Crisalia Vasquez-Flores

Health Education 044

June 22, 2014
Personal Prescription
I elie!e I a" at ris# at ein$ unhealth%& I a" not in!ol!ed in an% sports or
ph%sical acti!ities& I a" stressed 'ro" (or#, school, and "% ho"e& )ll o' the si*
di"ensions +spiritual, intellectual, en!iron"ental, ph%sical, social, and e"otional, are
interrelated and "% actions in each di"ension a''ect the rest o' the"& -he di"ension I
'ail in is ph%sical health&
-here are "an% (a%s to i"pro!e "% current health& -o start, I (ill "a#e a plan
and set $oals to acco"plish dail% in all si* di"ensions& I (ill ha!e a positi!e "indset in
order to acco"plish "% $oals& I ai" to sleep ei$ht hours each ni$ht so I a" (ell rested
'or the ne*t da%& I ai" to a!oid eatin$ 'ast 'ood and prepare "% lunch and snac#s to ta#e
to school and (or#& I a" surrounded % te"ptations e!er%(here I $o, (hether it is school
or (or#& I plan to "a#e s"arter choices re$ardin$ 'ood inta#e& I also ai" to e "ore
ph%sicall% acti!e&
For en!iron"ental health, I plan to continue ta#in$ a reusale shoppin$ a$ on
"% trips to the $rocer% store to reduce use o' plastic and paper a$s& I ai" to ta#e shorter
sho(ers to conser!e (ater& I ai" to ta#e "% reusale cup to .taruc#s 'or "% "ornin$
co''ee and use less disposale cups& I plan to continue rec%clin$ (hat I can, (hether it is
plastic, cans, or paper&
For social health, I elie!e I can i"pro!e in a 'e( thin$s& I ai" to participate in
social acti!ities (ith 'riends and other people& /% current schedule is the sa"e routine& I
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attend school 'ull ti"e& I (or# 'ull ti"e& )'ter (or# or school, I $o ho"e, tired, and do
not socialize ut rather $o strai$ht to sleep& /% ho"e en!iron"ent is not ideal, since "%
10-%ear-old rother is "entall% unstale and ursts out into episodes to stress e!er%one
out& I carr% the (ei$ht o' it on "% shoulders and it "entall% drains "e (ith (hat I ha!e to
deal (ith& I plan to "a#e "ore ti"e 'or "%sel' to ta#e a rea# and escape it all&
) health% li'est%le is i"portant ecause the (a% I li!e "% li'e deter"ines ho(
health% I a" and ho( lon$ I (ill li!e& I' I continue to eat 'ast 'ood and not e*ercise, I (ill
e o!er(ei$ht and ein$ o!er(ei$ht can cause health issues and certain diseases& In "%
'a"il%, there is a hi$h ris# o' diaetes and cancer and I need to ta#e care o' "% health to
a!oid serious consequences&
)ccordin$ to the te*too#, indi!idual eha!ior is (hat I need to 'ocus on in order
to achie!e and "aintain a health% li'est%le& -he te*too# states 'our deter"inants that
contriute to the "ost illnesses and can also lead to death1 lac# o' ph%sical acti!it%, poor
nutrition, e*cessi!e alcohol consu"ption and toacco use& I do not consu"e alcohol or
s"o#e toacco and do not plan to start& I do, ho(e!er, lac# ph%sical acti!it% and "%
nutrition is poor, (hich cause "e to e unhealth%& I plan to chan$e "% eha!ior and
li'est%le to add "ore %ears to "% li'e and a!oid "% li'e 'ro" ein$ cut short&
2ne $oal to i"pro!e "% o!erall li'est%le is to participate in ph%sical acti!ities& I
plan to (al# to (or# instead o' $ettin$ a ride or oardin$ the "etro us& I plan to in!ite
'riends to $o hi#in$& I plan to $o to the each or par# durin$ "% su""er !acation to pla%
tennis or !olle%all and "a#e it a routine& I plan to 'ind a (or# out udd% or 'riend to
help "oti!ate "e& I (ill set $oals and tas#s dail% to acco"plish, such as (al#in$ 'or hal'
an hour or pla%in$ a $a"e o' soccer (ith "% 'a"il% or 'riends&
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) second $oal I ha!e is to i"pro!e "% nutrition& Currentl%, I eat a lot o' 'ast 'ood
and hardl% eat at ho"e& I plan to coo# "ore at ho"e and prepare "eals to ta#e to (or# or
school& I' I prepare "eals at ho"e, I spend less "one% u%in$ 'ast 'ood& I (ant to coo#
"% "eals to ha!e control o!er (hat I eat and (hat each "eal contains& I plan to drin#
"ore (ater and less su$ar% drin#s and soda& I #no( I (ill 'eel etter % cuttin$ out soda
'ro" "% diet and drin# "ore (ater& I (ill also eli"inate soda 'ro" "% household so the
rest o' "% 'a"il% 'ollo(s "% e*a"ple&
/% third and 'inal $oal is to i"pro!e "% ti"e "ana$e"ent& -i"e "ana$e"ent is
crucial 'or all $oals to succeed& I "ade a schedule at the e$innin$ o' this class ut I ha!e
not 'ollo(ed throu$h on it& -he schedule loo#s $reat on paper ut I need to 'ollo(
throu$h and sta% "oti!ated& -i"e "ana$e"ent (ill help "e 'inish "% school(or# (hen
it needs to e co"pleted rather than procrastinatin$& Procrastinatin$ adds stress and the
stress can e a!oided % si"pl% "ana$in$ ti"e etter& 3% "ana$in$ "% ti"e, I (ill e
ale to co"plete (or#, participate in ph%sical acti!ities, prepare "eals, coo# at ho"e,
and e!en recei!e a $ood ni$ht4s rest&
In conclusion, I (ill 'ollo( throu$h all o' "% $oals to reach and "aintain the est
!ersion o' "%sel'& I (ill i"pro!e "% o!erall health % participatin$ in ph%sical acti!ities,
coo#in$ at ho"e and "ana$in$ "% ti"e& -he $oals are not to acco"plish and then ne!er
do the" a$ain& /% end result and destination is to i"pro!e "% li'est%le and reach the
$oals dail%& -he 'irst part is to reach the $oal& -he second part is to continue reachin$
the" e!er% ti"e and settin$ ne( $oals&
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