KHPA Home - HealthQuest - Wellness Resources Wellness Resources Eating right is vital to promoting health and reducing the risk for death or disability due to chronic diseases such as heart disease, certain cancers, diabetes, stroke, and osteoporosis. In fact, it has been estimated that dietary changes could reduce cancer deaths in the United States by as much as 35 percent.
Physical Activity Americans young and old should incorporate regular physical activity into their everyday lives. Choose activities that fit into your daily routine that speed your heart rate and breathing, or increase your strength and flexibility. Examples include walking to work, gardening, or mowing the lawn with a push mower. Besides building strength and aerobic fitness, regular exercise relieves stress, provides motivation, promotes relaxation, and facilitates sleep.
For more fitness links, see Workplace Health & Wellness Diseases and Conditions Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the nation. Death from cardiovascular disease is only part of the picture, up to 1/4 of Americans live day to day with some form of this disease. Smoking, being overweight, leading an inactive lifestyle, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes are all risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease. These resources can help us all lead healthier lives.
Weight Control If you are overweight or obese, carrying this extra weight puts you at risk for developing many diseases or physical ailments such as: high blood pressure, hypertension, high blood cholesterol, dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallstones, gout, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, some types of cancer, and psychological disorders (such as depression, eating disorders, distorted body image, and low self esteem).
Prevention Preventive screenings and tests save lives. Unfortunately, many Americans do not routinely follow some basic health screening recommendations. Routine screenings can identify a previously undiagnosed condition or risk of condition. This allows physicians to intervene early with treatments and therapies to control the condition or inform the individual of lifestyle changes that can be taken to improve health outcomes and costs.
Mental Health and Stress Management Stress is part of life. Caregiving, work and family demands, illness and financial pressures all can cause stress. If you don't control stress, it can lead to health problems. Stress can disrupt not only your concentration, but also your sleeping and eating habits. It could weaken your ability to fight illness. And it could lead to depression. Stress can become overwhelming. If this is the case, you may want outside help from a counselor, therapist, or LIFELINE (your Employee Assistance Program) to examine approaches to reducing the symptoms of stress and help you decrease the stress in your life.
We spend the greater part of our waking hours at the workplace. Your daily work habits can either improve or hamper your desired health habits. Find out how to stay more active at work, adjust your workspace for comfort, manage stress, avoid workplace hazards and more.
Online Health Calculators & Tools Body
Mass Index Food
and Activity Dairy Menu
Planner Menus Making
Health Behavior Change Calorie
Counter (Search for Individual Foods) Exercise
Calculator (For Individual Activities) Weight
Maintenance Calculator 2000
Calorie Meal Plan Fast
Food Calorie Counter Interactive
Health Tools WebMD
Health Tools Real Age
Health Assessment
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