaging the mind, and nurturing the
spirit.
• A lifestyle and a personalized approach to living
life in a way that allows you to become the best
kind of person that your potentials,
circumstances, and fate will allow.
21. Benefits of Exercise
1. Improved cardiovascular health.
2. Improved cognitive function.
3. Reduces anxiety and depression
4. Helps with flexibility
5. Improved strength
6. Improved bone density
22. Benefits of Exercise
1. Decreased risk of falls
2. Assists weight loss
3. Improves sleep
4. Sustains social connections
5. Increases confidence
6. Increases lifespan
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25. Diet & Nutrition
• Examine your relationship with food
• Eat a variety of nutritious foods
• Control your portions
• Everything in moderation
• Drink more water
• Fight cholesterol
• Just say NO to excess sodium
• Consume less sugar
• Carb up the healthy way
• Eat smart while eating out
• Count your calories
27. Rest and sleep
While regular activity is essential
for physical health, allowing the
body to rest is just as important.
Spending time relaxing or taking
short naps can help rejuvenate
the body.
Sleep should take place in a quiet,
dark environment and should last
approximately 7-9 hours.
Consistent sleep that is much
shorter or longer than this
duration, or is low quality, may
need to be addressed by a health
professional.
28. Sleep Recommendations
• Use your bed for sleep and sex only.
• Ditch the screens.
• Restrict time in bed if time spent in bed is lying awake.
• Avoid caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol at least 3-4 hours before going to bed.
• Avoid large meals before bedtime.
• Try to go to bed at the same time every night…and wake up at the same time every morning.
• Keep in mind that daytime naps affect nighttime sleep.
33. Physical Health
Assessments
The following measurements can be used to test certain
aspects of physical health:
• General assessments - includes weight and body mass
index (BMI).
• Periodic Medical screening - assessments includes
blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood glucose tests.
• Fitness assessments - includes body composition (body
fat percentage), flexibility, muscular strength, and
endurance tests
34. Periodic Medical Screening
• You should visit your health care provider regularly, even if you
feel healthy. The purpose of these visits is to:
• Screen for medical issues.
• Assess your risk for future medical problems.
• Encourage a healthy lifestyle.
• Help you get to know your provider in case of an illness.
35. PHYSICAL EXAMS
• Have a yearly physical
exam.
• Your provider will check
your weight, height, and
body mass index (BMI).
36.
37. Health Screening Tests
• BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING
• Have your blood pressure checked at least once every 1 years.
• If you have diabetes, heart disease, kidney problems, or certain other
conditions, you may need to have your blood pressure checked at least once a
year.
• DIABETES SCREENING
• If you are age 60 or older and in good health, you should be screened for
diabetes every 3 years.
• If you are overweight and have other risk factors for diabetes, ask your
provider if you should be screened more often.
39. • CHOLESTEROL SCREENING.
• If your cholesterol level is normal, have it rechecked at least every 5
years.
• If you have high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, kidney problems,
or certain other conditions, you may need to be checked more often.
• COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING. (50 -75YEARS).
• Fecal occult blood testing (each year)
• Sigmoidoscopy (every 5 years) paired with fecal occult blood testing
(every 3 years)
• Colonoscopy (every 10 years)
• You may need to be screened earlier and more frequently if you have
risk factors.
40. • PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING
• If you're 55 through 69 years old, before having the test, talk to
your provider about the pros and cons of having a PSA test.
• OSTEOPOROSIS SCREENING
• If you have risk factors for osteoporosis, you should check with
your provider about screening.
41. • DENTAL EXAM
• Go to the dentist once or twice every year for an exam and cleaning. Your
dentist will evaluate if you have a need for more frequent visits.
• EYE EXAM
• Have an eye exam every 1 to 2 years.
• Have an eye exam at least every year if you have diabetes.
• HEARING TEST
• Have your hearing tested if you have symptoms of hearing loss.
42. Environmental
Wellness
• Understanding how your
social, natural, and built
environments affect your
health and well-being
• Being aware of the unstable
state of the earth and the
effects of your daily habits on
the physical environment
43. Emotional Wellness
• Understanding and respecting your feelings, values, and attitudes
• Appreciating the feelings of others
• Managing your emotions in a constructive way
• Feeling positive and enthusiastic about your life
44.
45. Social Wellness
• Social wellness refers to the relationships we
have and how we interact with others.
• These relationships can offer support during
difficult times.
• Social wellness involves building healthy,
nurturing, and supportive relationships as well
as fostering a genuine connection with those
around you.
46. Mental Wellness
• Growing intellectually, maintaining curiosity about all
there is to learn, valuing lifelong learning, and responding
positively to intellectual challenges
• Expanding knowledge and skills while discovering the
potential for sharing your gifts with others
47. Spiritual wellness
• Finding purpose, value, and meaning in your life
with or without organized religion
• Participating in activities that are consistent with
your beliefs and values
48. Vocational Wellness
• Preparing for and participating in work that provides personal
satisfaction and life enrichment that is consistent with your values,
goals, and lifestyle
• Contributing your unique gifts, skills, and talents to work that is
personally meaningful and rewarding
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