Chapter 1 - In Review How are health and wellness defined? Health is defined by the World Health Organization as a state of complete physical‚ mental‚ social‚ and spiritual well-being‚ not just the absence of disease. Wellness is defined as the process of adopting patterns of behavior that lead to better health and greater life satisfaction‚ encompassing several dimensions: physical‚ emotional‚ intellectual‚ spiritual‚ interpersonal or social‚ environmental‚ and‚ in some models‚ occupational
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When it comes to school lunches‚ many parents do not see how bad they can truly be. When enrolling your child or children into a school‚ the lunches are not the first thing that you look at. With the obesity rate in america getting the highest it has ever been‚ the lunches at the schools that our children go to‚ are very important and need to be healthy and nutritious for the younger generation. According to the CDC‚ childhood obesity has more than doubled in 2013. Also‚ Readers Digest says
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Daniella Malaret 1/12/12 Wellness Project Per. 3 Being a teenager I not an easy thing. Everyday our bodies go through physical‚ emotional‚ and hormonal changes. This is why we must try to maintain a healthy life style. Some factors of keeping our minds and bodies healthy are self responsibility‚ stress management‚ nutritional awareness‚ and how teens can stay away from alcohol. Self responsibility is something that should be taught at an early age. As small children we learn
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Health and Wellness Ronnie Corley‚ Travis Jackson‚ Tiny Elmore Sci/163 April 4‚ 2013 Dr. Wytisha S. Carter Health and Wellness Health and wellness are both major parts in our lives. Although health and wellness are keys in living a long life‚ a lot of people are ill‚ have unhealthy habits‚ are obese‚ and are out of shape. Three top elements of health and wellness we would like to increase in society would have to be exercise‚ eating healthy‚ and health awareness. Exercise is a good way
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Dear Mr. I have coming to this school since 7th grade and has seen no progress at all‚ with the lunch. I’m sorry for saying this but this food is NASTY! It seems like its been frozen for 300 years‚ then cooked. Seriously‚ are you guys trying to kill us? Since we’re not use to this cooking‚ we’re not eating it as much. So try thinking of adding a couple of new foods while you read this letter. Some students at EMS has financial issues that they are dealing with at home. As
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Chapter 1 6 Dimensions of Wellness -Physical Wellness: body’s overall condition and the absence of disease but your fitness lever‚ ability to care for yourself * Eating well * Exercising *Avoiding harmful habits *Practicing safer sex *Recognizing symptoms of disease * Getting regular checkups *Avoiding injuries -Emotional Wellness: Mental health and reflects your ability to understand and deal with your feelings‚ ability to live a full and creative life and the flexibility
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The National School Lunch Program has nutritional standards that the participating schools must follow. These standards are what make the program so effective in reducing childhood obesity. The meal patterns and nutritional standards are based off of the latest dietary guidelines for Americans which has increased the availability of fruits‚ vegetables‚ and whole grains. Students are required to take some of each food while obtaining their lunch from the cafeteria. Students are still given the choice
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thinks of school lunch they reminisce on some of their favorite childhood foods from pizza to salisbury steak. School lunch is an iconic part of public schooling to most that have endured it. It is a moment of peace where students are able to enjoy their favorite delicacies. A favored time by all kids that participate. Yet now the school board is trying to remove the classic lunch meals with a more healthy alternative getting rid of some favorite options; why is that? Why would the school board want to
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Heath and wellness are key components in my life. To me‚ health is having no health issues such as‚ illness‚ sickness or injury. Wellness is a synonym of health‚ however I would define it as living a happy‚ healthy lifestyle with little or no health issues. I feel the importance of health should be included in everyones daily lives. The importance of health to me is to live a long‚ prosperous life. Also‚ to avoid medical conditions that go along with an unhealthy lifestyle. Throughout my paper I
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throughout the day. The nutritional goals that I would put in place for the children in my class are to: understand how food and health are related‚ understand portion controls and knowledge of foods that are beneficial to the body and food that are not. These goals are achievable by all students and families. It is imperative that children understand the ways that food and health are related. By eating complete healthy meals regularly‚ children are fueling their bodies‚ in order to perform day to day
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