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Mental Health Care * Look at healthy eating and other health improvements as health “evolutions.” * When you are ready, make health changes one at a time. * Start slowly with one positive step, such as eating breakfast at least 2 days a week. * Once this becomes a habit, take another healthy step. * […]
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Mental Health Care Alcohol/Drug Abuse Counselor Often has a degree in either social work, psychology, or psychiatry and works in a variety of settings, including drug treatment centers and family service agencies. Employee Assistance Professional Mental health professionals provided by employers to offer confidential services to employees and, often, to their families. These counselors can
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Child Safety A is for Always use car safety. * When riding in a car, always use seat belts. Use an approved child-safety seat that is right for your child’s age and weight. Install and use it as directed. * Children should ride in the back seat until they are older than age 12 years.
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Personal Safety If you enjoy sailing, motor boating, rowing, canoeing, or kayaking, “safety first” can make boating accident-free. Keep in mind the following: * Learn how to navigate and maintain your watercraft. The whole family should take a boating safety class. * Be sure your boat is equipped with safety and rescue gear. By law,
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Social Health Gallup surveys show people with higher personal well-being are more likely to say they give time, money, or help to others in their communities. Volunteering is linked with many health benefits: * Less chronic pain * Lower rate of heart disease * Lower rate of depression, especially for persons age 60 and older
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Fitness Building muscle is also associated with better brain and heart health, and boosts mood. Having a healthy body may mean you need to gain some muscle while you’re losing some fat. After age 30, you need to work harder at building and maintaining muscle mass. Here are some easy, at-home ways to get stronger:
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Mental Health Care 1. Find your purpose and passion(s) in life. Plan for doing things you enjoy and look forward to. Write down a “bucket list.” 2. Be with or connect to family and friends by phone, e-mail, or social media. 3. Focus on the positive as much as possible. Search for the silver linings
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Personal Safety 1. Plan your time off to include physical activity. Play with your children and grandchildren. Skate. Ski. Walk. Dance with or without the stars! 2. Try not to isolate yourself. Be with people you trust and feel safe with, even if you feel down. 3. Bring a smile to your face and others.
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Home Safety 1. Separate raw, cooked, and ready-to-eat foods when you shop for, prepare, or store foods. 2. Wash your hands before you handle foods, Use clean utensils and clean surfaces when you prepare foods. 3. Rinse raw produce, such as fruits and vegetables, thoroughly under running tap water before eating, cutting, or cooking. Even
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Home Safety You’d think that things like knives and ladders would top the list of dangerous household objects, but they’re outranked by seemingly harmless items like tables and chairs. (Did you know, for instance, that each year thousands of children are injured falling out of bunk beds?) The following is a list of the objects,
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