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Mental Health Care Focus on nature’s beauty, peacefulness, and soothing sounds. * Go on a nature hike with a family member, friend, or coworker. * In your backyard, cuddle up with a good book on a chair or in a hammock. * Picnic in the park with family and friends. Enjoy your workday lunch in […]
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Mental Health Care Physical closeness through holding hands, hugging, caressing, and intimacy raises your level of oxytocin – the love hormone. * Make concrete plans to spend time with people you love, such as your partner, family, or friends. * Look on the bright side and be with cheery people. Positive energy spreads from one
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Social Health Good friends are good for your health and well-being. Do you want to live longer? Spend time with friends! Researchers looked at 148 studies that focused on social relationships and longevity. They concluded that people with stronger social relationships had a 50 percent increased chance of survival. This finding held across age, gender,
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Work Life Spend time with coworkers you enjoy being with. Avoid people with negative attitudes. * Enjoy using your skills and talents on the job, as well as during non-work hours. * Take pride in your accomplishments. Learn from setbacks. * Choose to be happy at work. Greet others with a smile. © American Institute
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Home Safety Having an escape plan will help you act, not just react if a house fire occurs. Every second counts! According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), families have, on average, less than three minutes from the time the first smoke alarm sounds to escape a fire. Get out first. Then call 911!
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Home Safety Do This, Not That According to the FBI: * 13% of homes are burglarized a year. * A home is invaded every 12 seconds. * Most home burglaries occur between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. * 85% of all break-ins occur through the door. * 67% of all burglaries involved forcible entry. Door
Personal Safety * Focus on the road when you are driving. * Don’t talk on a cell phone or text message while driving. * Always wear your seatbelt when you drive or ride in cars and trucks. * Wear a helmet when riding on a motorcycle or a bicycle. * Drive sober or with a
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Home Safety * Save gas by doing close-to-home outdoor recreation activities, such as skating and making snowmen with your children. * Choose non-toxic toys for children, such as ones made from solid and recycled wood (not pressed wood) and non-toxic paints and finishes. Avoid toys made of PVC plastic; xylene, toluene, or dibutyl phthalate. *
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Child Safety Is your home safe for curious children? To see your home from a toddler’s point of view, get down on your hands and knees and crawl around. Look for conditions that can lead to burns, falls, electric shock, entrapment, or poisoning. Then take steps to prevent harm. Some suggestions: * Cover all toddler-height
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Mental Health A person with an eating disorder is obsessed with food and/or body weight. Eating disorders are serious but treatable mental and physical illnesses that affect people of all ages, genders, body weights, and racial/ethnic backgrounds. It is estimated that millions of Americans have struggled with an eating disorder at some point over their
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