Facilitating A Lifestyle Change

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Facilitating A Lifestyle Change
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Consumer as Coach

• A concept that empowers individuals to take
  charge of their own health through
• Education
• Realistic Goals
• A successful experience
• Increased self-esteem
• Hope for the future

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Using the Consumer as Coach Approach to Motivate

• Knowledge is Power
• Buddy Up Mutual Support is Motivating

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Stages of Changes

• Change is a process.
• Understanding the process makes it easier to
  change.

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Goal Setting

• Goal setting simplifies and makes possible a
  seemingly impossible dream.

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Using Goal Setting to Motivate

• Doors to Wellness
• Which Door Should I Open?
• Focus your energies, prioritize, and set small
  attainable steps. Readjust your plan as needed.

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Ideas to Motivate

• Education
• Buddy or Mentor Program
• Encouragement Support
• Readiness Quizzes
• Goal Setting Tools
• Planning for Success
• Identifying Barriers Solutions

• Enjoyable Activities
• Competitive events
• Awards recognition
• Celebrations!
• Celebrations!
• Celebrations!
• Celebrations!

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Movie

• A Glance At Our Wellness Program In The Clubhouse

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Ideas to Help with Lifestyle Change

• Nutrition
• Exercise
• Reducing Stress

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Ideas for Improving Nutrition in the Home

• Stock the pantry with the basics
• Expand inventory of cooking equipment (pots,
  steamers, etc.)
• Make an inviting space to eat (not in front of
  the TV)
• Grow an herb garden
• Learn how to modify recipes using low fat
  substitutes

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Ideas for Improving Nutrition in the Home cont

• Learn the plate format method for meal planning
• Compare food labels
• Plan for snack attacks by keeping healthy food on
  hand
• Pack your own lunch
• Keep a food journal
• Buy a cookbook
• Identify fruits and vegetables that are in season

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Ideas for Improving Nutrition in the Community

• Find community cooking classes
• Locate food pantries
• Go to the farmers market
• Know tips for eating out
• Attend community health fairs

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Ideas for Improving Exercise in the Home

• Exercise Videos
• Home exercise-chair and weight exercise
• Create a space for exercise
• Map out a walking route around the neighborhood
• Encourage brisk walking on the way to bus, store,
  etc.

• Discuss the benefits of being active
• Adopt a dog
• Find an exercise/walking buddy
• Start a garden

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Ideas for Improving Exercise in the Community

• Join a sports team
• Start mall walking
• Find a bicycle path
• Join an exercise facility
• Network with community resources
• Identify community activities that you enjoy like
  playing tennis, bowling, skating, etc

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Ideas for Reducing Stress in the Home

• Create a space in the home for relaxation
• Develop a hobby
• Make time for yourself
• Plan ahead
• Buy a relaxation CD or video

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Ideas for Reducing Stress in the Community

• Join a church or temple
• Go on a retreat or vacation
• Visit family or friends
• Go for a walk

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Challenges to Expect and Things to Do

• Nutrition
• Exercise
• Reducing Stress

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Nutrition Challenges for the Consumer

• Healthy foods cost too much
• I hate to cook
• Its hard to cook for one person
• I have nothing to cook with
• I dont know how to cook
• My meds make me hungry
• I eat because I am bored
• I eat because I am depressed

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Nutrition Challenges for the Mental Health Agency

• Training
• Provide training on the importance of nutrition
  on health

• Cost
• Do cost comparisons for food distributors
• Provide home-made foods rather than more costly
  prepared foods
• Allocate resources for healthier food options
• Start an agency vegetable and herb garden

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Nutrition Challenges for the Mental Health
Agency cont

• Maintain Wellness Program Attendance
• Rotate Classes
• Bring someone in from the community
• Continue to add new ideas
• Outreach

• Keeping Health an Agency Priority
• Include wellness in the agency mission statement
• Make commitment to wellness programming
• Modify menus slowly to reduce cultural change

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Exercise Challenges for the Consumer

• What should I wear
• Feelings of Self-Image
• Scared
• No Energy
• Fear of Injury
• Bad weather

• No Time
• No Money to Join a Gym
• Exercise is not Fun
• I Hate to Sweat
• No Gain without Pain

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Exercise Challenges for the Mental Health Agency

• Training
• Provide training on the importance of staying
  active, different activities and safe ways to
  exercise

• Cost
• Identify internal resources
• Identify fitness activities that fit within
  budget restraints
• Identify Funding resources
• Identify community resources

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Exercise Challenges for the Mental health Agency
cont

• Maintain Wellness Program Attendance
• Rotate classes
• Bring someone in from the community
• Continue to add new ideas
• Outreach

• Keeping Health an Agency Priority
• Include wellness in the agency mission statement
• Make commitment to wellness programming

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Reducing Stress Challenges for the Consumer

• When I become stressed, I just self medicate.
• Im not stressed.
• I dont like yoga
• I dont have to worry about stress.

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Reducing Stress Challenges for the Mental Health
Agency

• Training
• Provide training to increase understanding of
  stress and the ability to recognize the signs
• Provide training on techniques to reduce stress

• Cost
• Identify internal resources for stress management
• Identify community resources for stress
  management

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Reducing Stress Challenges for the Mental Health
Agency cont.

• Maintain Wellness Program Attendance
• Alternate activities
• Bring someone in from the community
• Incorporate stress management activities into
  daily routine (I.e. stretching, deep breathing,
  etc.)

• Keeping Health an Agency Priority
• Include wellness in the agency mission statement
• Make a commitment to wellness programming