Take time for your mental wellness.
Self-care is so important, mind, body, and soul.
The benefits of self-care include reduced stress, anxiety, and depression, improved concentration,
increased energy, a stronger immune system,higher self-esteem, and better relationships.
Self-care is not just an option but a fundamental pillar of overall health. Feeling better can start today!
Knowledge and Health Literacy
This pillar is theoretical knowledge and understanding of health, disease, and self-care. The World Health Organization defines health literacy as representing “The cognitive and social skills which determine the motivation and ability of individuals to gain access to, understand, and use information in ways to promote and maintain good health”.
MENTAL WELLBEING
There are many different definitions of mental wellbeing, but they generally include areas such as life satisfaction, optimism, self-esteem, mastery, feeling in control, having a purpose in life, and a sense of belonging and support. The WHO defines mental health as a state of wellbeing in which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Physical activity is defined as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure. It is essential to good health,
and regular exercise can reduce the risk
of many non-communicable diseases.
This pillar focuses on the need for and benefit
gained from regular physical activity.
HEALTHY EATING
An unhealthy diet is a major risk factor for chronic diseases and generally poorer health.
Many international organizations and researchers, including the WHO, have recognized the importance of improving diet in both developed and developing nations. This pillar focuses on the role that diet plays in self-care, maintaining health, and reducing the risk of diet-related non-communicable diseases.
RISK AVOIDANCE
AND MITIGATION
Risk mitigation, in terms of health, refers to the avoidance or reduction of behaviors that directly increase the risk of disease or death.
This pillar includes the steps that individuals
can take to reduce their own personal risk
of avoidable morbidity and mortality.
GOOD HYGIENE
Hygiene refers to the conditions and practices that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases. Good Hygiene practices, therefore, include a specific
set of practices associated with this preservation of health, for example, maintaining a clean living and working environment, sterilization of drinking water, handwashing, and preventing the spread of communicable diseases and illness.
responsible use of self-care
products and services
The rational and responsible use of health products
and services as part of self-care involves individuals safely and effectively managing their health, where appropriate, with medicines, products, or services.
Self-care products and services are the ‘tools’
of self‐care, supporting health awareness and
healthy practices.