FIRST
AND FOREMOST HEALTHY BEHAVIORS SHOULD BE INTRODUCED AT THE HOME BY THE PARENTS
AT A YOUNG AGE. THE PARENTS ARE THE PRIMARY INDIVIDUALS THAT CAN HELP CONSTRUCT
OR DESTRUCT A CHILD'S PERCEPTION AND TRAINING REGARDING HEALTHY BEHAVIORS.
NOWADAYS EVERYONE IS QUICK TO POINT FINGERS AT EVERYONE SUCH AS THE SCHOOL
LUNCH SYSTEM, THE SCHOOL PHYSICAL EDUCATION SYSTEM, WHICH PROCEEDS INTO BLAMING
THE GOVERNMENT FOR NOT DOING ENOUGH TO HELP IN REGARDS TO CHILDREN AND HEALTHY
BEHAVIORS. HOWEVER WE SHOULD STEP BACK AND EXAMINE HOW AND WHAT THE PARENTS ARE
DOING TO INSTILL HEALTHY HABITS AND BEHAVIORS INTO THEIR CHILDREN. IF THE
PARENTS TAKE TIME TO TEACH THESE LESSONS AND IMPLEMENT THEM AT A YOUNG AGE THEN
CHILDREN TEND TO
WITH THE INCREASE IN TECHNOLOGICAL
ADVANCES WE AS INDIVIDUALS HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTH NEWS, AND IN DEPTH HEALTH
INFORMATION WITHIN THE PALM OF OUR HANDS. WE AS INDIVIDUALS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF THE RESOURCES WE HAVE INSTEAD AND INCREASE OUR AWARENESS. SPECIFICALLY FOR
PARENTS TO RESEARCH WEBSITES SUCH AS HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020 AND HEALTH FINDER;
BOTH OF WHICH ARE GOVERNMENT RUN WEBSITES WHICH OFFER GREAT RESOURCES IN
PLANNING HEALTHY DIETS TO EXERCISING FOR ALL AGE GROUPS. FOR HEALTH EDUCATORS I
WOULD SUGGEST THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO VIEW THE PATIENTS AS A HUMAN INSTEAD
OF ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. INSTEAD OF CATEGORIZING PEOPLE BASED ON A RUBRIC GET TO
KNOW THE INDIVIDUAL AND CATER TO THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. ALSO MEDICAL
PROFESSIONALS SHOULD HELP THE INDIVIDUAL REACH REALISTIC AND PRACTICAL GOALS
WHICH CAN BE ATTAINED RATHER THAN SOMETHING THEY HOPE WILL HAPPEN. HEALTH
EDUCATORS NEED TO KEEP IN MIND THE TRENDS FACING THE CURRENT GENERATION AND
APPROACH THEM WITH HEALTH INITIAITVES ACCORDINGLY.
THE
MEDIA & CULTURE NEEDS TO STEP BACK AND REEVALUATE ITS PORTRAYAL OF THE
IDEAL PERSON. THEY NEED TO STOP OBJECTIFYING PEOPLE AND ALLOW FOR A BROAD RANGE
OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE THE NORM OF SOCIETY TO BE BROADCAST ON TELEVISION. ALSO
PROMOTE SHOWS THAT ARE INTERESTING FOR VIEWERS WHICH INCLUDES THE TOPICS OF
IMPROVING HEALTH. MEDIA & CULTURE DO TEND TO SHAPE A LOT OF HOW WE PERCEIVE
AND UNDERSTAND VARIOUS TOPICS. HOWEVER IF WE OURSELVES HAVE A STRONG
FOUNDATION, A SUPPORTIVE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND PROFESSIONALS WE CAN
CHANGE OURSELVES AND THE PEOPLE AROUND US ONE STEP AT A TIME.
